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Message: [QUOTE="Charles, post: 433458, member: 103"] The link I posted to Ladd industries is where I bought the tool. If Deutsch makes it, they sell it... And yes, if you have OEM connectors on something like, say a cummins engine with the DT series Deutsch connectors, you can absolutely pin them out and into any DT series shell you choose, and make any sub-harness you wish to have that connector plug into. The nice thing about the newer lines, like the DT found on the cummins engines (the same series I use on everything) is that the pin retaining method is what they call "wedgelocks". Where a plastic wedge clips into place on the FACE side of the connector, so that in order to remove a wire/pin you simply remove the wedgelock and then from the FACE side of the connector you disengage the spring clip for that wire/pin and pull it out the back of the connector. 126,000 times if you want without breaking anything, or messing anything up. And it takes all of 5 seconds to start with a fully assembled connector and have any wire/pin out of it. If you've ever had experience disassembling a connector with backside retainer disengagement via an insertion tool alongside the wire itself... then you FULLY understand why the FACE side method is so outstanding. If you ever play with them, you will love them. They make life very easy, and very reliable when it comes to wire connections. Hell, I use Deutsch connectors to simply terminate a harness and just leave the plug dangling to keep the wires out of places they shouldn't. Then if I need to use some of them I'll pin those out and pin them into another shell. They really are good products. And the available product line is staggering. From PCB headers, to PCB enclosures, to large metal connectors, to bulkhead connections.... you name it. On Edit: The link posted ^ is exactly the same tool I use. It is a super high quality tool. [/QUOTE]