The issue isn't Asia, there are some great tools and parts made in Asia. The
original wheel bearings in your Vanagon were probably made in Japan. I know
the front wheel bearings in all the Mercedes I owned were.

The issue is that Harbor Freight is the Wal-Mart of tools and they resell
the absolute cheapest of anything they can find. And in the case of crimp
connectors, they have gone so far as to make them unreliable.

Tom
www.towercooler.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Max Wellhouse
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 4:59 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Tools

Even the ones at Ace Hardware are made in Asia.  I'll try NAPA though.

Thanks

DM&FS

At 08:41 PM 1/10/2011, Tom Hargrave wrote:
>My experience with Harbor Freight electrical connectors is they are junk.
>
>You are better off buying your terminals at your local parts store.
>
>Tom
>www.towercooler.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
>Rob
>Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 8:01 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Tools
>
>I'm on the road to BBTB visiting on the way down, I'm taking a 'quiet
>day'. I'm redoing some wiring stuff (working on my Vanagon 'because I
>want to' is relaxing for me).
>
>I went to my tool bag and found something missing....
>http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa190/becida/Tools/Tools.jpg
>
>The extra visegrips I bought just for the tool bag were not what I
>was thinking of (they are at home-need more), the long 17mm wrench
>sitting on my bench at home was not what I meant either. The breaker
>bar and socket are still under the back seat, the extra 12-13-14 mm
>wrenches, 6 way screw driver, pliers and head lamp on the far back
>shelf are where they belong. The extra 10mm wrench is by the start
>battery where it belongs. The LED penlight is in the drivers door
>next to the folding knife (with seat belt cutter).
>
>What's missing is my zip lock bag with the electrical connectors,
>rings & splices... I'm not sure when or why I took that out, if i can
>find a Harbor Freight tomorrow I'll fix that.
>
>
>
>Rob
>becida@comcast.net
>Western WA state with a Subaru powered '84 Westy