Bullet Connectors - Superhawk

[Brian Foose]

Hi everyone!

my rust-oration of a 1965 CB77 is going along nicely, and i am beginning to check out my wiring situation. its hit and miss.

i believe i can use most of what is there, even if the wires are incredibly stiff. unfortunately, some of the bullet connectors have broken off.

theres a site called vintage connections that ive used for years, they have all the 3.5mm bullet connectors youd want for a later honda, but they dont carry the type used in the 60s. (i dont know what they measure, but its smaller by a little.)

does anyone know if theres a place that does carry those smaller bullet connectors or something that will work? i would like to try to keep everything original if i can, but i will replace things with modern parts if i have to... its just that if i have to replace only ONE connector with a 3.5mm modern one, its going to drive me nuts and i will want to replace them all, which means the whole harness, which is stupid and wasteful and shouldnt be done, and so you see my dilemma here...

any thoughts are welcome, thanks in advance!

[Tim Allman]

I bought some connectors a couple of years ago. For very little (< $20 CDN) I got a nice plastic tray containing an assortment of 3.5mm & 4.0mm, male & female along with with some double and triple female connectors. It also came with a remarkably good crimping tool.

You can also reuse the old male connectors if you still have them. The wire is stripped a few mm and soldered at the hole in the business end. (Is that too risqué?) You can heat the connector to melt the solder, grab it with pliers and give it a shake to clear out the hole. And, you won't have to cough up the tariff.