thanks

I dont remeber but, why not just make your own...which is what the general public normally does

Josh Solomon ran one a while ago, but really... it's just 3 pieces of wire and 6 ring terminals. If you can install them, you can make them.

darkstars mentioned to me that the crimps on 1/0 ga wire could be difficult and i really dont want them falling off

ill gladly make my own, i was just trying to compare prices as im dead broke

know where to get cheap wire, ring terminals, and fuses?

I know Streetside had a sale on them around xmas time... however site hasn't been updated since then, so whether or not they are available is uncertain.

http://www.streetsidespeedcustom.com/oscommerce/index.php

the kit I got was good quality, alas, never installed it (amp toasted then swapped out the 2.2l)

ya...my biggest problem is finding terminal rings to fit. i was installing my electrical last night, and its a PITA

Kardain wrote:I know Streetside had a sale on them around xmas time... however site hasn't been updated since then, so whether or not they are available is uncertain.

http://www.streetsidespeedcustom.com/oscommerce/index.php

the kit I got was good quality, alas, never installed it (amp toasted then swapped out the 2.2l)

i wouldnt order from him

Use set screw ring terminals. They may be a little more expensive, but it's cheaper than buying a 1/0 gauge crimping tool.

muffin wrote:Use set screw ring terminals. They may be a little more expensive, but it's cheaper than buying a 1/0 gauge crimping tool.

Yeppers, Thats what Im doing on my electrical Upgrade, just because I hear they are better. Currently, I use my handy dandy Pneumatic Crimper with the 0/1 Die...If thats not handy, a Vice can be used. Lots of people on the car stereo forums use a vise and it works great...




On a side Note..

Eazy, if you need any help, i'm only about an hour and a half away and welll....i know my electrical. I don't think ill be hauling the Pneumatic crimper up there, but i can help...

try knuconcepts.com they are pretty cheap and have decent stuff. and i'd just make your own. it would be cheaper.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/sndsgood/ https://www.facebook.com/#!/Square1Photography

*cough* it's www.knukonceptz.com *cough*

I agree though. Hence why I linked there for the set screw ring terminals.

that $6.50 a pop and i need 6 of them... @!#$!


so like 7' of wire @ $3.25 = $22.75

$39 worth of ring terminals...

and $26 on a fuse holder

last but not least $7 on a anl fuse

grand total.... $94.75 plus shipping

dirty elf wrote:Description: Set of two Set Screw Ring Terminals (one Blue /one Black). These Nickel Silver Terminals accept 1/0 Gauge wire. The wire is secured by tightening the allen screw into the exposed wire. These are a must for the high end system and dress up any install. /quote]

no, you need 3 sets

And you can get cheaper fuse holders on eBay (save another $10 or so)


Answer me this though, why do you need 1/0? are you running 1/0 power wire through the system? If I remember correctly, the ones in the kit were only 4ga.

@!#$... quoting owned me

muffin wrote:

dirty elf wrote:Description: Set of two Set Screw Ring Terminals (one Blue /one Black). These Nickel Silver Terminals accept 1/0 Gauge wire. The wire is secured by tightening the allen screw into the exposed wire. These are a must for the high end system and dress up any install.

no, you need 3 sets

And you can get cheaper fuse holders on eBay (save another $10 or so)


Answer me this though, why do you need 1/0? are you running 1/0 power wire through the system? If I remember correctly, the ones in the kit were only 4ga.

that's better.

Quote:

a Vice can be used. Lots of people on the car stereo forums use a vise and it works great...

worked great for me, also a sledgehammer also is great.

I usually pick my terminals from the same place I get my wire....it's a welding supply shop usually pretty cheap.

i believe the power wire running to my distro block in the trunk is 1/0 ga and the wire from the block to the two amps is 4ga not sure havent been back there in a long time

well hey i can sell you a 125a breaker (instead of a fuse) and a ring terminal for cheap , pm me



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God I really want to run a breaker....i just like not having @!#$ fuses...PM me with a price on the one you have...

I think we talked about it before...

well if im going 1/0 ga wouldnt i need 300a anyways? or are breakers different?

Why are you fusing ground wires???


This should probably get moved to Audio/Electronics by now, so more people could chime in.


If you are talking about adding a wire from the Alt to the Batt (good idea, IMO), you can fuse that, but I wouldn't go more than your current draw from your amps. You are simply adding to existing wires, so you just need to cover the amperage that your amplifer's draw. Though, honestly I don't see the point in adding a fuse between the Battery/Alternator. The current goes from ALT to BAT... and you should have at least one, if not two fuses before your amplifiers (one less than 18's from your Battery, another close to your Amplifiers). If the wire from the ALT to BAT grounds out, it will still blow at least one of the other fuses before hitting the amps.

lol im not fusing ground wires... the big three involves 2 grounds and 1 power wire

I was thinking of the grounding kits that eBay sells as God's gift to electricity.

But yeah, the rest hold true for the BAT to ALT.


I just looked at the big 3 sticky... I'm kinda concerned with this statement:

Quote:

6) Run the wire either through your fuse box if applicable or through a fuse. The fuse should be sized to match the max ampacity of your wire, not the output capability of your alternator. 150A fuse for 4awg wire..and 300A fuse for 1/0awg wire.

I'll post in that thread though.

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=244168


That guy has Knu 0G wire for sale...cheap as hell...im getting some

wanna buy 25 ft of red 0/1 ga and sell me some


i only need like 6 or 7 feet

dirty elf wrote:well if im going 1/0 ga wouldnt i need 300a anyways? or are breakers different?

no idea, was jsut trying to sell it...lol



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