Best way to make connections?
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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=23244
Printed Date: May 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Topic: Best way to make connections?
Posted By: blazer2
Subject: Best way to make connections?
Date Posted: December 23, 2003 at 1:20 AM
I was just wondering, what everyones opinions were on the best way to make connections when installing an alarm. How do you make your connections to the larger guage wires for remote starts? Solder, Twist and Electrical tape, some kind of wire taps? If using these taps where do you get them from? ------------- 00 Blazer Zr2 - Custom Box, Excelon 859, Clifford G5
91 Explorer - Alpine, Rattler
87 Rx7 - OEM except under the hood
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Posted By: FullForce
Date Posted: December 23, 2003 at 7:34 AM
I use wire taps but the people who make the alarms tell you not to use them on the high current wires. When I have one let me down then I will listen to them. The best connection but not the easiest is to use a wire stripper that can pull apart the insulation without cutting the wire and the soldering your alarm wire to it and then taping it up good.
Posted By: Geeque
Date Posted: December 23, 2003 at 9:24 AM
The fastest vand most reliable means is the twist and tape method, connectors are way too unpredictable.
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Gary Kline
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Posted By: Focusedonsound
Date Posted: December 23, 2003 at 9:37 AM
For the extra 10 min that it takes I will pull back the shield and solder all of my connections. Its not worth having part of the cars electrical system go bad due to a scotch lock connection!
Posted By: serialthrlla
Date Posted: December 23, 2003 at 10:23 AM
I would definately not used scotchlocks on an ign harness, if you have time solder, otherwise strip about 1 1/2 inches off the wire your tappin into and use something to push through the wire and open it, the run about two inches of stripped wire through it and wrap around then tape it tight. this method is very strong for not soldering
Posted By: NINsane18
Date Posted: December 23, 2003 at 6:32 PM
Hey blazer2, check out this past topic. I learned a ton about tapping into wires and what methods to try. Stripping a little bit of wire back and soldering is not so bad with a little practice. Just grab some spare wires outside the car of course, and by the third or fourth try, it will come to you. Here is the link:
https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=22413&KW=tap
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Tim-May!
Posted By: auex
Date Posted: December 23, 2003 at 7:26 PM
Where did this 10 extra minutes come from to solder? It takes less then 10 seconds per wire to solder (depending on your iron). It should take no longer then it would to attach a wire tap to the wire, and only a few seconds longer then "twist and tape"/"military tap". Twist and tape ( did someone call this reliable?) is not the correct way to install, in my oppinion it is the "half assed" way to install.
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Posted By: Focusedonsound
Date Posted: December 24, 2003 at 12:41 AM
It was me that said 10 extra minutes... And I was refering to an extra 10 minutes to the entire install !!
Posted By: blazer2
Date Posted: December 24, 2003 at 5:55 PM
I just did the alarm install on my GF's Explorer. I ended up cutting the wires, then using good quality spade connectors to put them back together. Well not the high current ones, I stripped them twisted the RS wires in and soldered them. I guess im going to do alot of soldering when it comes to putting the G5 in my Blazer. Im pretty handy with a soldering iron so it wont bother me much. Thanks for everyones insights. ------------- 00 Blazer Zr2 - Custom Box, Excelon 859, Clifford G5
91 Explorer - Alpine, Rattler
87 Rx7 - OEM except under the hood
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