Which brand for wiring and where to buy?

I have come up with a rather large list of parts I need to do a competition style wiring job on my car. I currently have a list put together with phoenix gold part numbers. Is that the way to go? Are they way over rated and over priced? Whats a good brand and does any1 know where I can get wiring wholesale? I have a valid tax ID and sales and use license in the state of MD. (Small car repair shop, I install for a few people on occassion).

PG is way expensive man. In my eyes wire is wire. i've used high quality wire, and crap radio shack wire, and never noticed any difference. the main difference in the wiring is the thread count and the sheilding. What kinda competition wiring do u mean, do u mean... SPL  with half painted walls and wires showing or... all fiberglass and lights, and all the shiny sh*t, where no one will see a wire?1990 Honda Civic HB:

Clarion DXZ545MP H.U.

2- 6.5" Power Acoustik interiors

Diamond Audio 600.1 amp

Diamond Audio 15" M6MKII

Pyramid PB881X 4 CH. Amp

I guess I should clarify what I meant. Im not going to Compete (I dont have the time anymore) But  I do want to wire this car right. (Not getto, no duct taping 0/1 gauge wire together). I want to be able to integrate the dist blocks, cap, battery, wires, etc, into the install to make it look competition quality. I dont care what brand I use, I jsut want to use decent stuff, not some 10 strand 0/1 gauge wire and a really cheap dist block or 50 cent batt terminal that was dipped in gold paint. So whats a good brand to go with, that looks nice and isnt an arm and a leg?

Stinger ?

Here is a list of venders I use for almost all my projects: www.knukonceptz.com www.darvex.com www.waytekwire.com www.wranglernw.com www.canare.com If your main power wire will be hidden, save your self some money and use welding cable. You get flexible cable with a high temp tough jacket that will last forever. Also use Heavy Duty Crimp Wire Terminals. So many of the terminals you see are flimsy crap! gold plated or not! Rca and Speaker try Canare, This is a professional source I use use for broadcast video and recording studios. Decent $$$ and excellant quality! Good Luck!

Lightning Audio..... 3 different series ( read price points ) to choose from.......Kevin Gerry

Certified Electronics Technician

MECP First Class Installer

Owner/Installer

Classic Car Audio

since 1979

Just get regular wiring. The less expensive, the better. Wire is wire. No need for name brand stuff Paul

I agree with high wirecount. There is a AWG chart you can find to see current capacity with wire count, if you are interested. I usually use Tsunami or Raptor wire, high thread count, excellent dealer prices. Talk with Metra Electronics. Albert at Ace Distributing in Ca. can help, too. Nothin' wrong with a little duct tape! DXAV

I emailed ace dist. Looks like bottom of the line stuff, but I guess as long as it looks ok Ill be fine. The only parts that Im going to be picky about are the RCA's. Wire is wire as long as they carry what I need. The only parts that Ill be showing are the dist blocks, cap, top of my battery. All the wire will be hidden. I really want this install to look killer.

Doesnt anyone use streetwires anymore? I have used monster, streetwires, stinger, pheniox gold, lightning audio and rockford in the pastand have been happy with all of it except the hyper rca's by stinger. They are bright blue and I think I replaced a total of 4 pairs in just over a year in my car due to them being defective. Other wise its all good. Check out www.mitekfactoryoutlet.com for some streetwire pricingdouble-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer