So I've done a subframe swap to an f4i, and now the battery cables are too short. I need them to be like 6 inches longer. Question I have is does anyone know where I can get the special ends for them? The ends for the battery have special tabs on them, and crimp on to the cable. The other ends I need go to the solenoid switch and those are special ends as well. I don't have pics but I will put some up soon. I know you can buy cables and put regular eyelet crimp on ends which ill probly use for the battery terminals. But the ones on the solenoid Idk about. Best way to describe them is its a very small, long piece of metal that has the end bent up and over and crimped down over the cable. The other end of piece of metal has a small hole which bolts onto the solenoid switch. So I'm thinking of fabricating an aluminum piece and hammering the end down over the cable, and filling it with solder. Any suggestions or better ideas??

 

cut your cable and splice it. easy day.

 

Well I thought of that too but I was told that might be a bad idea... Think it'll be fine?

 

yes, it should be fine if done properly. Trust me, I am an Aircraft electrician. If you contact an electrical supply store, they should be able to supply you with a splice large enough to do a battery cable. it should only be an 8 or 10 gauge wire. if you cannot find a big enough splice, then you could solder them together and then use an environmental heat shrink to protect the splice. just make sure that when you do it that you verify your connection with a meter, and then when you hook it all up, run the starter a few times and see how hot the spliced parts get to make sure that there isnt a lot of resistance in your splice. sometimes, if you use too much solder, you will find that the solder will add resistance to the circuit, so you have to be aware of that, but it can be done. you may also want to think about adding an in line fuse since the wire will be so long. if you have any questions, just let me know.

 

With a direct current system, the longer the cable the higher the resistance. But in all reality, 6 inches isn't really going to make that much of a difference with the resistance of the wire so you shouldn't have any worries.

 

well i called up local junk yard and they had a bunch of used cables from different bikes. Found exactly what i needed. problem solved. yay. thx a lot anyways guys!