Complete vehicle harness, except engine. Rodent damage on a new 760i. Bags are full of the wiring/connectors that get pulled through firewall/trunk/rear openings to prevent damage.
this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2026
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When you are dealing with high frequency signalling like that you introduce signal reflections when you change the geometry of the conductor. If you don't account for that reflection in a design it can interfere with the signalling and introduce enough noise to stop reliably working. Splices that aren't soldered connections to the same size of wire will all add just a bit of resistance, regardless of their size, and even solder will change the transmission profile of the wire slightly at high frequencies.