i talked to a shop today and they said there isnt much of a difference for a alarm install. I was kind of thinkin he was trying to bs me.
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At the place my friend worked at they had to solder all the alarm wires but 1. The reason is so that they don't have to cut any of the cars wiring. and solder holds better than a crimp.
Originally posted by acuradriva At the place my friend worked at they had to solder all the alarm wires but 1. The reason is so that they don't have to cut any of the cars wiring. and solder holds better than a crimp.
yep I agree...soldering is definitely the way to go for ultimate stability/sturdiness if you are comfortable doing it.
Originally posted by spinergy for an alarm it doesnt really matter, for most low voltage it doesnt matter its just good practice to do it, crimps look sloppy
crimps wont affect your alarm though, unless they come apart of course
exactly... its better insurance to solder than simply crimping... if you pull two wires apart that have been crimped and two wires that have been soldered guanteed the soldered ones will hold better... some people are just lazy i guess...
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Originally posted by fliplyricist1 yep I agree...soldering is definitely the way to go for ultimate stability/sturdiness if you are comfortable doing it.
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soldering takes time, and patience..but it's worth it
for the alarm, crimping isn't necc. a bad thing, but soldering would be your best bet in the long run
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While I do believe that soder is better, I don't see the big disadvantage of crimping. Lets face it, if you did everything correctly under the dash and tucked everything away in a somewhat normal fashion, where is all this wire pulling? Why does the connection need to be THAT strong? It is quicker to use the crimps and if you zip tie or electrical tape the bunches of crimped wire together so that they are neater and more tolerant to being pulled apart, you shouldn't have a problem with the crimps at all. Now I know there are some people that don't know how to properly crimp a wire, but if you know how to it will hold just fine. In the end, I don't think it really matters, just depends on how much time you have.
I solder EVERYTHING. just put in my front 6.5's in my cord, what a bitch. But theyre finaly done!! I even solder the ends of the wire that go onto a screw down terminal block...
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An hour and a half for 12 wires, the math on that is 7.5 minutes per wire. Unless you didn't have the right equipment, or it was your first time, or your colorblind, I don't see how it could have taken so long, unless the bitch was nagging, then I can understand. I don't see the point in sodering everything, especially if its going to come out in a couple of months (something always does). Its good to see people have lots of time on their hands to solder their equipment together, but I would rather be playing gran turismo or driving my car with that extra hour.
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