# Where to buy wiring supplies?

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [June 23, 2011, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-to-buy-wiring-supplies/259050 "2011-06-23T06:51:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-to-buy-wiring-supplies/259050/17 "2011-06-23T11:07:36Z")

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> [@FS: guitar hero 3](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-guitar-hero-3/43162/14):
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> The HF ratcheting crimpers didn’t make a tight enough crimp to hold a 14awg wire into a 14awg high temp non insulated terminal. they literally pulled right out. perhaps the pair I got is faulty? they worked ok on the bigger stuff, but I dont use alot of 12 or 10 awg wiring…
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> The crimpers I linked have a point inside the grove that pinches the seam of a terminal perfectly. I have probably 50+ crimped connections (w/ adhesive lined heat shrink and rubber tape) in my cut down harness in the samurai which is fully exposed to rain/snow and I havent had one come loose yet.

HF crimpers are for **_insulated_** terminals bud. However, I’ve gotten junk terminals before that require you to squeeze them with the red part rather than the blue.

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