Show off your aux fuse panels.

You can find some on Amazon. I used these for my switch harness.

GS Power’s 18 GA Low Voltage Automotive Primary Harness Wire 6 Color Combo 50 Feet Roll (300 ft Total) CCA Copper Clad Aluminum (Also in 16 Gauge)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RK5N9HQ/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_8SLLEbZKDERTF

Good resource for figuring out wiring.
https://www.bluesea.com/resources/1437

 

@Taco-Obsessed

You can also use colored shrink tube for all the wires that belong to each accessory. I have for basic items and each one has its own color for each of the wires. So if I pull the switches, I know the which wires are each accessory. Both the lead and end of all the runs coordinate to their accessory. Bit of extra work in the beginning but if I ever have to trace an issue, it will make things way easier.

 

That would work too. Thanks.

 

keep an eye on that battery, that huge positive terminal is super close to the strap and can short out with any moment.

 

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I prefer using a B+ clamp that has a cover also. The battery clamp and the B- terminal don’t need any clearance at all since they are both at ground potential.

 

Delicity.net

 

There are label makers available that print on heatshrink stock. The label maker is like $700 though.

 

delcity.net

100' minimum and 4x the cost.

 

I use all of the above. Matching colors for the relay, colored piece of shrink tube for whatever accessory. Then label printed and then put under clear shrink tube before it shrink it all together.

 

Agreed. Good place for the Bussman, relays, terminals, and connectors, especially if you get over the $99 minimum for free shipping but I found a much better deal on eBay for 10awg txl and Amazon for the 18awg colored sets. For smaller amounts customconnectorkits.com sells connectors/terminals individually and shipping ramps down to free when you get up to $25. 100’ of wire gets used up with multiple runs that have a ground return.

 

Did you 3d print your tray? Or buy from a site?

 

Thank you for the idea. Going to build my Bussman setup and this will help a newbie like me.

 

Some of these setups are amazing and it’s cool stuff checking out everybody’s builds from inexperienced folks to pros and I’ve learned a lot

 

Good eye @paranoid56 put 3 layers of Tessa tape and electrical tape over the shielded ferrule and adjusted that terminal and gonna put another ferrule on the other side running to my fuse holder as well tomorrow

 

Why such huge-gauge cables to everything? Not a criticism, just curious.

 

Lol I guess it’s my overkilling of everything plus my ocd liking everything to match up. It was all 2/0 welding cables but I’m slowly getting those out with 1/0 gauge ofc bc the more I’ve listened to my system since changing to ofc the more of a believer in them I am. Also most of my audio equipment is located under the passenger seat and behind passenger seat rear so they’re a pretty decent distance from battery. My amps call for 4 gauge so I’ve got them running to 4 gauge fuse holder then run is completed to battery with 1/0. I also did a big 4 upgrade and just used same size cable for that. As far as the big terminals go they’re very high quality terminals and only ones I found that would hold 6 1/0 gauge ofc wires on each. If you notice I do still have 1 8 gauge wire mixed in there and it’s about to drive me nuts. I’ve been bored not working and just something fun for me to do lol I have no life man. Just me and the kids here and not anything we can really do outside of home and I’ve ran out of things to do around the house

 

Not to criticize but you could have a lot cleaner and more organized wiring with only going as large as you need to.

If you want to keep it all that gauge of wire, you might be best off with a distribution block for both positive and negative power. It would make chasing down wiring issues and getting to things around the battery much simpler.

Again, not trying to criticize, it just looks like a lot at first glance.

 

I’ve actually got everything grounded under the passenger seat as a master ground. I may eventually pull all my seats out and rerun all my wiring. I’ve actually got a bigger negative/positive fuse block I intended on using at one point but I couldn’t get it to fit very good. It’s identical to the audison connection fuse block but it’s a Japanese brand for a third of the price. Appreciate the feedback and constructive criticism is always welcomed here. Learning each day and I’m definitely not a pro at this. A lot of the clutter was when I first began the wiring and knew nothing about it a few months ago when installed light bar and leds so yeah it’s the sloppiest of the bunch. All the big gauge you see at the terminals are extra grounds I’ve done and or part of the “big 3“ upgrade. I’ve ran a few more grounds that are on the other side of the engine too lol with 4 gauge wire

 

Where do I source those little rubber grommets?

 

I get mine at Ace Hardware, but I think Lowe’s and HD have them in their parts bins too.