Best place to buy wire.
11-21-2004, 03:24 PM
#22
Originally posted by Father Yuli:
welding shop for the big wire
and my local car auido retailer can suck my ***** instead of selling me a peice of 1/0 for $7/foot
welding shop for the big wire
and my local car auido retailer can suck my ***** instead of selling me a peice of 1/0 for $7/foot
I paid 1.43 per foot for 1/0 welding cable.
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11-21-2004, 07:05 PM
#23
Here's a good idea: check around the various car audio forums, guy's are practically giving it away most times. I bought 40 feet of Stinger O awg for like $50.00 US shipped!! 
Cost the guy $14.77 for shipping. lol
Sometimes you'll score a good deal, it takes a bit of waiting though.
Welding cable is kool too, maybe hit up your local shops via phone calls.
Cost the guy $14.77 for shipping. lolSometimes you'll score a good deal, it takes a bit of waiting though.
Welding cable is kool too, maybe hit up your local shops via phone calls.
11-23-2004, 02:41 PM
#25
Oh. and i probably should mention that i dont mind paying more for things like distro blocks. and battery terminals etc... so i can get a better brand. because ya get what you pay for with those things.
11-23-2004, 04:08 PM
#26
Originally posted by Brospeed:
Oh. and i probably should mention that i dont mind paying more for things like distro blocks. and battery terminals etc... so i can get a better brand. because ya get what you pay for with those things.
Oh. and i probably should mention that i dont mind paying more for things like distro blocks. and battery terminals etc... so i can get a better brand. because ya get what you pay for with those things.
11-23-2004, 05:00 PM
#27
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Join Date: Aug 2001
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All this is quite funny..
The same guy who bitches about price of wiring and accessories goes out and buys a pair of Levi jeans at 70% mark up.
Or every day gets a big mac combo at 300% mark up
Why not ask Mickey D's For a deal?
Price is the Price because its called an economy.. all this online shopping will hurt in the end when you have no shop to even go into for a demo because they cant stay float.
There is many people who work in the industry as I myself have before. They understand what costs go into running a shop. If there wasnt mark up then they wouldnt be there.
Oh and why is there hardly an shows like there was in the mid 90's cause the cost outways the return on investment.
Anyone can get a deal on nice wire if they just use a little sales ability themselves.
The same guy who bitches about price of wiring and accessories goes out and buys a pair of Levi jeans at 70% mark up.
Or every day gets a big mac combo at 300% mark up
Why not ask Mickey D's For a deal?
Price is the Price because its called an economy.. all this online shopping will hurt in the end when you have no shop to even go into for a demo because they cant stay float.
There is many people who work in the industry as I myself have before. They understand what costs go into running a shop. If there wasnt mark up then they wouldnt be there.
Oh and why is there hardly an shows like there was in the mid 90's cause the cost outways the return on investment.
Anyone can get a deal on nice wire if they just use a little sales ability themselves.
11-24-2004, 05:23 PM
#29
500 Watt CAFz'r
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 866
^ Exactly, Get over it. If you cant understand that every industry has huge mark up then get a new hobby that doesnt involve you having to save your allowance [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Everything should be cheap so I can afford it.. "its just not fair I cant buy nice things because it just costs to much" [img]graemlins/cry.gif[/img]
Welcome to the real world
Oh and the princess auto stuff that is cheap is also marked up 40% so when you go there you should bitch to them too!!
[ November 24, 2004, 06:23 PM: Message edited by: slow/n\low ]
Everything should be cheap so I can afford it.. "its just not fair I cant buy nice things because it just costs to much" [img]graemlins/cry.gif[/img]
Welcome to the real world
Oh and the princess auto stuff that is cheap is also marked up 40% so when you go there you should bitch to them too!!
[ November 24, 2004, 06:23 PM: Message edited by: slow/n\low ]
11-25-2004, 07:33 AM
#30
I don't mind paying full price for my equipment, I've paid full retail for most of the gear that I've ever bought. Recently, I've had a few friends with connections who were willing to help me out a little, and considering that the equipment I've bought through them isn't available in canada for the most part, and the equipment that is available here isn't stocked by any local dealers, I don't think I've hurt any local retailers.
On the wire issue, Why would I pay 350% more for an inferrior product?
Car audio wire, for the most part, does not carry a ULc or CSA listing, which means that it's performance and safety are not, or can not be, matched or verified against similar products which do carry those listings and certifications.
Also, when I buy welding cable, the markings on the jacket tell me what material the jacket is made of, what voltage it is good for, and what temperature range it will operate reliably in. Where are those markings on car audio wire? or aren't they "pretty" enough to make it?
You're probly asking what this REALLY has to do with why I buy welding cable instead of car audio wire. It is illegal by law to install anything that is not CSA and ULc listed. Period, and I refuse to do so when there is an alternative.
On the wire issue, Why would I pay 350% more for an inferrior product?
Car audio wire, for the most part, does not carry a ULc or CSA listing, which means that it's performance and safety are not, or can not be, matched or verified against similar products which do carry those listings and certifications.
Also, when I buy welding cable, the markings on the jacket tell me what material the jacket is made of, what voltage it is good for, and what temperature range it will operate reliably in. Where are those markings on car audio wire? or aren't they "pretty" enough to make it?
You're probly asking what this REALLY has to do with why I buy welding cable instead of car audio wire. It is illegal by law to install anything that is not CSA and ULc listed. Period, and I refuse to do so when there is an alternative.
