Is crimping the right way to go or should these be soldered?

 

Crimped, soldered and shrink wrapped. Push your shrink wrap on first and way back so it doesn't get any heat. Put some flux on the wire and then crimp on the end piece. Use a plumbing torch to heat the end piece and then solder it. Cool it down, push the shrink wrap over the joint and carefully heat it up to shrink it.

 

I'm assuming if I don't have the tools to crimp or solder wire of that diameter I should just try a boat or welding supply store

 

Depends on how much they would charge you. It might be cheaper to just buy yourself a plumbing torch. I don't think they are that much unless you get the fancy instant on kind. As far as crimping, just use vise grips if you are going to solder anyways.

 

I work at a truck repair dealer that sells parts and they sell battery cable also and they will cut it to length and shrink wrap it all for you. So if you have a Mack, freight liner, Peterbilt, kenworth etc anywhere near you that would work too

 

Can anyone remember what size pipe they used for their fairlead spacer?

 

Progress made so far. Quadratec Q9000S winch with synthetic line. Harbor freight universal plate.

 

Lookin good man.

 

Still need to add fairlead spacers to support the innards of the bumper, mount and wire the solenoid and wire up my switch

 

Where'd you get that switch


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