installer’s point of view

ahah hey howie, the scotch 33 isnt that much here from where im from. Home Depot (hardware store) charges 6 bucks for that roll.

Hey Kevin, you sure stock up on relays. do you get them wholesale?

Yes, they were purchased wholesale from Parts Express.  They are unique in the fact they are weather proof.  Great for mounting in engine bays (fog light, head lights, etc.).  I have harnesses for them all too!

Scotch 33+ is expensive, but it is worth it.

howie ll wrote: Yes and this is what happens  when we go to war!  With the exception of the SAS we are always cadging better equipment off of you lot!!!   Why do you think that whenever we get to North America the first thing we do is  find a  Snap-on truck or head for a Sears store? Hell we even pay twice as much for the alarms!*  Weller gun = $72, Weller cordless  = $120, Klein strippers =  $40 I love this mine is bigger than yours  If I could work out how I'd cheat and show you a bank of   72 x 4 pole changeovers but I've also got loads of minis, old Omrons from G2/3 Cliffords, I've even got 87b relays, Jap relays etc Chris, I'm   usually doing mini relays with low amperage applications such as polarity reversal or locks , I solder and bundle them in the loom, yes if I need more juice then I use harnesses, that means carrying a stock of uninsulated connectors and an extra crimper !  Don't forget the 100 packs of 1N4 and 1N5 diodes, various value resistors, fabric backed tape for those cars that use it, solder reels, drill bits and cone cuts, etc etc.  * A DEI Viper 1002 costs the dealer a shade under $200 !!!    Regards to all, Howard.

Its funny how i started a thread about fixing sumthing, now we are in a WAR  "battle of the installers"

Did I mention gas at $10 gal?    or a 530t costs $80? *Or the economy has gone flat? Any jobs going in SCal, New York, Arizona or Israel? Scratch Israel its S/Cal with more guns and more languages!  Except the nightlife is better. Ted I passed a Mercedes CLK with Ontario plates this a.m., it makes a pleasant change from Polish no. plates.

* And Gary (KTM) laughs when I make my own 508ds. Yes I'm sure KP probably could but from your points of view its not worth the time. By the way Kevin I forgot latching relays!! Try explain them and why to a novice!  Date back to my Solaris days with only one aux, fire it through a latch then a timer for headlights when alarm on or trunk release when alarm off.