Flexible circuit board splice clamp

In an automobile electronic assembly including a first electronic component having a flexible circuit board with a flexible circuit extension made of a flexible substrate supporting conductor runs wherein the flexible circuit extension electrically couples the first electronic component to a second electronic component, a method of servicing the electronic assembly, comprising the steps of:

• cutting through the flexible circuit extension cross-wise so that the extension is in two segments, a first segment connected to the first electronic component and a second segment connected to the second electronic component;
• removing the first electronic component and the first extension segment;
• installing a replacement component having a replacement extension segment corresponding to the first electronic component and the first extension segment;
• bringing together free ends of the second extension segment and the replacement extension segment so that the conductor runs of the second extension segment are aligned with the conductor runs of the replacement extension segment;
• and
• clamping a splice connector with metallic jumpers over the free ends so that the metallic jumpers bridge the conductor runs of the second extension segment to that the conductor runs of the replacement extension segment.