I used to do them all myself as well. I have since gone to buying kits to wire them up, makes for a nice tidy package and speeds things up. I have used K&R, ARC, Painless, Smartwire and Speedwire. I now prefer Speedwire stuff, but its not for the faint of wallet for sure. I like having a main board where everything land with LED's to tell me if there is an issue. Also prefer the serial cables to the switch panel provided.