flat wires coming out of steering wheel?

[bozothenutter]

guys, I need to extend the wires insid emy wheel.
there are three flat encased wires in here (two for the airbag)

what is the compsition of the wire, are they just two encased wires, or is it some sort of multicored flatwire?

 

[bozothenutter]

Nibody ever clipped these?
I'll go first then!

 

[Nine468]

Are they standard wires then.??

 

[bozothenutter]

Nope 1mm flat cables encased in plastic...and a right pain to solder too!

 

[Nine468]

Bozo.
I made a start this weekend on my steering extension,
and found exactly the same thing, the 1mm flat cables are a REAL pain, not only in stripping them but also soldering.
I stopped before I ruined anything...
Have you any tips on doing the job easier.??

 

[pepinosport]

Have you checked my guide, mate?
Wires are a super slim flat layer of copper. For peeling the best thing to use is a cutter, patience and maybe some heat to melt the plastic cover and end with the copper wire looking nice. As for soldering on them I didn't go that way, but it's the best option for sure.

 

[bozothenutter]

I burned the coating off after taking off the protective guard., using a tinned soldering iron......this makes sure the wires are tinned in the same go.
i used a small bit of wood to lay the wire against......to ease the removal and make sure i didn't burn anything......

 

[Nine468]

How did you remove the protective guard off without slicing through the thin wires, flippin heck its fiddly....

 

[bozothenutter]

You can see the two wires just through the middle with a scalpel or hobbyknife or such.