Strat build - wires too short to fit routed cavities?

[TrickyFish]

G’Day guys, I’m currently doing my first pitbull build - a stratocaster.

I’m trying to fit the pickguard onto the body, but the yellow wire appears to be too short to fit into the routed cavities - refer to the attached photo.

Any thoughts on how to address this?

[Marcel]

Only real way is to extend the length of the troublesome wire. Find a short length of wire and solder it in. De-solder the yellow wire from the switch,. tack solder your new extension wire on to the yellow wire, cover the join with a short length of heat shrink, solder the new extension on to where the yellow wire used to go... Job done.

The electrons will not know the difference.....

[McCreed]

^^^^^^^^^
What he said!

[TrickyFish]

Thanks guys, i appreciate the feedback.

This will be my first time soldering in a new wire. Any recommendations re where to buy such wire? Bunnings? (I am based on East Coast Aust).

[Marcel]

Try Jaycar... they have all you need..... Wire, heatshrink, soldering iron, solder, and handtools.

[McCreed]

The first rule of soldering: heat the object, not the solder.

For this kind of work, a "third hand" tool is very useful. One of these will save you much frustration.
There are a range of different types, and they're as little as $15. Mine is an "octopus" style and provides lots of flexibility. (no pun intended )

Just google "third hand tool"

[TZK321]

These things are extremely easy to use and provide a joint as good or better than solder.
https://www.posi-products.com/posilock.html