[TR] Lucas's looseness limits lighting?

[robertko at charter.net]

This has already been mentioned but I recommend the Delphi Weatherpak connectors.  These are used on GM vehicles and are sealed against the elements.  Although these are not "correct" for a British vehicle, the connectors are black and, if tucked away, do not stand out in an obvious manner.  They come in one, two, three, four, and six connection layouts and require a special crimping tool to join the connector pin and wire seal.  I found all the components for a reasonable price at Waytek (NFI).  

I was having the same difficulties as other aficienados - loose connectors were  causing intermittent failures, some of the bullet connectors seized inside the rubber covered connectors and resulted in either a broken wire due to pulling or required "destruction" of the connector to loosen the male and female connectors. Although bullet connectors are perfectly adequate, I wanted a longer lasting, more reliable connection system.   I also added some additional ground wires for the lights and ensured there was a mechanically and electrically solid ground connection.  The running lights were also problematic and the fault was found to be the light switch.  I added a relay to the running light circuit which solved the problem.  The lower current required by the relay coil allowed me to use the existing switch.  Haven't had any problems with it so far.