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scotts1000rr wrote:http://www.idealindustries.com/media/img/products/wire_termination/product/crimp_splice_cap_insulator.jpg

ok, i know what those are. never actually used them though.

I solder then use shrink wrap.

Though If I'd did a ton of installs I'd probably find a faster process.

I like the crimp caps because they are faster. But I also solder them from time to time though. Never tried the butt connectors, and probably wont.

crimp caps and tape

i was at the dollar store the other day and they had so Dora the explorer bandaids on sale so i go those to secure my connections....adds a little bling and save me a nickel

smoker wrote:i was at the dollar store the other day and they had so Dora the explorer bandaids on sale so i go those to secure my connections....adds a little bling and save me a nickel

And if you get cut while installing you have the bandaid already there.... :happy055:

Tim

lol i just twist and tape em up, but i would like to get 'into' caps and possibly soldering. just a little scared of geting ahead of myself :P

tin the wires, solder them, then heat-shrink tubing over the connections using a wiring harness for plug-n-play action goodness.

...sans the harness in my car, as it was pre-plug era.

I solder, except the remote wire, since it doesn't go through the harness. I use some sort of disconnect for that. Like an Anderson power pole.

It doesn't take very long, all 4 wires took me about 10 minutes...

I crimp cap..... Butt end only when needed to... Used to solder but have burned the crap out of my hands so many times... I wish I had a head shrink Gun thing. Or a mini Butane torch... I have the big guy for soldering copper pipes but Im sure thats a bit much...