2007 Tahoe Driver Door Module Replacement

[amylynbubbles]

Driver side door module got wet and died.

Bought new module and new J1 connector.

New connector has 6 wire. Old connector only has 5.

Do I remove the 1 wire from connector or can I cap it off? Don't know much (anything lol) about electrical stuff but I have connected/soldered/heat wrapped wires before.

Thanks!

Amy

 

[Doubeleive]

Driver side door module got wet and died.

Bought new module and new J1 connector.

New connector has 6 wire. Old connector only has 5.

Do I remove the 1 wire from connector or can I cap it off? Don't know much (anything lol) about electrical stuff but I have connected/soldered/heat wrapped wires before.

Thanks!

Amy

if the switch only has 5 pins then it connects to nothing.....
I would just un-pin it, you can use a poker or depining tool

 

[amylynbubbles]

if the switch only has 5 pins then it connects to nothing.....
I would just un-pin it, you can use a poker or depining tool

The old and replacement switch have 6 pins. (Missing pin in old switch pic cause pin is melted into old connector). The old connector does not have wire in top center female side.

So pull the unused pin out of switch side or pull unused female side wire? Sorry newbie.

 

[Doubeleive]

The old and replacement switch have 6 pins. (Missing pin in old switch pic cause pin is melted into old connector). The old connector does not have wire in top center female side.

So pull the unused pin out of switch side or pull unused female side wire? Sorry newbie.

if there is no wire on the original harness then I would just remove that pin from the replacement harness.
be sure you match each wire to the correct pin location since they are now all white.

 

[Fless]

The unused white wire in the pigtail can be clipped and taped, if you don't want to de-pin it from the pigtail connector. Use tape or heat shrink tube on the end to seal it off.

 

[amylynbubbles]

if there is no wire on the original harness then I would just remove that pin from the replacement harness.
be sure you match each wire to the correct pin location since they are now all white.

Thank you!

 

[amylynbubbles]

The unused white wire in the pigtail can be clipped and taped, if you don't want to de-pin it from the pigtail connector. Use tape or heat shrink tube on the end to seal it off.

Thank you!

 

[amylynbubbles]

FIXED! Thanks again for the help!

 

[petethepug]

Congrats!