Just out here trying to build the coolest cars and be wayyy to extra about everything that I do. Progress is my main motivator and complacency is my enemy. JDM cars are my preference but I do have plans of branching out once the projects get finished. Specializing in automotive mechanical and electrical systems and dabbling in body repair/paint and fabrication. I'm an ASE certified master technician with an eye for details and goals so high I'd have to hire Elon Musk to build me a spaceship to reach them.
Formerly Low Octane Motorsports
The Fleet(currently):
2003 Lexus is300
1987 Mazda RX7
1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse
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I kept on bumping into articles that 2jz needs 291ft lbs to tighten the balancer. There was no torque wrench available unless I get a 700ft lbs torque wrench. 239ft lbs sounds more manageable. I have 1.5JZ GTE
Seems it's hard to kill a urban myths. Soldering is always better than crimping. If you're not skilled at soldering I will guarantee your crimping quality will be even worse.
When I bought my 70mai dashcam with a surveillance parking cable I asked a car electrician to install it professionally by putting the cables in some of the unused slots in the fuse box. Instead he said he will solder it for 50 euros. I bolted out. If I wanted amateur work, I wouldn't have gone to the "professional" in the first place. Ultimately I connected it to my fuse box without soldering to it, and I did so with putting a button to turn it on or off, so it won't waste my battery while in the garage. 8 months later, 70mai finally issued a software update to detect the surveillance cable and not just treat it as a power cable. Not cool, selling a feature that doesn't work!
Glad to have my 2001 with no sticky dash
for over 6 decades I’ve built and flown; fixed and rotary wing UAS’s; my Dad was in Aerospace manufacturing and taught me to soldier and the use of heatshrink…. this is how I’ve handled all the electronic installs for these flying models, my car repairs, and radio installations of substantial Amps and amplification. I don’t recall any solder joints coming apart or breaks where the solder ends. That being said after watching this I’m breaking out my crimper and crimps for High amperage and voltage radio operations. My instructor in this has seen heat sources liquify solder joints so it’s widely accepted to crimp or fasten key features of these radio installations.
37lbs a pop... Damn that heavy
What’s torque spec on 1999 Lexus gs300
12:30 , "If you put these on a car then FUCK YOU!" I felt that :) great vid my guy.
I’d say that overall this video is boiling everything down to you just being lazy and wanting to take the easy road out on a project.. if someone wants quality it takes time and a brain.. yes there’s a time and place for crimping but overall soldering will overcome and outlast any crimp any day
@@CJNagel you obviously haven’t seen any of my wiring videos 😅
Solder joint is not flexible but neither is crimp joint
if you solder like in that thumbnail. you should crimp lol
Working in automotive for quite a while, I've seen way too many issues with voltage sensitive items with crimps caused by voltage drops. One that I see a lot is throttle body harnesses. Some things are okay with crimps, but if it's sensitive to voltage, then solder it
Ima wait till I Manuel Swap n do it then
what's the average Mileage span for these?
This whole video has lots of good points. With that said, the author of the video is assuming that folks who solder have little to no skill. The skill level of the individual soldering will have much to do with the end result. I solder whenever possible, and crimp only when I have to. If done properly, you will not have rigid wires. I will point out that even though your solder iron was likely around the 5-600 degree range in the video, you held it on the wires far too long. When I solder clean wire, the soldering iron needs to be on the wires for less than two or three seconds at 750 to 900 degrees. (Yes, that's really hot) This will, however, ensure that no insulation is burned, and if you don't go crazy with the solder, you won't have a ton of it behind the joint like in the video. Again, all we are attempting to achieve is to close an open, join two wires, and restore the flow of electrons. This can be done many ways as you've described in the video, however... I believe that soldering will remain the most viable option when access allows. To my point, if the skill level of the person performing the repair is adequate (And I am not saying that the author of the video is in any way inadequate), then the repair will be viable. I've seen people with little skill crimp wires and not crimp properly and the wires pull right out. The issue with that is that in many spots on a vehicle, you will not get more room, nor more wire to fit in some areas without disassembling half of the vehicle. You have one chance in many instances, so skill level is a very critical factor to the situation. As mentioned, a person with a high level of skill may choose to crimp vs solder in many cases, but choose to solder vs crimp in other cases. That is all.
It’s rare to see Lexus IS300 2002/2004 in good conditions these days.
@9:54 I just picked myself up a nice brand new Klein 1005RINS but dang if I don't like those Snap On crimpers too
100% agree!
If i have to splice 2 open wire without the need for it to be detachable, i'll solder. But if it's going to be plugged and unplugged, i'll crimp.
Thanks god bless
290k on mine.
I only recently convinced my mom to stop twisting and taping joints
my fiberglass fenders didnt even include a mounting hold for the headlight and I don't feel comfortable mounting my new headlights with one screw any ideas
Wrong
There's a secret to soldering. Bad solder joints come from dirty wire, a cruddy tip, or not enough heat. Soldering is easy all day if the prep is good. And hard to impossible if it isn't.
2:27 Butane don't get hot enough. Boy, since when does fire get hot enough.
Outstanding
I did this swap but I’m building for track, I no longer want to run spacers I want to find a wheel that will clear the calipers with no spacers
With the Lamb of God shirt!? I see you, kickass band
Hmmm seems like both methods work just about anywhere and there are positives and negatives to both methods.
Mate, if you want to crimp instead of SOLDERING, then that is up to you. Anything where there is movement or corrosion has to be SOLDERED. And it is called SOLDER,NOT SODDER.
Bro this was so helpful. Cheers!
Yes. When connecting wires together NASA prefers crimping. I see that some people comment about how the crimper some of the jobs they've used a crimper and it ended up failing. I wonder if they used those cheap under $10 do it all wire cutter, striper and crimper pliers. Or maybe they just did the crimp job with some pliers. NASA has specific procedures and steps to follow when crimping.
Will this work on my 98 GS300?
Both work, but crimping seems easier than soldering. One thing he didn't use was soldering paste or dielectric grease. The funny thing is that cars use crimping on connectors, no soldering. So maybe he has a point.
16:18 Why didn't you try to bend if at halfway point as you did with the soldered one ? It will break just as easy.
Any recommendations on better quality company’s I can buy a hks bumper from ?
Good Video --
Look good
Bro what do I gotta pay you to work on my 2002 is300?
I am going through all of these old videos and enjoying it, but still have no idea what is wrong with my 200k mile+ '04 but i have faith in one of these videos i will find the solution. 😅
Two years later and still a great video. I've always appreciated your attention to detail when it comes to these IS300 videos. Thanks man 🤠🤙
Hmmm.... I wonder then how will I get my cigarette lighter working... How will I connect my wires to that cigarette lighter if soldering is off-limits.
I've been eye balling some IS300s I really want one
Love the whining alternator sound, its like a lil turbo
A proper soldered joint is better than a proper crimp. A proper crimp is better than an improper soldered joint. The big difference is proper, not the method.
You forgot to remind people to put the insualation shrink stuff on before those naked crimps, the first few times I kept forgetting and ended up with a bit too short wire in the end I kicked myself hard and had to put a extension wire in between to give enough slack
I think it should me the norm now to blow into your new muffler😂😂😂😂
Why not take the whole front end off ? Much easier
You shouldn’t swear. You come across as a nerd that’s trying too hard
I get a lot of comments on my use of language, this is by far my favorite 😂