orig944

It'll be a while since part of my order is coming from Germany. I'm not really anticipating any problem with this. For these full size Molex connectors I use a tool made by AMP that I've had for >30 years. The cheezy set with ring handles from ebay/amazon/aliexpress are pretty flimsy, but I've used them with some success on some things as well.

Tiger03447

On my early car, there are 5 block connectors that go into the back of the fuse panel. They all have the same female mini molex connector. One article I saw recommended the use of a thin piece of Mylar to slip in under the molex front lip. This would depress the two whisker springs and release the connector. This only works however if you can get the wire to move forward slightly to provide enough space for the Mylar “sleeve” to be inserted. All of my wires seem to be stuck in their positions and refuse to move, even slightly. Thoughts? TIA😀

orig944

I've not had those connectors apart in my car, but if there is minimal clearance around the pin you could try one of the cheezy depinning tools as the metal is quite thin. Here's an example.


This has several duplicate sets, which isn't a bad thing since they may not last very long. 10 bucks when I looked.

Ish_944

I've got one of these sets but had zero luck when doing this exact job. I wanted to replace the connector as well because the little fixing clip on it was broken. I ended up cutting the old plastic connector up, feeding the wires through the rubber boot, then installing the new connector. Chopping up the old plastic was not at all easy.

But now I'm back to square one because pin D3 is burnt on the fuseboard and I'd need to depin the entire thing...