After grappling with the damn ABS wire, I finally got the bleepin' thing all connected again. I had no soldering gun, no solder, nothing -- I had to strip the wires with a pair of scissors and try to splice 'em together with nothing but electrical tape and LOTS of curses.
It worked .. sort of. The ABS light goes off and on. But at least now I know that it's just that wire that's the problem, and I can get it fixed properly once I get the tools I need.
P.S. After a month of driving without ABS, I forgot how much I hate not even being able to turn and brake simultaneously at a stop sign without it engaging. Soooooo annoying.
if you dont wanna mess with the solder i suggest trying heat shrink crimp connectors to seal any moisture or anything else you might get in there