Just wanted to let you all know that the car was traded this summer, about 9 months and 6,000 miles after the repair to the harness. It was working perfectly at the time, so I would encourage anybody to consider my approach and repair only the damaged part of their harnesses.

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1996 C280 289K Traded
1997 E420 167K Traded
2001 S430 240K Traded
2010 E550 4matic 80K
2000 GMC Jimmy 198K Gone to Boneyard
2003 Camry LE 196K
2011 Mazda3 i Sport 31K