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Old 04-27-2006, 08:09 AM
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Old 04-27-2006, 09:00 AM
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Beldin is the way to go. They are 7mm however the lifetime warranty means you get a new wire anywhere on the planet if you need it. Wires get brittle over time and if you change your plugs every 100k you are bound to break a stocker (or other wire for that matter). I run them on my car without issue.
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Originally Posted by Rogue
Beldin is the way to go. They are 7mm however the lifetime warranty means you get a new wire anywhere on the planet if you need it. Wires get brittle over time and if you change your plugs every 100k you are bound to break a stocker (or other wire for that matter). I run them on my car without issue.
I'm sold!

Thanks.

Stupid question: so these are only available at NAPA? I'm not sure of a NAPA around me.
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Originally Posted by bonnie94ssei
Stupid question: so these are only available at NAPA? I'm not sure of a NAPA around me.
yes, only napa... shop online, 1994 SSEi, belden wires

2000 SSEi, belden wires
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what do they say on the actual wires? mine say and FEEL like 7mm wires
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Originally Posted by harofreak00
what do they say on the actual wires? mine say and FEEL like 7mm wires

8mm. dont make me go take a pic becuase I just woke up 3 minutes ago
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go take a pic

so maybe the BEL700042 are different from the BEL700431 in the 1mm difference? meaning i should have asked for wires for a series 1 and not series 2
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Guys.... 8mm is the size for certain applications, 7mm for others. The Belden wires for my '97 were supposed to be 7mm, so I asked for a few different sets from different years of Bonneville until I found the ones that were 8mm. IIRC, 1995 and earlier SSEi models are listed as 8mm in Napa'* computer, though '96 and newer is only 7mm.

You're both right. Andrew'* wires are 7mm, and Hans has 8mm on his '93. Call Napa and verify if you want to make sure
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Randman did that ... got the wires in the 8mm. Problem was found that they aren't all the right length. You come up a little short on a couple.


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