Installing pickups

[dabluesman]

My Kinman AVn-blues pickups finally came in and i'm just about ready to put them in to replace the DeltaTone pickups in my '99 Fender American Std. Strat. I've never installed pickups before though, so is there anything I should know or any tips that someone with more experience can share with me? All I've got to go by is the wirograms.. Thanks!

 

[foo]

Take a look at the way it is wired now and make a diagram, clearly indicating which color wire goes where.

Take your soldering iron and remove the wires, and replace them with the same colored wires.

Soldering:
Use as little solder as possible.
Keep the heat on the wiring as little as possible. To make this easier, 'tin' the wire. That means 'melt' some solder on to the wire before you try to attach it to the switch.

foo

 

[dabluesman]

Thanks for the info, it worked like a charm and was quite easy It sounds like a dream, I'm in tone heaven now and I love it! Thanks!