I have a few boxes of various spade connectors from over the years, and my son while wiring an amp into his Hyundai had helped himself.. with poor results. I have a good quality crimper (one of those ratcheting levered ones) but still these cheapo spades seem fairly easy to pull off - and on the really small wires it's hard to find the right size heat shrink to grip the wire. On his wiring I ended up tightly electrical taping everything individually, then as a group.
It made me wonder, what to use on a stiffly sprung, hot and exposed-to-the-elements '33, which will inevitably be a much harsher environment than a comfy compact hatchback
I once used military-spec connectors for the bulkhead connectors, but that was years ago and a military friend had specialty tools.
Are bullet connectors better than spade?
Are there better quality versions somewhere?
Am I right in thinking soldering would always be better than crimping?
heat shrink vs electrical tape?
I have rolls of that split wiring loom wrap that worked well on previous projects - good enough?
I want to do the wiring properly, neatly and reliably - it seems every car I've ever bought has a rats-nest of wiring, and problems usually are in the middle of it.