Your favorite place to order wire online?

madwi · 06-08-2014, 06:36 PM

Hello everyone, I need to order a few different sizes of wire, 4, 8, 14 and 16 gauge in red and black jackets. I was wondering if you had a favorite place to buy online. Thank you in advance!

km1346 · 06-08-2014, 07:15 PM

Good online places, which my friend has suggested, (i have not used these websites) for speaker wire include monoprice.com and bluejeanscable.com.

Try those and LMK what you think.

SouthArk370Z · 06-08-2014, 07:38 PM

What kind of insulation/jacket are you wanting? For THHN and such, just about any electrical distributor will have what you need.

madwi · 06-08-2014, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

What kind of insulation/jacket are you wanting? For THHN and such, just about any electrical distributor will have what you need.

Red and black jacket lol, I am not asking for a whole lot.

RonRizz · 06-09-2014, 04:26 PM

THHN = thermo high heat resistant Nylon
Red and black jacket is kind of a vague description..Kinda what Southark was getting at, I believe.
Gas/Oil resistant??
Flexibility??
Single-strand/multiple strand, ...Oxygen free..ect,ect,ect.
More simply stated...What will you be using said wire FOR???

madwi · 06-10-2014, 04:44 AM

Sorry, that went over my head and I really did not think of all the different jacket materials.
I am looking for wire that will be used for general use of lengthening runs for a bottle heater, various switches, gauges/controller and what nots for a nitrous system. I am not sure where I want to locate some of the items and I would like to have extra wires available if I decide to make some runs to the hatch or from the hatch back to the firewall/center console. THHN sounds like it would be best for the under the hood wiring, no? I hope this clears up my vagueness. Thank you for the help

SouthArk370Z · 06-10-2014, 05:48 AM

Conductor material - not that important for your purposes. I'd go with Copper but Aluminum will work fine.
Strand count - the more strands, the more flexible the wire will be.
Insulation - Needs to be rugged enough so that it doesn't get cut by body/frame parts.

THHN is a general-purpose insulation that can be used just about anywhere on a car. The nylon jacket provides good cut/wear resistance. But there are many other types of insulation that will work just as well.

madwi · 06-10-2014, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

Conductor material - not that important for your purposes. I'd go with Copper but Aluminum will work fine.
Strand count - the more strands, the more flexible the wire will be.
Insulation - Needs to be rugged enough so that it doesn't get cut by body/frame parts.

THHN is a general-purpose insulation that can be used just about anywhere on a car. The nylon jacket provides good cut/wear resistance. But there are many other types of insulation that will work just as well.

Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it.

RonRizz · 06-11-2014, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

Conductor material - not that important for your purposes. I'd go with Copper but Aluminum will work fine.
Strand count - the more strands, the more flexible the wire will be.
Insulation - Needs to be rugged enough so that it doesn't get cut by body/frame parts.

THHN is a general-purpose insulation that can be used just about anywhere on a car. The nylon jacket provides good cut/wear resistance. But there are many other types of insulation that will work just as well.

madwi · 06-22-2014, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

Conductor material - not that important for your purposes. I'd go with Copper but Aluminum will work fine.
Strand count - the more strands, the more flexible the wire will be.
Insulation - Needs to be rugged enough so that it doesn't get cut by body/frame parts.

THHN is a general-purpose insulation that can be used just about anywhere on a car. The nylon jacket provides good cut/wear resistance. But there are many other types of insulation that will work just as well.

Thanks for the info! This started me down a spiral of googling and learning about wire insulation. I ended up with a big spool of GXL.

cdoxp800 · 06-22-2014, 11:19 AM

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madwi · 06-22-2014, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by cdoxp800

I use this

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I bookemarked them while on my searching. I found this place too for basic items.
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06-08-2014, 06:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
madwi A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: West Michigan Posts: 31,410 Drives: Granma red Z Rep Power: 2684429	Your favorite place to order wire online? Hello everyone, I need to order a few different sizes of wire, 4, 8, 14 and 16 gauge in red and black jackets. I was wondering if you had a favorite place to buy online. Thank you in advance!

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km1346 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 370 Drives: 40th Anniversary Rep Power: 12	Good online places, which my friend has suggested, (i have not used these websites) for speaker wire include monoprice.com and bluejeanscable.com. Try those and LMK what you think. __________________ 2010 Nissan 370z 40th Anniversary Build #785 Mods: F.I. CF CBE 12' \| Berk HFC \| Stillen Gen 3 \| Z1 25 Row Oil Cooler \| UpRev Tuned \| CF Lip/ CF Rear Spats/ CF Diffuser/CF Side Blades

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RonRizz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pine grove, Pa Posts: 2,136 Drives: 2 feet, 3 pedals Rep Power: 6775	THHN = thermo high heat resistant Nylon Red and black jacket is kind of a vague description..Kinda what Southark was getting at, I believe. Gas/Oil resistant?? Flexibility?? Single-strand/multiple strand, ...Oxygen free..ect,ect,ect. More simply stated...What will you be using said wire FOR??? __________________ P99rs Head Unit--- Amps- 2 Pioneer Prs800d --- Zapco ST1000MX---Zapco ST-4XSQ---- SI BM mk5 Subs---SI TM65v2 Midbass--- SI M3 mids--- SI M25 xbl2 tweeters ----- 2016 MECA street class 3rd place at world finals

06-10-2014, 05:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	Conductor material - not that important for your purposes. I'd go with Copper but Aluminum will work fine. Strand count - the more strands, the more flexible the wire will be. Insulation - Needs to be rugged enough so that it doesn't get cut by body/frame parts. THHN is a general-purpose insulation that can be used just about anywhere on a car. The nylon jacket provides good cut/wear resistance. But there are many other types of insulation that will work just as well. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

06-10-2014, 04:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
madwi A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: West Michigan Posts: 31,410 Drives: Granma red Z Rep Power: 2684429	Sorry, that went over my head and I really did not think of all the different jacket materials. I am looking for wire that will be used for general use of lengthening runs for a bottle heater, various switches, gauges/controller and what nots for a nitrous system. I am not sure where I want to locate some of the items and I would like to have extra wires available if I decide to make some runs to the hatch or from the hatch back to the firewall/center console. THHN sounds like it would be best for the under the hood wiring, no? I hope this clears up my vagueness. Thank you for the help

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