What type of connector is this?

[tonyvol]

Hey guys, do you know what type of connector this is? Can you make your own wiring harness with these?

[T_Raven]

These get talked about a lot. People mostly call them "Mil-spec" connectors. I worked on military trucks for 5 years and they are nice to work with. I would love to put some on a couple cars but trying to buy them is a freaking nightmare. You need to figure out what shell and insert you need for each half. There are a million options. I'm sure some people understand them better than I do, but reading the sites that sell them just confuses me. They aren't exactly cheap connectors either, especially if you want stainless shells rather than plastic.

II much fabrication does sell a set, but I believe they are just offering the one set up, so it would be limited to the pins available in it. It would be cool if a vender put together packages of a few different size connectors. Maybe a dozen options that would cover most of what guys like us would want to take all the confusion out of trying to figure out who to order from. If only I knew how, I could be that vender lol.

Had I thought about it at the time I should've cut the connectors off all the scrap harnesses we replaced when I was working in Iraq

[tonyvol]

These get talked about a lot. People mostly call them "Mil-spec" connectors. I worked on military trucks for 5 years and they are nice to work with. I would love to put some on a couple cars but trying to buy them is a freaking nightmare. You need to figure out what shell and insert you need for each half. There are a million options. I'm sure some people understand them better than I do, but reading the sites that sell them just confuses me. They aren't exactly cheap connectors either, especially if you want stainless shells rather than plastic.

II much fabrication does sell a set, but I believe they are just offering the one set up, so it would be limited to the pins available in it. It would be cool if a vender put together packages of a few different size connectors. Maybe a dozen options that would cover most of what guys like us would want to take all the confusion out of trying to figure out who to order from. If only I knew how, I could be that vender lol.

Had I thought about it at the time I should've cut the connectors off all the scrap harnesses we replaced when I was working in Iraq

Thanks T_Raven for the help. They look like they work well, but you are right they are expensive.

[badmatt]

Prowire usa sells duestch autosport.

Mouser electronics sells the MIL connectors and they are worth the phone call.

[parsonsj]

II much fabrication does sell a set, but I believe they are just offering the one set up, so it would be limited to the pins available in itWe offer 31 and 14 pin Molex XRC kits. They are a lot less expensive than the mil-spec kits, plus you can use an ordinary crimping tool, instead of the rotary crimpers the mil-spec connectors require.

[badmatt]

Well then. Theres your answer. the fact that John's kit doesn't need the use of a rotary crimper is the best bang for the buck.

Wish I would've seen that Molex's do not need the rotary crimper :( there goes 300 bucks outta my pocket.