Best set of crimpers to buy bar none.

[atsaubrey 10+ year member]

Klein tools product 1005, you cant break them and they work better than anything I have used. Well worth the $30-$40

 

[Zakerid 10+ year member]

I use these here

http://www.channellock.com/acb/stores/1/908_-_Wiring_Tool_P80C17.cfm

and this bad boy

http://www.kleinconnection.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product2_10001_10001_-1_12923_14931?partNumber=1005&langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001

I have some home made crimpers for larger gauge wires.

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

*What is the sweetest set of crimper's to have in your toolbox for car audio. Provide a link.
*Which are the best value and provide a link

*Which el cheapo's get the job done and provide a link

klein tools

x2!!

i use just a basic set of Klein crimp/ cutter's for 10- 18ga wire

and the Klien 8-4/0 ga hand held crimper ( looks like a bolt cutter ) //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

Klein or channel locks (own both love both) Klein also has a little wire stripper that is not cumbersome to use in a vehicle...if you are doing things on a work bench the tool Req posted are the best in a car the Kleins or channel locks... i have both types and i use the old school more

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

vice grips work for most all of my crimping meeds. i have one that you put the ring terminal in and hit it with a hammer and it crimps it. those are myt 2 personal favorites

neither of those are crimping that is simply flattening something around the wire and the wire is still very likely to slide right back out of it.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

For bigger terminals I find myself using a center punch and hammer for the simple reason that I can't find a good crimping tool locally. I have a Klein crimper for smaller terminals and once I started using that, nothing else was even adequate.

 

[AVX Mike 10+ year member]

I have been using snap on crimpers for the last few years. I love them. Have never let me down. For anything bigger than 4 gauge they have a huge 1/0 crimper that works great. Don't go cheap on crimpers you will use them alot.

 

[Saint211 10+ year member]

klein style crimpers and strippers are the accepted norm

The yellow auto strippers posted on the first page are ****ing godly for certain applications.

but Ive had some of the "cheapo" style crrimpers that worked fine. You know the cheap looking universal stripper/crimper ones? I still have a pair that can be used to strip and crimp up to 2 awg wires.... if you have a good enough grip //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Saint211 10+ year member]

By the way.. for 1/0 terminals... I use the following

1) Channel-locks

2) Flux

3) Table-vice

4) Thick *** silver solder

5) Blow-torch

6) Razor-blade

I figured out the best process to get the solder to seep through the whole end. I never crimp 1/0 anymore

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

For bigger terminals I find myself using a center punch and hammer for the simple reason that I can't find a good crimping tool locally. I have a Klein crimper for smaller terminals and once I started using that, nothing else was even adequate.

still better then a hammer by itself

home depot however sells an impact crimper good to at least 1/0 IIRc

 

[TSGP]

klein tools

x100000

you should have a few pair of these in every toolbox to be a real installer

and just a normal set of quick strippers for stripping small wire, anything bigger you use a blade

 

[TSGP]

and to cut power wire...

we have a pair of hydraulic crimpers we use if we are in a tight spot and can't use a hammer.

any other time you put the terminal on 0 gauge put it on the floor or on an anvil and hammer it down