Electrical Show Off Your Battery Terminals

[Potomus Pete]

All my vehicles have always had loose, lame terminals. Because I suck at wires. Tell how its done the right way. My car is now car show ready but lacking of a decent battery look. One pic. is my fox. The other one is my Tacoma. Both have pennies to keep them tight. I want to cut them off and put a cool looking terminal on. Can you put websites on where materials can be found.

 

[Mstng93SSP]

I use factory cables and have never had an issue. I have never had luck with those universal terminals like you have on your car.

 

[Potomus Pete]

I was wondering if anybody uses the copper lug and then squeezes the wire on with pliers.

 

[a91what]

I lug all of my wires.. or do a full solder pot fill.. crimp lugging has a nice finish if done correctly with the right tools, I borrow a high-press crimper from work when I do mine.

 

[Potomus Pete]

If I had a small blowtorch and heated it up could, or would the solder stick to the brass lug and copper wire. I am thinking about buying heavy gauge wire on Amazon and making my own custom set up

 

[nickyb]

Here's my mess,I kinda like the quick release one.

 

[General karthief]

I bought the heavy cable with the ends already made on at slow reilly and the make my own starter cable using a butain torch to add the lugs.

 

[Potomus Pete]

Will a butane torch mate copper to lug. Thats what I want to . Me and nickyb have to get out of our cars sometimes and jiggle them so we can go

 

[Potomus Pete]

Im going to get a torch this weekend and try my luck.Sick of this look. Wanna have a cool look. With shut off

 

[General karthief]

You ain't gonna get near the top of that battery with fire are you?

 

[Potomus Pete]

Yes Im going to weld the copper wire to the battery top. Thats the solid connection that I need.

 

[Potomus Pete]

Not

 

[a91what]

You drunk?

 

[Potomus Pete]

I like foolin with Karthief...Hes always so serious

 

[a91what]

I'm not sure we know the same guy. . The guy I know doesn't look serious at all.

 

[General karthief]

I'm seriously not serious and I have pics to prove it.

 

[nickyb]

Will a butane torch mate copper to lug. Thats what I want to . Me and nickyb have to get out of our cars sometimes and jiggle them so we can go

Not me ,my mess starts her up every single time.We just keep on Rollin along with the grace from the Lord above.(Good old zep)

 

[Potomus Pete]

I just went out to Target to get some Redvines, and look I have an angry.... My first angry..I have two disagrees love it. Well hopefully by the end of this weekend I will have a nice battery set up

 

[General karthief]

I'm honored to be your first
It actually was not pointed at you but myself, I could see (in my cartoon mind, remember that) you trying to weld that penny to the battery post, yes I almost believed you.

 

[7991LXnSHO]

I was wondering if anybody uses the copper lug and then squeezes the wire on with pliers.

I have crimped with crimp dies in a bench vice. I have used my plumbing pencil tip torch to solder them on. I use the butane for lighter materials, but if you hold it there long enough, it may work. If wire terminals are both soldered and crimped, they should not separate, and there is no room for corrosion to form on the inside.
The quick repair terminals make anticorrosion battery terminal spray a requirement. My battery terminals and quick disconnect are coated in the red spray anyway, but to keep this type of end making good contact, disassemble it, clean, dry and spray all the parts, assemble and touch up the spray coating.