Got my parts from Superior Chevrolet today that I ordered on Friday and that Chris had to order from the warehouse.

I had to order a new plug for the Blower Control Module as I broke the locking tabs. I was going to hit you guys up for a tutorial in how to remove the wire from the old plug and insert it into the new plug.

So what came from ACDelco was the correct plug with a wire attached and a butt connector! (No Jokes). Would make the connection easy but I think I'm going to solder it anyway. Wow!!!

They have to make everything over simplified for any moron to use. I'd cut the butt connector off, solder it, and cover it with heat shrink tube.

Matthew

Matt, my plan exactly. Except for the part about cutting off the connector. They just put it in the package. Don't need to cut!

I'm not sure any of my plugs on my car have any locking tabs left. Nothing a bag of wire ties can't fix!

I think on most plugs if you look down in the end of them you can see a tiny tab that holds the wire in by holding the metal tab that is on the end of the wire. Take a tiny screwdriver like used on glasses, and push the tab. That should release the wire. Make sure you know which wire goes in which hole, write it down. Then remove the wires from the new plug the same way, then insert the wires you removed from the original plug into the new plug.....This way you have a new plug on your old wires, no soldering or butt connecting (lol) or splicing.

A quick search on the internet will likely show you some pics.

There is a actually a tool for doing this correctly...I can't think of the specific name of it off the top of my head.

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It's called an extraction tool (connectors are all i did when I was actually working ).
Luckly, this one is inexpensive, under $10.