Hitachi style connectors - local availability?

[MLRickards]

Has anyone had any luck finding the Hitachi-style connectors (for the quartet harness) anywhere locally, meaning in a store--not via the web? I have all the plastic off and really want to get my Quest 2 and Valentine One hardwired in tomorrow for an upcoming trip. But, it wasn't until today that I figured out what I really needed to get the job done.

Tried Radio Shack today and they didn't have them.

Thanks,

Mark

[dond]

Auto/MC salvage facility.

[ligito]

When you order your connectors online, get extras and avoid the freight on having to buy more.

I keep several extras, except for the 9-pin shell.

[haysenglehart]

I went to Fry's and bought some that were not correct. Surprise! ( I hate Fry's) Also tried a stereo install place, no luck. Finally just hard wired my Quest and my MixIt into the quartet. Seems to work fine. I wish I had found the matching plugs to use, but hardwired before I heard you could find them on the net.

[Byron]

When I wired my GPS to the quartet harness I didn't have my connectors yet. I took the smallest crimp on post connector, if that are what they are called - the U-shaped ones, crimped it to the wire of the GPS and then cut off one side. I then located the socket on the Q-harness I was going to use once the fittings arrived and pushed the pin that was left into the socket for the correct wire color. I wrapped the first one with electrical tape before installing the second one and then wrapped it too. I rode like that for at least a couple of weeks with no problems. When the connectors came in I took it apart and simply cut off my make-shift connectors and then crimped on the proper pins and added the plug.

Just buy your parts from the Electrical Connection (http://www.electricalconnection.com/) it is so much easier. Also, buy the Hitachi crimper it will save you a whole bunch of time and headaches.

I wired up my Audiovox CCS-100 cruise control at the same time. I made adapters with the connectors so if I removed it later none of the factory wiring is ever compromised.

[JZH]

Auto/MC salvage facility.Yes, but the pins are tiny and difficult to re-use...

Ciao,

[MLRickards]

Thanks for the feedback. I temporarily hard-wired the Quest 2 straight to the battery and the Valentine one to the hot wire going to the 12-v power plug in the right side fairing pocket. Then I ordered all the right supplies from the web and will do things right when they arrive. Everything seems to be working fine.

[jeffmiller]

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