I need wire harness advice.

I had my 5k service inspection and the dealer discovered that the wiring harness connectors were left unplugged and so due to the New England winter, they are corroded.

My truck won’t pass inspection due to the license plate light being out. Now they gave me a quote for the total repair.

$2300!!

I checked with my friend who is more mechanical inclined and said they’re cheating you. It is a simple fix.

I cleaned and plugged in the connector and viola the lights work.

Then I did something stupid. I tried cleaning them out with a small brush and broke some of the copper poles.

I really don’t want to have the dealer redo the whole thing for 2300 so where can I get the harness connectors?

 

Shouldn't be too difficult with some tools and new pins to fix it check this video out for an idea. The hard part might be figuring what pins you need might be regular weather pack one but I'm not sure.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3HV4Ty9U5g

 

$2300 haha! F'ing dealers!! You just need to splice another connector on. Soldering 101.

 

Agreed, but I’d prob skip buying new connectors. How often do people need to disconnect their license plate lights? If the OP isn’t planning to remove his rear bumper anytime soon, just cut the old connectors off and splice-in some 6” long wires (properly soldered and heat shrunk obviously)

 

5K service... And connectors left unplugged? Question is, who left them unplugged? Did you or someone else?
Or at 5K did Toyota? If so, they should be covered under warranty. But the scrubbing with a brush may come into play.

 

Find connector type. Go to the junkyard, and find the same connector for $5. Buy proper wiring tools and with less than a few hours on YouTube/practice, you can replace it yourself. I wouldn't try replacing pins, just splice on a replacement connector. 10-minute job.

Did they give you a printout of parts/labor? I'd bet they are replacing an entire harness or some nonsense because they won't do splicing.