Big 3 Upgrade
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Big 3 Upgrade Looking to build the wires for the big 3 upgrade myself, but I have a couple questions first. Where can I get the 0/1 gauge wire without it costing me a fortune? Does anyone have any pictures of the end of the cables where they attach to the battery so I can see how they are soldered. And what cable ends do I use? Thanks.
I'm not sure how much you think a "fortune" is, but KnuKonceptz has 1/0 gauge wiring for $3.95/ft.
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMa...0Fleks%20Kable
Or, if you don't need pure copper, $1.95/ft.
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMa...ry=KCA%20Kable
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMa...0Fleks%20Kable
Or, if you don't need pure copper, $1.95/ft.
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMa...ry=KCA%20Kable
I'm not sure how much you think a "fortune" is, but KnuKonceptz has 1/0 gauge wiring for $3.95/ft.
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMa...0Fleks%20Kable
Or, if you don't need pure copper, $1.95/ft.
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMa...ry=KCA%20Kable
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMa...0Fleks%20Kable
Or, if you don't need pure copper, $1.95/ft.
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMa...ry=KCA%20Kable
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I bought a battery cable set from Innovative Wiring Concepts last year ($85) and I was very happy with the quality.
My personal opinion is that I could've maybe done it for a bit less money myself, but my time is worth something, and working with that thickness of cable is VERY difficult. Even just installing it in the car. I was glad they had a ready made product that worked great.
My personal opinion is that I could've maybe done it for a bit less money myself, but my time is worth something, and working with that thickness of cable is VERY difficult. Even just installing it in the car. I was glad they had a ready made product that worked great.
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I bought a battery cable set from Innovative Wiring Concepts last year ($85) and I was very happy with the quality.
My personal opinion is that I could've maybe done it for a bit less money myself, but my time is worth something, and working with that thickness of cable is VERY difficult. Even just installing it in the car. I was glad they had a ready made product that worked great.
My personal opinion is that I could've maybe done it for a bit less money myself, but my time is worth something, and working with that thickness of cable is VERY difficult. Even just installing it in the car. I was glad they had a ready made product that worked great.
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Yeah I saw your pictures you had posted. The cables look great. Its more like what I am looking to do is replace the cables. It seems like alot of the guys on here that do it themselves just run an additional cable along with the stock cable which is just more clutter in my opinion. Do you have any pictures of the cables installed? Id really appreciate seeing them if you did and dont mind. How well did everything work? Do you know what his gaurantee on the product is?
In short, they fit very well with the caveat that heavy gauge wire doesn't like to bend or twist easily. So the lug connectors are a bit challenging to connect to the starter and alternator posts, for instance. It requires being a bit creative with where and how you bend the cables.
I don't know what the guarantee was or is. I've had them for I guess nearly a year now (although I don't daily drive the car) and they still look like new. I'm really not worried about them, they're very substantial.
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Yeah I saw your pictures you had posted. The cables look great. Its more like what I am looking to do is replace the cables. It seems like alot of the guys on here that do it themselves just run an additional cable along with the stock cable which is just more clutter in my opinion. Do you have any pictures of the cables installed? Id really appreciate seeing them if you did and dont mind. How well did everything work? Do you know what his gaurantee on the product is?
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On The Tree
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Didn't get a chance to get under the car to photograph the ground wire and starter wire, but here is the wires connected to my battery and alternator.
(Please excuse the smaller red wires, those are related to my battery maintainer and electric water pump)
(Please excuse the smaller red wires, those are related to my battery maintainer and electric water pump)
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Thanks for the pictures. I appreciate it. So the wiring kit replaces the factory wires not just adds to them right? Just trying to make sure I know what I am getting. Does it go to the fuse block to?
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It does not go to the fuse block.
Off the top of my head it goes:
Battery Negative to:
- Chassis ground
- Engine block
Battery Positive to:
- Positive distribution block
- Starter
- Alternator
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Looking to build the wires for the big 3 upgrade myself, but I have a couple questions first. Where can I get the 0/1 gauge wire without it costing me a fortune? Does anyone have any pictures of the end of the cables where they attach to the battery so I can see how they are soldered. And what cable ends do I use? Thanks.
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Thanks, but I just bought the wiring kit, just much more cost effective in my opinion plus it replaces the entire factory harness so I think ill be much happier that way. Thanks again.
