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@RAGINGMATT had some repops for sale I think.
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Perfect, I sent you a PM
If you need it... @RAGINGMATT ’s got it!!
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take note Splangy :
theirs NO locking Tabs on those terminals & No Color coded tracer stripe Wire Professionally Crimped onto those Tang-less
Double Open Barrel Terminals But , i guess in your haste to throw me & My well thought out Reproduction Turn-Key
Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 Parts Kit under the Bus , You Missed all that .........................
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Unless I’m missing something, I don’t see how anyone was thrown under the bus. I asked for a parts source and given two. I passed the information along to the person I was inquiring for.@deliverance
take note Splangy :
theirs NO locking Tabs on those terminals & No Color coded tracer stripe Wire Professionally Crimped onto those Tang-less
Double Open Barrel Terminals But , i guess in your haste to throw me & My well thought out Reproduction Turn-Key
Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 Parts Kit under the Bus , You Missed all that .........................
This thread can be closed.
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take note Splangy :
theirs NO locking Tabs on those terminals & No Color coded tracer stripe Wire Professionally Crimped onto those Tang-less
Double Open Barrel Terminals But , i guess in your haste to throw me & My well thought out Reproduction Turn-Key
Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 Parts Kit under the Bus , You Missed all that .........................
He asked where he could find them. I provided a source I was aware of and you got butt-hurt. I made no reference to your part nor made an attempt to compare the two.
Where’s that shoulder shrug emoji?
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Matt's stuff is Toyota OE quality -
I've been disappointed with stuff I've bought from that ebay seller. It's usually Chi-Com level parts for the cheap stuff markets.
Why buy it twice?
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Though I don't think Splangy meant any dishonor to Ragingmatt, this subject does bring up something that people should know when trying to purchase electrical connectors for any vehicle, especially these old trucks.
There is a lot more to knowing what terminals correctly fit into what connector housings than people may be aware of. Every manufacturer has their own unique terminals for THEIR connector housings. Sometimes they may fit another companies housings, other times they don't. A company may say "My connector takes standard 6.3mm open barrel terminals" well there is no such thing as "standard 6.3mm open barrel terminals"! 6.3mm only refers to the WIDTH of the terminal NOT how it locks into the connector housing nor if it is a "locking type terminal" meaning it is designed to lock to it's mating terminal which is NOT what you want in a multiple terminal connector! I recently got burned by a supplier who sold me terminals that were supposed to fit into the oil pressure sending unit and water temp housings. They were 6.3mm, they had the correct locking tabs and were open barrel type. However when I tried to use them I discovered they were about .005 too LONG! It was just enough that they would not lock into the housing correctly. I could force them into the housing but then I could not get them out again! Sure I could have used them, knowing that no one I sold them to would probably ever need to remove them again, but that is not how one should conduct business. The company refused to take them back so I recycled them. Later they contacted me with an apology stating their dies used to stamp these terminals had worn and was producing oversize parts. They sent me a new order no charge! The new ones worked perfectly.
Anyway, a lot of research goes into making sure these connectors and terminals mate and fit correctly. Order from people who have taken the time to do this research. FYI Matt is the only source I know of for those round gauge cluster connectors with the correct terminals. He is my supplier for these!
There is a lot more to knowing what terminals correctly fit into what connector housings than people may be aware of. Every manufacturer has their own unique terminals for THEIR connector housings. Sometimes they may fit another companies housings, other times they don't. A company may say "My connector takes standard 6.3mm open barrel terminals" well there is no such thing as "standard 6.3mm open barrel terminals"! 6.3mm only refers to the WIDTH of the terminal NOT how it locks into the connector housing nor if it is a "locking type terminal" meaning it is designed to lock to it's mating terminal which is NOT what you want in a multiple terminal connector! I recently got burned by a supplier who sold me terminals that were supposed to fit into the oil pressure sending unit and water temp housings. They were 6.3mm, they had the correct locking tabs and were open barrel type. However when I tried to use them I discovered they were about .005 too LONG! It was just enough that they would not lock into the housing correctly. I could force them into the housing but then I could not get them out again! Sure I could have used them, knowing that no one I sold them to would probably ever need to remove them again, but that is not how one should conduct business. The company refused to take them back so I recycled them. Later they contacted me with an apology stating their dies used to stamp these terminals had worn and was producing oversize parts. They sent me a new order no charge! The new ones worked perfectly.
Anyway, a lot of research goes into making sure these connectors and terminals mate and fit correctly. Order from people who have taken the time to do this research. FYI Matt is the only source I know of for those round gauge cluster connectors with the correct terminals. He is my supplier for these!
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