Local shop for electrical supplies?

[ariacode]

Anyone know of a shop similar to Cycle Terminal or Eastern Beaver in the Bay Area?

I want to wire my farkles correctly and prefer to be able to go in and check stuff out in person (and have a place to run to when I screw up my last terminal, etc...)

I ran down to San Mateo Electronics but they're not really an autoparts store and didn't have the terminal selection I was looking for.

 

[zammer]

I'd love to learn of a local shop I could use in a pinch. I've used eastern beaver before and the service is great but shipping takes quite a while, or costs a lot to express from Japan.

Ebay has been more reliable for me recently but would be nice to have at least one local brick and mortar that carried weatherproof/automotive fittings.

 

[planegray]

West Marine carries a pretty good assortment of quality terminals, and a few connectors

 

[ariacode]

West Marine carries a pretty good assortment of quality terminals, and a few connectors

Thanks, I'll check them out.

 

[dravnx]

Electronics Plus in San Rafael.

 

[ariacode]

Electronics Plus in San Rafael.

Wow, that looks really promising.

And it's just a block away from Sol Food!

 

[dravnx]

Wow, that looks really promising.

And it's just a block away from Sol Food!

Yep, another good reason to shop at EP.

My GF found their chicken recipe. I'm a lucky guy.

 

[Dyn Blin]

... I've used eastern beaver before and the service is great but shipping takes quite a while, or costs a lot to express from Japan...

The issue often with local shops is range of inventory when trying to stick close to OEM or have a specialty need.

You might want to check out Joe at cycleterminal.com . He has most the quality items that Jim has at Eastern beaver, but ships from NJ, and has been able to order some specialty items for some car restoration projects.

 

[HeatXfer]

Electronics Plus in San Rafael.

I second that. If you want to farkle (I hate that word) correctly then that's the place. They've got everything necessary for a professional job: Molex connector tools, Deutsch, Weather-Pack you name it they've got it.

 

[ariacode]

I second that. If you want to farkle (I hate that word) correctly then that's the place. They've got everything necessary for a professional job: Molex connector tools, Deutsch, Weather-Pack you name it they've got it.

Perfect, thanks! Agreed re: "farkles".

 

[stever]

+10000 on CycleTerminal, good prices and big selection. Also have used corsa-technic.com and they usually have the dimensions of the connectors and terminals so you can check against what you are looking for.

 

[TerryM]

...My GF found their chicken recipe. I'm a lucky guy.

Yep. Available on the Chronicle's website. (sorry for the thread-jack OP, and +1 for Electronics Plus in SR)

 

[dravnx]

Yep. Available on the Chronicle's website. (sorry for the thread-jack OP, and +1 for Electronics Plus in SR)

I think she mentioned she found it there. I would give good money for their hot sauce recipe.

 

[RightCoastBias]

Al Lasher's in Berkeley seems to have everything.

 

[TerryM]

I think she mentioned she found it there. I would give good money for their hot sauce recipe.

I haven't tried this and don't know the accuracy, but reads like it may be close - Sol Food Pique Sauce

 

[dravnx]

I haven't tried this and don't know the accuracy, but reads like it may be close - Sol Food Pique Sauce

Awesome. Looks like the right stuff. If it works out, I own you lunch.