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The clips that secure the V1 phone cord plug into the lighter adapter broke. So I found a phone cable lying around to replace the cord. The only problem is, this one doesn't work. The unit won't power up. I tried 2 different lighter adapter and it doesn't work. The plug is a standard phone connector with 4 wires... I bought the same type of wire from the store and it works? :confused: What gives?
You likely have either 1) A regular 2 wire cord (need 4 wire) AND/OR 2) The contacts need to be flipped on one end, meaning you cannot use a standard phone cord (get a phone tap/splicing set). This is discussed on a lower thread as well. LOL ...
Pm me and will give you info to fix it.
You can buy the crimping tool at Lowes with the male ends included with the tool.
Cut, flip, crimp, it's that easy. I already had the tool and it only took me 1 min to do it.
Good luck.
I keep the tool handy, as my little spring clips will go limp every 2 or 3 years, at which point they fail to lock the cord in place. Whenever that and I just clip it off and crimp on a new one. For this reason, be sure to stash some extra cord behind the dash, headliner, etc for this purpose.
Well i'll be... I guess I never noticed. The wire is 4 wires but they are the same B,R,G,Y on both ends. Whereas the other broken one is B,R,G,Y and Y,G,R,B on the other.
Yep cut & flipQuote:
Originally Posted by rahul1023
Go to Home Depot or Lowe's and get a Modular Plug Crimping Tool. It's about $11 and comes with six replacement plugs. The hardest part for me (Escort) was that the cable is round, so I had flatten it with the wires in the correct order, and hold it that way with pliers while I crimped the connector on. Other than that, it's easy!