Period-style elect crimp terminals...where do I get them?
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 5:27 pm
Guys,
I'm lining up a re-wire of my EK. Bought a generic hotrod wiring loom out of Seppoland, need to add the reversing switch, tacho, triple guage, heater, CD player, prepare it for a thermo fan and hide as much wiring in the engine bay as possible.
I simply refuse to use insulated crimp terminals from Narva, or any one of 4000 cheapo Chinese imitations, since they look crap in a 50 year old engine bay.
Where can I get DECENT uninsulated crimp terminals - spade, forks and rings? I have got a very good racheting crimp tool that does the nice "W" crimp, and a bit of (non period) heatshrink will protect the joint.
I reckon I bought some spade connectors from Radio Spares many moons ago but now their website is so big I can't even navigate it. I have looked on evilBay, on the web in the US, done a Google on "Vintage auto wiring" and haven't really turned much up.
Surely someone out there is supplying period style terminals? Any ideas?
Cheers,
Matt.
I'm lining up a re-wire of my EK. Bought a generic hotrod wiring loom out of Seppoland, need to add the reversing switch, tacho, triple guage, heater, CD player, prepare it for a thermo fan and hide as much wiring in the engine bay as possible.
I simply refuse to use insulated crimp terminals from Narva, or any one of 4000 cheapo Chinese imitations, since they look crap in a 50 year old engine bay.
Where can I get DECENT uninsulated crimp terminals - spade, forks and rings? I have got a very good racheting crimp tool that does the nice "W" crimp, and a bit of (non period) heatshrink will protect the joint.
I reckon I bought some spade connectors from Radio Spares many moons ago but now their website is so big I can't even navigate it. I have looked on evilBay, on the web in the US, done a Google on "Vintage auto wiring" and haven't really turned much up.
Surely someone out there is supplying period style terminals? Any ideas?
Cheers,
Matt.
