Help with wiring connectors!

[Jarlak]

(Ref Honda cbf500)


Hi

I have an urgent question that I need to sort before my MOT tomorrow! I’m not great with electrics. I had to replace the rear brake pedal light switch. I bought a new one but for some reason it has come with a female connector.

The wiring hub on the bike is also female. What should I do? What is it even called and can you get adapters?

cheers

[stinkwheel]

They tend to be model specific.

As a temporary measure for your MOT, you could cut both connectors off, strip back the wires, twist them together and tape over them with PVC tape or shrinktube.
EDIT: Scrub that. If you get a fine bladed screwdriver, you should be able to wiggle the connectors out of the plastic molding (poke it down between the plastic and the wire to push down the little barb on the connector while pulling the wire). Tape the connectors together for the MOT. You can push them back in after.

If you want the exact connector block, you'll probably have to get it off a honda dealer along with some mini connectors to fit in it.

If it was me, I'd cut both connector blocks off and replace them with insulated bullet terminals.
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[HoggyF]

Why not cut the old male connector off the faulty switch with say an inch of cable left on it, strip back the outer then cut off the female connector off the new switch, strip off the outers again, twist each together then solder on the old male connector, seal up with self amalgamating tape (get it from elec wholesalers - much much better than insulating tape)

Thats a long term fix that you can forget about.

[stinkwheel]

Or spray the old switch liberally with WD40 and wiggle it back and forth until it starts working again. It is unusual for one to actually break, it's normally just a bit of muck and corrosion in there. A CBF500 is a relatively recent model and I wouldn't expect a rear brake switch to have let go in this short a time.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[kramdra]

dont just twist the wires together
tape is fail. use heatshrink over hotglue.

use chocky block. Do properly and it will be far more reliable.

[stinkwheel]