Install Goodies

[StereoInstaller1]

So, I don't know if you guys know my true feelings on niftty stuff like distribution blocks and big heavy duty fuse holders and stuff, but basically, I feel that stuff is "jewelery", car audio jewelery, basically. If you have pieces adequate for the power demands that bolt down nice and tight, that is adequate. Function first, right?

However, I LIKE car audio jewelry! I love the look of big fat wire, all shiny and pretty, big burly 150A ANL fuse holders made of a nice solid chunk of brass, cool looking allen screws, bitchin' plastic covers...all cool to me. Hell, I like to light that crap up with LEDs!

So this thread is about just that, car audio jewlery.

Most of it seems like junk though. Shiny pretty junk. Crappy metal, weak, easy to strip allens (the main reason all of my Allen sockets are SnapOn) and generally a poorly executed turd, made of the same crap as your average bowling trophy.

Show R3V what you guys are using, or what you are wanting. I get quite a few PM s about this, lets do a useful thread.

Luke

One thing that the walmart mentality has brought us is crappy quality.

[bmw325csi]

I would love to see some of your examples good sir

[OrdnanceCorp]

Yes, as I was researching distribution blocks, it seems as if most seem to have complaints about stripping the allen head screws in the blocks. They are brass which is pretty soft. The only real benefit I see with them other than the bling is that alot of them are fused. So which ones are a decent buy?

[OrdnanceCorp]

This is what I found that looks to be the quality I want. I am not into the bling factor just a nice clean install. This also gives me 4ea 1-20amp ato/atc spots for my relays as well! I am going to try it out, it is made for boats.

http://www.electotronics.com/bluesea7725fuseblocksafetyhub100.aspx

What do you all think??

[StereoInstaller1]

mostly, I use Stinger products, but I get the feeling they are all the same.

[OrdnanceCorp]

Yeah I get that feeling too. That is why I went with the one in the link above. I figure I would try it out. At least if I need to add anything else I will have some room to expand.

[darrenforeal]

I use stinger, Phoenix Gold or KnuKonceptz. Like Luke says they are more or less all the same.

I also like KnuKonceptz RCAs if I have to use them instead of symbilink. They are well made and very reasonably priced.

[SoEm0]

Yeah I pretty much use Stinger for everything, mostly because I can run to the shop and snag whatever I want. I have never used KnuKonceptz but it looks pretty nice. May have to order a kit and check it out.

[StereoInstaller1]

If I put together something it is just gonna be butt splices and such, no jewelry.

[Cletonius]

I'm a big fan of stinger stuff but I will use anything that's reasonably priced and of good quality. Bling not needed, all my stuff gets hidden anyways.