Posted by Willy-N [172.68.58.165] on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 22:02:36 :
In Reply to: Firewall Bulkhead Fitting for Electric, Yes or No? posted by Greg Coffin [172.68.34.7] on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 20:03:28 :
I personally would not use it. One reason those connections are not big enough for your main power from the battery, alternator amp gauge and most likely your head lights. The connections need to be done right so you need the correct crimping tool and be good at making them. Sealing it is very important from water/moisture to stop corrosive problems later. Now they do make these with larger connections for the higher draw wires but you will have to search them out. Count the wires and gauges of them and look around for one set up for all of them. You can also hide a chase nipple that can be sealed off and not splice them at all. I used a chase nipple out the back of the box on the fire wall for the wires to go thru you could not see it and it allowed future wiring later I forgot about. I have saw these types of connectors fail under hoods along with the fuse box assembly's on Dodge Ram trucks I parted out once when I pulled them apart on the fender wall. Never liked this type of connection unless it was in environmental controlled places like in electronic stuff. After saying all that crap. I think it would make a nice bulkhead connector if you shoved the wires thru it and did not use those crimps. You could drill out a couple larger ones for the big wires and leave some for future stuff.
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