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I am changing a light fitting and have excess wires. I’ve matched up the three core wires for the feeds I have but have two additional red wires left (pic included).

What do I do with these? Just tape them off separately? Or should they be inserted somewhere?

Thanks in advance for any help! (I think the complexity comes from old wiring being used for a new light fitting)

[ElectriciansForums.net] What to do with two additional red wires when using newer light fitting?
 
Means he's posted the same thing twice.
 
Put the two reds together in a connector block and put insulation tape around everything to avoid anything accidentally falling into or touching the screws or connections
 
Are you certain the wires correspond to L .N. E at the lamp end?
Pretty certain yes - I matched the colours and everything seemed logical and made sense.

Thanks for everyone’s quick responses - I’ve just ordered some connector blocks from amazon so will wait until they arrive before I complete the job.
 

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