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Old 03-27-2008, 02:22 PM
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Best place to buy install supplies???

Just wondering if anyone knew good places to buy supplies??

Things like:
Bell caps
butt connectors
spade plugs
speaker clips

Hopefully even a place that sells
wire harnesses ( radio harness and oem plug )
Hard wired fm modulators
Dash kits...

etc...

I understand they are high markup items, so Hopefully a place that sells them for reasonable prices. Example, Beach audio has wire harnesses for installing a Headunit in a Toyota for about 4.99 and up.
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Connectors and such I've purchased from Eghey. It's a good deal for the money.
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Connectors and such I've purchased from Eghey. It's a good deal for the money.
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Old 03-27-2008, 09:31 PM
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ok ok.....i need you to send me 10,000 butt connectors for 3 bucks.
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Old 03-27-2008, 09:41 PM
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all of the sites listed below are good and reputable. I have ordered from all of them before.

www.installer.com
www.allelectronics.com
www.partsexpress.com
www.oznium.com
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Old 03-29-2008, 03:30 PM
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I wouldnt even bother with internet sites. Your best bet is to go into a local mom & pop stereo shop and buy handfuls from them.. they'll charge you the least, no shipping, no waiting...
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Old 03-29-2008, 06:28 PM
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Walmart and radioshack
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Originally Posted by Deckdout2
ok ok.....i need you to send me 10,000 butt connectors for 3 bucks.
Can I have some for a dollar?!?!??!?!?

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Originally Posted by Deckdout2
ok ok.....i need you to send me 10,000 butt connectors for 3 bucks.

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Can I have some for a dollar?!?!??!?!?

and No !

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Old 03-30-2008, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by dashan
Walmart and radioshack
Haha, $5 will get you ~10 connectors.

I buy bags of hundreds for that much.

I get my *most* of my stuff from Micro - have a business account with them. But I haven't ordered from them in soo long.
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A bag of a hundred cost me around $14 or so now. I went back to all 3M though. The cheapies were about half the cost, but broke alot.
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Clear plastic ones are better than the solid plastic ones, that crack a lot. I haven't bought in so long that the prices very well could have increased.
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3Ms are all clear plastic, but so were the cheapies ..
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Originally Posted by djfrestyl
Clear plastic ones are better than the solid plastic ones, that crack a lot. I haven't bought in so long that the prices very well could have increased.
Ive probably seen 2 or 3 cracekd in thousands of mostly solid plastic ones. I think it depends on the brand.. 3M makes great stuff.
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Blah, it's possible you're right. I still prefer the ones that are transparent colored plastic vs the ones that are almost waxy.
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it all depends on where you want to go. radioshack is terribly overpriced and i only go there in a pinch. Little mom and pop circuit shops are a dying breed as there are replaced by larger and internet vendors. Personally i have never been luck enough to find a good mom and pop store or be lucky enough to have a business discount for a company im not running lol. I always purchase my **** online, only when i am looking for something very specific would i get ou the phonebook and start calling local vendors.
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waytekwire.com for me.
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I've purchased from there before. Not bad.
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