I'm about to install the HKS type 0 w/ Greddy harness on my car...the last electronic install was done on my accord n i did a messy job...

Does anyone have any tips on wire tapping n on how to make the job clean? what tools do you use (kind of wire stripper?) what kind of electronic tapes or other material u use to cover up the stripped wires (what brand?)

thanks!

 

You could use wire tap splicers. It makes it a whole lot easier and very clean, nothing to cut just put the two wires in and clamp them together. They're like $3.00 for a pack of twenty or something like that. you can get em at any auto parts store.

 

Thanks for the reply 3K!!! haha..I never knew those things existed...are any of the following the stuff you're talkin about?

http://products3.3m.com/catalog/us/e...er/output_html

http://www.markertek.com/MTStore/pro...eItem=65-1280C

http://www.circuitspecialists.com/level.itml/icOid/7449

(There are three kinds on that last website...whats the difference b/t those three? which one is the one we should use for a TT install?)

thanks!

 

Wow, I didn't know they had so many different types of wire taps.

I used the 18-14 AWG for my TT install, it works fine.
You can get them from any auto parts store.

 

They come with the TT, that is what those red things are.

 

That third one is an IDC splice for phone wire.

 

haha my bad...shows how much i kno

 

Just giving you a hard time.

Did you get the ones included with the TT?
You close the 2 all plastic pieces first and the then part with the metal hinges over. Plier to get it clamped shut well.

 

ha i haven't even open the boxes yet...but im sure they are there...thanks!

 

Just out of curiousity (since I'm a complete electrical n00b) what constitutes high or low voltage for these things? I want to go back and check the install on a few things including my alarm and EGT.

 

I don't get the question exactly but it's all relative really.
On a car it is all 12V unless it's sensor wiring (ECU) then it is usually on 5V. IN that respect you could call 12 high and 5 low but there is not much difference. Both levels can use all the same electrical supplies like taps, fuses, wire, etc...
The only high voltage stuff is the ignition coils and park plugs wires at up upwards of 80,000 volts. Of course that is why a spark plug wire is so insulated. The actual conductor inside is 1 or 2 mm.

 

I meant, the red splicers were made for "low voltage" and I can only assume that means the blue splicers are for higher voltages. Like I said, I'm a complete n00b, but tryin' to learn.

 

It's interesting they call them low voltage.
The colors are cordinated to wire size. Red is the smallest 18-22AWG, Blue is 14-18AWG and Yellow is 10-14AWG.
I think it just says that because it is a stand style small gauge tap. Some taps are sealed and of different styles. The red ones aren't like the top of the line but they are fine for just about anything automotive.

 

I prefer to strip a bit of insulation off the wire with an xacto blade, then solder the tapped in wire to the main. Then wrap with electrical tape.

Hate those wire splices, they are notorious for poor connections, coming loose/corroding over time, and even cutting wires.

 

Soldering is the method I'm most familiar with, but I really need to be more familiar before I start soldering my car's electrical system. I'm not confident enough to do that at this point.

Oh, and thanks, timz. That's exactly the answer I was looking for.