Best way to join wires?

Post by **badfelafel** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:28 pm

Whats the best way to join wires together?
Advice much appreciated!
Thanks
B

Post by **Welung666** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:43 pm

In an electrical sense soldering and heat shrink is THE best way, but if you want to keep originality then stick to the bullet style lucar connections, you can get them in the solderable variety from the usual places.

Post by **badfelafel** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:11 am

Thanks

:)

Post by **minor_hickup** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:21 am

If you make the solder joints small they're hardly noticeable!

Welung where do you get your solderable lucar connections? My local motorfactors both said they can't get them. Only those nasty crimp ones with the red/blue/yellow ends that stick out like a sore thimb.

Post by **bigginger** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:24 am

Halfords have them

Post by **badfelafel** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:27 am

(this is an active late night discussion!)

next q... how likely is it once i start to replace wiring that i'll cause more problems than i'm trying to solve?!!

Post by **Packedup** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:45 am

If you can wait a day or two for delivery, then Autosparks aren't at all bad for pretty much any wiring needs

Post by **Blunt** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:05 am

Mrs Wire, meet Mr Wire...

easy:P

Post by **Alec** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:12 am

Hello B,

two companies that supply wiring accessories (including bullets that can be crimped or soldered, not the insulated sleeve variety) and cable of the right size and colour code by the metre are Holdens and Vehicle Wiring Products, both of whom have web sites.

Alec

Post by **57traveller** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:29 am

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.co.u ... html#gen67

Post by **paulhumphries** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:20 pm

This is always debatable in automotive situations.
If the joint is joing to be secure, say within a wiring harness, then solder is best.
If there is going to be movement, even vibration, then crimp is better as soldered joints, especially onto connectors, CAN fracture.
Personally I use a mixture of methods.
If you keep your eyes open at autojumbles you can find original type crimp connectors. They need a special tool (around £40 compared to less than £20 for common insulated connector type) but the results are well worth the outlay if you are after a decent joint.
I like them for bullet connectors as the results are "as factory"whereas the insulated just don't look right with all that colour !

Paul Humphries.