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PAUL SS · 01-01-2010, 07:56 PM

You know, you get a new electronic device, anything from an ipod to a dvd player or a video game and the wires are all folded up and bound with a twist tie. You unwrap them and it's almost impossible to straighten them out to their full potential.

Who has any idea how to unkink these blasted wires?

Captain Vlad · 01-01-2010, 08:07 PM

I have no idea.

But it drives me insane, too.

NoUCantDriveIt · 01-01-2010, 08:13 PM

Try wrapping around a new roll of papertowels and warming the wire with a (not too hot) hairdryer, then let the wires cool off and remove from the towel roll

TonyNo · 01-01-2010, 08:52 PM

I always bend them in the opposite direction when I untie them. Works for me!

FenwickHockey65 · 01-01-2010, 08:55 PM

I read "These wives drive anybody else crazy?" the first time I saw this thread.

PAUL SS · 01-01-2010, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

I read "These wives drive anybody else crazy?" the first time I saw this thread.

Well thats another whole discussion we could have... Sometimes we read what we want to read.

nUcLeArEnVoY · 01-01-2010, 09:08 PM

Haha, half the time I actually keep the twist tie on the wires since they're usually too long.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 01-01-2010, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by nUcLeArEnVoY

Haha, half the time I actually keep the twist tie on the wires since they're usually too long.

I do this, too.

Or...and I did it with my latest par of earbuds: I secure one end to the top of a bookshelf/desk. And let them hang with a very light weight (hat, or pair of glasses) attached to the dangling end. Leave it overnight, and it takes the kinks out for the most part.

I've never trying the hair-dryer technique...but maybe a combination of the above and that will give you a perfectly straight wire!

Mr_Draco · 01-02-2010, 09:33 AM

Depends on the time you have. You could just hang them and the weight of the connector on the end will straighten it out after a few days. A faster way is to hang them up in a small room such as a bathroom, tie a small weight to the end and turn on an electric heater set on high for a couple hours.

PAUL SS · 01-02-2010, 10:12 AM

The heat thing just reminded me...

Watching Ultimate Factories, the BMW episode, I remember that they warm their wiring harnesses before they install them in the car. They said the wires become more flexible and easier to install.

Mr Twisty · 01-02-2010, 10:31 AM

I prefer kink.

..... In my wires

NoUCantDriveIt · 01-02-2010, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MisterCamaro69

I prefer kink.

..... In my wires

Knew I liked you for a reason MC

PQ · 01-02-2010, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

I read "These wives drive anybody else crazy?" the first time I saw this thread.

Let uz exzpowre zis for uh mooment miztah Fen.

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PQ · 01-02-2010, 02:28 PM

LOL. I really like the weight and wait idea. I think if you do that AND use the blow dryer, it may work really good.

01-01-2010, 07:56 PM	#1
PAUL SS The Mark of Excellence Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Smallest State in the Union Posts: 8,690 View My Garage	These wires drive anybody else crazy? You know, you get a new electronic device, anything from an ipod to a dvd player or a video game and the wires are all folded up and bound with a twist tie. You unwrap them and it's almost impossible to straighten them out to their full potential. Who has any idea how to unkink these blasted wires? __________________ BMR, CAI, DynoMax, Elite Eng., Hurst, Jannetty, Clear Image Headers & Hi Flow cats, Jet Hot, LSR, TSW, VMax, Vredestein

01-01-2010, 08:07 PM	#2
Captain Vlad Drives: 2010 Camaro Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 452 View My Garage	I have no idea. But it drives me insane, too. __________________ "Christ, it's Aldo Nova again!"

01-01-2010, 08:13 PM	#3
NoUCantDriveIt Drives: 2SS RS M6 CGM/Black Rally Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Austin TX Posts: 5,098	Try wrapping around a new roll of papertowels and warming the wire with a (not too hot) hairdryer, then let the wires cool off and remove from the towel roll __________________ ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-

01-01-2010, 08:55 PM	#5
FenwickHockey65 General Motors Aficionado Drives: 2023 GMC Canyon, 2020 Colorado Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 37,371 View My Garage	I read "These wives drive anybody else crazy?" the first time I saw this thread. __________________ 2023 GMC Canyon Elevation 2020 Chevrolet Colorado W/T Extended Cab (State-issued)

01-02-2010, 10:12 AM	#10
PAUL SS The Mark of Excellence Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Smallest State in the Union Posts: 8,690 View My Garage	The heat thing just reminded me... Watching Ultimate Factories, the BMW episode, I remember that they warm their wiring harnesses before they install them in the car. They said the wires become more flexible and easier to install. __________________ BMR, CAI, DynoMax, Elite Eng., Hurst, Jannetty, Clear Image Headers & Hi Flow cats, Jet Hot, LSR, TSW, VMax, Vredestein

01-01-2010, 08:52 PM	#4
TonyNo Drives: 2016 2SS, SW Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 1,079	I always bend them in the opposite direction when I untie them. Works for me!

01-01-2010, 09:08 PM	#7
nUcLeArEnVoY Oldbie that nobody knows Drives: 2011 1SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Homestead, FL Posts: 3,459 View My Garage	Haha, half the time I actually keep the twist tie on the wires since they're usually too long.

01-02-2010, 09:33 AM	#9
Mr_Draco Drives: 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 7,182	Depends on the time you have. You could just hang them and the weight of the connector on the end will straighten it out after a few days. A faster way is to hang them up in a small room such as a bathroom, tie a small weight to the end and turn on an electric heater set on high for a couple hours.

01-02-2010, 10:31 AM	#11
Mr Twisty Drives: the 2nd amendment home Join Date: May 2008 Location: OK Posts: 14,707	I prefer kink. ..... In my wires __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin

01-02-2010, 02:28 PM	#14
PQ Booooosted. Drives: 2010 Supercharged SS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 36,716 View My Garage	LOL. I really like the weight and wait idea. I think if you do that AND use the blow dryer, it may work really good. __________________

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