so while I was replacing the rear shocks on my '89 740 I noticed some loose hanging wires around the rear differential. I figured out that the wires were for the speedo which then explained why my speedo always sat at 0 mph.

My question is this....can i order some replacement wire...splice it with whats under the car...wrap it in electrical tape...plug in into the rear diff and have my speedo work again?

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Well, yeah, that's what I'd do...

 

and it worked...thanks for the confirmation

 

hopefully, 'splice' means solder rather than just twist together, and I'd use heat-shrink tubing rather than electrical tape.

 

well, what i wrote originally is what i did...when it goes out again I'll do it right

thanks