Finally found a source for electrical connectors

Have to fix the wiring the PO did when he installed heated grips. Wires were pulling out of the connectors where had plugged into the license plate light (I believe, I still have to sort some of the wiring). A local dealer was nice enough to let me root around in a pile of old harnesses they had, but there were no connectors like the ones I needed. So, next source appeared to be in Japan (with shipping a tariff - eek!). Luckily, found a source in NJ that (hope I don't break rules here) I feel deserves a shout out. https://www.cycleterminal.com/
Good variety, accepts small orders, price was right, shipping was cheap and quick.

 

Here's list of suppliers I've used over the years.
I need to check my paperwork, last year I was able to find ST1100 RR hybrid Sumitomo connector (both 6,3mm and 9,5mm terminals in 1 housing).

https://www.corsa-technic.com
https://www.bmotorsports.com/shop/index.php/cPath/109
https://www.easternbeaver.com
https://www.ksvlooms.com/collections/all-items
https://motorcycleconnectors.com
https://cycleterminal.com
https://www.automotiveconnectors.com/connectors-and-accessories.html
https://www.efihardware.com/products/c293/Connectors
http://www.vintageconnections.com/
https://kojaycat.co.uk/
https://www.3waycomponents.co.uk

 

this is actually fantastic, i needed some of those weird oblong 10-pin sumitomo connectors that go between the main loom and the throttle body for a dumb project and eastern beaver had exactly what i was looking for. thank you sir.

 

You're welcome!

Yeah, I usually start with perusing Sumitomo catalogue for part# of connector I'm looking for. Then I search for that part#. That's how I found those vendors in list above. Some of them were only supplier of connector I was looking for.

 

I had long been familiar with OEM Honda connectors, but it wasn't until I got into OEM Toyota connectors that I really started to understood the OEM connector world.

Sumitomo, Furukawa, Yazaki, TE, etc. all have catalogs, but there are also OEM-only versions of connectors manufactured by aftermarket suppliers. For example, many Sumitomo sealed connectors are marked with a partial Toyota part number, rather than the actual Sumitomo part number, so you can search on either, or both, and may get different results!

Another "essential" supplier for me is hi-1000ec.com (https://www.hi-1000ec.com/), which often fills gaps in my research.
One of the cheapest OEM connector suppliers I've found in the UK is Auto-Click UK (https://www.auto-click.co.uk/Automotive-Connectors). You can also find plenty on eBay, but you often can't tell if they're selling genuine OEM or Chinese knock-offs...

Speaking of which, I have seen loads of OEM-type connectors on Ali-Express, and there are a few Chinese suppliers which pop up in nearly every Google search, but I am still wary of their quality, so I've stuck with Japanese suppliers for now.

To make plug-n-play harnesses I often find myself trying to track down a corresponding male plug for an OEM female socket--which sometimes don't exist (because the male part is always molded into the component, for example). Several sites mentioned above have good cross-reference information, such as Corsa-Technic and hi-1000ec, which can make connector (and terminal!) searching slightly easier.

Ciao,

JZH