vintagestang Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I need to make some cheap plugwires out of twist ties and taape or other household products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 What do you need help with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagestang Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 the boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Don't do it...........there is a better and still very cheap way to do this. Go to a Micheal's or A.C. Moore and go to the Jewelery making section. You will find little packages of different colored wire used for making kids jewelery. I am trying to remember exactly, but you get around 12 rolls, each a different color in a pack. They are the right size for plug wires. Granted, they are not the best solution, but they look pretty good. They have a metallic look to them which works very well on a custom car installation. Also, you can go to Radio Shack and get, blue, red and white "wrapping" wire rolls, also very inexpensive as compared to the model car specialty sellers. Please, skip the wire twist ties idea, they will look out of place. Invest a few dollars and make it look a lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffreak Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) The Radio Shack wires are by far the best choice for the least money as you get basically a lifetime supply of each color for such a small investment. If they only had black and yellow in them now !! http://www.radioshac...oductId=2062641 Edited January 5, 2012 by ffreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stulee11 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 i get mine from "ebay" for around £6... 30 gage wire for 8 rolls in 8 colours !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) I make boots from the insulation on telephone wire. Comes in 4 colors - red, black, yellow, green. Plug wires I buy from Scale Dreams. Edited January 5, 2012 by crazyjim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagestang Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 I found some wrapping wire around the house and I still don't know about the boots. Could I use really small rivets as boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatkidd Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I make boots from the insulation on telephone wire. Comes in 4 colors - red, black, yellow, green. Plug wires I buy from Scale Dreams. like jim said, telephone wire is great for the boots. any dollar store should have some...or keep an eye out for the telephone guy. (do they even exist anymore?) ethernet cable maoght work, but might be harder to comeby. if you see a cable/internet installer in your area, ask him if he has a small piece of ethernet cable (rj45 or cat5, i believe). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve7119 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 If you can find a telephone guy working on overhead wires, ask him/her for the wire they are replacing. I found out they can't reuse the wire they were replacing and got about 10ft of cable with probably a hundred wires in it for nothing. Multiple wire colors and more than a lifetime for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixx Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Pro-tech's got the very best plug wire...just my 2 cents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartster Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I have to agree on the phone wire, I recently discovered myself. I found an 8ft.strand with black,red,green,yellow,blue & white. Works PERFECT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Ohhh. I'll have to look for some 3 pair pieces. I have only 2 pair so I don't have the blue and the white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sak Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Yeah phone wire is the best for the boots. You will have to enlarge the hole a bit to get the 30 gauge wire thru it. Btw, an easy way to do the sparkplug boots is to drill phone wire sized holes thru the heads ( before they are glued to the block ) then stick the phone wire thru the holes and glue then from the inside. Then bring the wire thru the holes after. That way, if you cut them too long , just slide them thru the boots until it looks right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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