I need to replace the positive battery cables on my '99 SLE. Am I going to get a GM reaming to do this job or does someone make decent aftermarket parts?

Anybody got parts numbers for both factory and any replacement?

Junkyard isn't an option? You may as well check to see if there are any good pieces in a local yard. Doesn't hurt to look!

Nah. I figure any junkyard cable is going to be just as crappy as mine. If I'm going to have to crawl under the car, I don't mind spending a few bux to get it right.

Positive, 96-99 non-supercharged:
Negative 98-99 non supercharged:
www.gmpartsdirect.com
I suggest doing both if you're going to do one.

have you tried looking around your generic parts stores, like autozone and stuff?

EDIT: just checked autozone'* website, appearantly they dont have anything

NAPA has them. I did a search and found 2 for the positive. They didn't have a negative listed

Postive - http://www.napaonline.com/cgi-bin/nc...grpid=55680590

http://www.napaonline.com/cgi-bin/nc...grpid=55680599

**** for those prices I would be buying 2ga audio wire and making my own!

For OE parts, those arent bad prices at all.

Update: The positive cable comes apart! I tugged at the red insulator portion and was able to disassemble the parts.

The connector to the positive wire is a flat metal piece that is sandwched between two odd-shaped, conical washers. it was extremely corroded, so I used a wire brush and my cordless drill to brighten it up.

I then used a wire brush on my bench grinder to clean the corrosion off the conical washers, reassembled, and it'* as good as new.

Might look that way on the outside, but what kind of corrosion is working it'* way through the actual cable?

Just measure the cables for length, and head to your local parts store. A cable is pretty much a cable. One of the few things are cars these days that are an "industry standard". Heck, even WalMart carries a pretty good selection.

Or, as mentioned before, get some monster sized audio cables and make your own. Bigger the cable, lower the resistance.