So where to get electrical connectors?

The male/female blocks with between 10-20 pins in them....Would make removing a body much simpler if every wire in the cab was bundled into one connector that disconnected

 

Radio Shack and/or Napa

 

Radio Shack for electrical stuff (ha ha)

This is not to dis you by the way, it's just that RS has so turned to shit in the last 10 years. They need to change their name to 'Totally Fucking Annoying Employees'. It would be far more descriptiive of their purpose in life

 

Depending upon whether you are concerned about how pretty it looks, you might be able to find a male and female plug similar to what you are wanting in a salvage yard or an old junk car. Think about most cars that have an engine harness where when you remove the engine you just unplug it.

I know the 97 Dodge intrepid I had used 3 separate ones for the engine and transmission - each with 10-15 or so wires on each plug.

Might be the low buck method - yanno?

 

my 99 ford ranger has a good sized connecter right near the brake master cylinder that would be easy to snip out at a junkyard,probably 20+ pins

 

Yeah, that's probably the route i'll go

 

I make money do'ing this stuff, the problem is the crimping tool always necessary for those lab coat hi tech harness'es always seem to run over 300 bucks or so.
If your serious PM and I'll send some pictures and direction.

 

These guys in Nebraska have a mountain of electrical stuff that can be used in cars. I've bought parts for amps from them - seem OK to deal with.

http://www.surplussales.com/index.html

I've also stripped connectors and harnesses from the junkyard.

 

waytek has some stuff. I didn't see anyting with 20 pins in one harness though.

http://order.waytekwire.com/CGI-BIN/LANSAWEB?WEBEVENT+L0C6AD40E381507001D4D052+M37+ENG for the connectors

http://order.waytekwire.com/CGI-BIN/LANSAWEB?WEBEVENT+L0C6AD40D30B5070021AD052+M37+ENG
for the crimpers. they are kinda pricey ...

 

Couple of nine-pole trailer connectors.

 

I do this at work as well. The company has the crimpers and such, but I wanted a set of my own. I looked on ebay and found a pair of crimpers that were used in the aircraft industry, 12 bucks to my door. If i bought one through the company, Caterpillar, it would have been close to $400.

 

Try www.painlesswiring.com in there connector and pigtail section they have sealed and unsealed connectors.

 

I always called them a bulkhead connector.

 

Try www.newarkinone.com they have all type of electronic products.

 

We call them Molexes. Car stereo shops and van conversion shops. Car stereo harnesses came in male and female versions. or get the radio end and cut the other end out of a car. steering column plugs have an ass of wires. maybe that helps

 

I have done electrical for almost 35 years--I have done the disconnect thing forever--a great way to go,but you're better off breaking it down into 2--3--or 4 plugs. It's easier to trouble-shoot this way and you can seperate different curcuits like lighting--front to rear--engine--etc. I have used Del City stuff for a lot of years ---great stuff and they sell in small amounts to average guys like us.

www.delcity.net

 

If you have a Fry's locally, head up there and check out what they have. I picked up some nice cheap unsealed connectors that aren't so small that they are impossible to assemble. If you need something sealed then I've had good luck with Delphi Weatherpack connectors. You can get a reasonably priced kit that has everything you need to make OEM quality connections (minus the crimpers) at the link below.

http://www.ledfoote.com/osc/product_reviews_info.php?products_id=76&reviews_id=5

 

I used connectors similar to what you are looking for from McMaster Carr. Used them for an ignition module on a bike years ago. Check them out at http://www.mcmaster.com/. They have a pretty good variety of configurations and materials.

 

Use Trailer Plugs, Watertight And Inexpensive, Get Em At Autozone Or Napa, Like 5 Bux Man.

 

Go to everyones favorite auction site and search for cannon connectors. They come in a variety of pins and are military grade stuff. Might just work good for your project.

 

Old thread, new question: I'm tired of buying cheap crimp connectors from Radio Shack or the auto parts store. Where's the best place to buy quality (brass?) connectors in bulk?

 

I get my stuff here http://terminalsupplyco.com/Default.aspx no minimums and Oem quality . for later stuff its caspers electronics

 

These boys claim a weatherpak bukhead with 22 way circuits
http://www.diyautotune.com/catalog/....html?osCsid=b2f60ed74803827412e9935973b4f42f

 

Here is another option if you are after mil-spec weather prof connectors.
http://www.mouser.com/Connectors/Ci...nectors/Circular-MIL-Spec-Connector/_/N-9ulxv

 

I would recommend a weatherpack connector there currently are 675 listings on ebay here is a 22 cavity connector http://www.ebay.com/itm/22-Cavity-W...pt=Race_Car_Parts&hash=item35bf004923&vxp=mtr

 

I'm fond of late 80s early 90s ford connectors. I go to the salvage yard (ask permission) and cut out mating sets and leave 4-6" pigtails on them. When I am wiring up a vehicle, I just splice the wires by stripping and twisting the 2 together then solder and cover with the shrink tube that has hot melt glue inside. I've never had a failure, but it is time consuming. At the price of good store bought stuff, I can afford to loose some time.
Right now I have 2 5 gallon buckets full of all different sizes, I figure they are worth $1 per pair of pins.