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Old 04-07-2020, 06:16 PM   #2
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Re: American Auto Wire questions

I switched most of the switches out to AC Delco, the included ones didnt have a name that I saw, but when comparing didnt look too bad either. I had trouble with the light switch due to my own fault and when I tore both of them apart they both looked to be of equal quality.

I used a combination of tools to crimp, but my two main ones were.

-Metri-Pack and Weather-Pack T-18 Crimper
-Open Barrel T-11 Crimper

You can search google for them but they are roughly $20-$35. The T-11 I used is here. The T-18 I used is out of stock but there are a bunch of them.

You might get away with just the T-11 style but I did find the T-18 to come in handy on the 56 series ends from time to time. The T-18 has two seal crimps that worked good crimping the wire insulation crimp depending on the wire size. I converted some stuff to Weather or Metri-Pack, so both were a must.

You will want to solder everything anyhow for the best connection. These cheaper crimpers get things looking nice, but is by no means a finished long term product without the solder. I used this soldering iron and for the price was super happy with it. It gets nice and hot.

Couple pictures of the results, one just crimped before solder, and another Metri-Pack fully completed.
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