good electrical connectors for driving lights?

Anyone have a source for nice waterproof connectors for the light bar?

For fucks sake no one tell me to google it please.

Trailer Lights plug. Really these nice 4, 5 and 7 pin connectors that are designed for sitting out in the weather doing almost the same job. Cheap and at every auto parts store around.

The little 5 pin round one is nice but harder to find, I used the flat 4 where the exposed car side pin is ground and the non exposed are the hot ones car side.

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In the long run reality always wins.

I like these deutsch connectors, they are the closest to a waterproof connector I've come across. But the thing I like most is how easy it is to pull the pins out without any special tools, just need some needle nose and a straight pick.

http://www.deutschconnector.com/products/deutsch_dt_8-way_connectors.html

Go to the pull a part, look under the hood of any Honda after like 91 or so, they have these great 2 pin connectors with 10ga wire, and spade terminals twice the size of normal. If you search around, some Accords have bright orange ones!! I have a few, and have been collecting them for my lights and fans.

I really like the Deutsch connectors. Weatherpak are a popular domestic type waterproof connector.

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Robert.

"You are way too normal to be on Rally Anarchy." Eddie Fiorelli.

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phlat65
Go to the pull a part, look under the hood of any Honda after like 91 or so, they have these great 2 pin connectors with 10ga wire, and spade terminals twice the size of normal. If you search around, some Accords have bright orange ones!! I have a few, and have been collecting them for my lights and fans.

Yes! Sean, all you had to say was orange.

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derek
Trailer Lights plug. Really these nice 4, 5 and 7 pin connectors that are designed for sitting out in the weather doing almost the same job. Cheap and at every auto parts store around.

The little 5 pin round one is nice but harder to find, I used the flat 4 where the exposed car side pin is ground and the non exposed are the hot ones car side.

THIS ^^^

We've been using the 7-pin connector on the left. Works great so far and we have no reason to change it unless we wanted to lose a couple ounces of weight.

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Jason McDaniel

Extension cords.... yes I am serious. Nice big gauge wire that stays flexible and disconnects in 1 second!

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Chris

I second on extension cords - that is what we have used for the last few cars - work great, don't disattach - plus the orange is easy to locate.

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"Talk about drugs. Driving a car like that, going that fast, it’s like all the drugs at once." - Tommy Byrne

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Extension cords are a brilliant idea!

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Robert.

"You are way too normal to be on Rally Anarchy." Eddie Fiorelli.

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Rallymech
Extension cords are a brilliant idea!

Just be careful if you leave the rally car parked outside at night in Canada. "Hey, hoser, he forgot to plug in the block heater, eh?" ZZZZZZAAAAAAPPPPP!!!!!!!!

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Andrew Steere
Lyndeborough, NH
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Do It Sidewayz
Extension cords.... yes I am serious. Nice big gauge wire that stays flexible and disconnects in 1 second!

Thats what we have and it works great...beefy HD simple flexible cheap.

Haha extension cord is great! Going to use that one.

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-Jason

There are issues with using extension cords. You can overcome them, but they are still issues. Water is an issue all the time, and dirt is an issue when the lights aren't plugged in. You can dirt proof the female end (the car side) of the plug with a child protector. You can protect against water by a wrap of tape.

But, both of those fixes add hassle, parts, and time to the extension cord solution.

Spend the $7 and get a covered trailer plug. It's easier to wire without splices and is made for outdoor automotive use.

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Jason McDaniel