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expensive battery cables
« on: March 01, 2010, 01:42:30 PM »
so i went to napa yesterday to get custom battery cables made. after telling them what i want they make them up. it took about an hour and i went back to napa to pick them up. they want 175$ for battery cables does anyone else think this is a little steep.

i got a 12 ft a 10ft and a 9ft battery cable. they charged me like 5$ a foot.
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Re: expensive battery cables
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2010, 02:10:18 PM »
You said NAPA.

Nuff said, they are always spensive :sly:

But DAYUM :screwy:
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Re: expensive battery cables
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2010, 02:22:46 PM »

here in ventura county napa is always  a few bucks more! a little too late, but you can build your own at west marine. they have the lugs and crimps. i bought maybe 40' and made a few 6 gauge cables and paid about 175.00 with lugs, a few years back.

today west marine is selling 6ga for 4.09 which is close to what i paid.

if you used 6 gauge than add napa's labor cost.
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Re: expensive battery cables
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2010, 04:52:24 PM »
Sounds about right Tony. Welding lead works really well too. I used to have a 50' roll of 00 ground lead, must have made a bazillion cables out of it.
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Re: expensive battery cables
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2010, 05:48:07 PM »
Sounds about right Tony. Welding lead works really well too. I used to have a 50' roll of 00 ground lead, must have made a bazillion cables out of it.

I have done this too, but careful, welding cable insulation is not oil resistant...Swells up like Quagmire at a bachelor party  :sly:

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Re: expensive battery cables
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2010, 08:40:17 AM »
got napa to knock them down to 145 so i picked them up yesterday. i am going to install today depending on what time i get off of work. they look pretty nice.
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Re: expensive battery cables
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2010, 07:54:50 AM »
any custom stereo shop should have big gauge wire for doing amp installs. nice flexible stranded wire for 1-2$ per foot
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