Where to get misc wiring harness plugs

fellfrosch7 · 01-24-2004, 12:51 AM

Does anyone know of any online shops that sell just the bare plugs that are used in automotive wiring harnesses? I don't mean just Subaru-specific, but a variety of multi-pin connectors - for example, something like the ECU plugs, or the instrument panel plugs.

nhluhr · 01-24-2004, 02:10 AM

http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage....ctGroup_ID=121

http://www.action-electronics.com/molex.htm

wrx plus · 01-24-2004, 05:38 PM

Radio Shack, carries the plastic plugs, male and female, you can get them without wires and put your own in to build just about anything.

fellfrosch7 · 01-25-2004, 04:25 AM

Thanks for the help - but all of these places carry Molex type plugs, which are good for generic work.

Specifically, the WRX instrument panel has 3 plugs on the back of it - a 10 pin, a 14 pin, and a 30 pin. These are proprietary, not off the shelf, and I'm wondering if I'll even be able to find them for individual sale.

nhluhr · 01-25-2004, 07:17 AM

only if you buy them in quantities of several thousand.

avk · 01-25-2004, 11:10 AM

On photos, WRX-style instrument cluster plugs look like standard PCB type, only keyed in a non-standard way. If that's true and you don't care for the keys, you may find at least some of them at Digi-Key. You need to know the pitch (probably 10 pins/inch) and dimensions of the plug.
Used them once w. good results. They sell in any quantity, I needed just one plug and a set of pins (sockets).

wagons_ho! · 01-25-2004, 02:24 PM

I had to buy these in quantities of 100 plugs and 6000 terminals each for a project I had in mind. Plus below minimum package quantity fees of 50 per item, plus 100 expedite fee because the total order was less than 3000 USD. Plus FedEx, brokerage, taxes, duties.. Total (for 300 plugs and 6000 terminals) would have come to 2200 bux.

I said "no thank you", and went scavenging at the wreck yard..

01-24-2004, 12:51 AM	#1
fellfrosch7 Scooby Specialist Member#: 2389 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Las Vegas, NV Vehicle: '98 Impreza L Wagon '90 Talon TSi AWD	Where to get misc wiring harness plugs Does anyone know of any online shops that sell just the bare plugs that are used in automotive wiring harnesses? I don't mean just Subaru-specific, but a variety of multi-pin connectors - for example, something like the ECU plugs, or the instrument panel plugs.

01-24-2004, 02:10 AM	#2
nhluhr John Wayne Toilet Paper Moderator Member#: 7327 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Seattle, WA Vehicle: 2008 Mazdaspeed3 Black Mica	http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage....ctGroup_ID=121 http://www.action-electronics.com/molex.htm Last edited by nhluhr; 01-24-2004 at 02:22 AM.

01-25-2004, 11:10 AM	#6
avk Scooby Specialist Member#: 17252 Join Date: Apr 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ Vehicle: '95 GF6 340; No Cash on Board	On photos, WRX-style instrument cluster plugs look like standard PCB type, only keyed in a non-standard way. If that's true and you don't care for the keys, you may find at least some of them at Digi-Key. You need to know the pitch (probably 10 pins/inch) and dimensions of the plug. Used them once w. good results. They sell in any quantity, I needed just one plug and a set of pins (sockets). Last edited by avk; 01-25-2004 at 02:33 PM.

01-25-2004, 02:24 PM	#7
wagons_ho! Scooby Specialist Member#: 16574 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC	Project I had to buy these in quantities of 100 plugs and 6000 terminals each for a project I had in mind. Plus below minimum package quantity fees of 50 per item, plus 100 expedite fee because the total order was less than 3000 USD. Plus FedEx, brokerage, taxes, duties.. Total (for 300 plugs and 6000 terminals) would have come to 2200 bux. I said "no thank you", and went scavenging at the wreck yard..

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01-24-2004, 05:38 PM	#3
wrx plus Scooby Specialist Member#: 42253 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Hampton, Va. Vehicle: 2003 RWD WRX Alcohol injected, WRB	Radio Shack, carries the plastic plugs, male and female, you can get them without wires and put your own in to build just about anything.

01-25-2004, 04:25 AM	#4
fellfrosch7 Scooby Specialist Member#: 2389 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Las Vegas, NV Vehicle: '98 Impreza L Wagon '90 Talon TSi AWD	Thanks for the help - but all of these places carry Molex type plugs, which are good for generic work. Specifically, the WRX instrument panel has 3 plugs on the back of it - a 10 pin, a 14 pin, and a 30 pin. These are proprietary, not off the shelf, and I'm wondering if I'll even be able to find them for individual sale.

01-25-2004, 07:17 AM	#5
nhluhr John Wayne Toilet Paper Moderator Member#: 7327 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Seattle, WA Vehicle: 2008 Mazdaspeed3 Black Mica	only if you buy them in quantities of several thousand.