wiring loom

Post by **s.richardson** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:30 pm

ello everyone, started stripown of splitty this week ,took wings off ,headlamp wiring not coluor coded, hopfully i can get one for this 1955 ,or will one off a later one do ,as they are coded im guessing,if so ill rip it out without taking notes and use workshop manual/other moggy for reference,any thoughtds ,cheers steve

Post by **Cam** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:32 pm

Well, it would not hurt to put little bits of tape on saying what goes where, but if you are electrially minded you can figure it out with a multimeter later anyway.

Post by **s.richardson** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:37 pm

ello cam ,its knackered anyway ,so its coming out ,im just hoping new looms are colour coded ,ill phone bull motif tommorow ,steve

Post by **lowedb** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 1:21 pm

I think they are all colour coded. It's just that the colour fades on the old fabric covered ones. If you peel back some of the outer braiding you should still find it underneath where it's protected from light.

Had one car once where every wire was colour coded green! It did have coloured rings on the bullet connectors but thats not much help in the middle of the wiring loom!

Post by **Leyland** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:35 pm

Hi
There are a number of looms on the market.
Could I suggest you double check that you gaet the right one for your model.
A couple of years ago I had to get one for a 62 model. This was a transitional car (one that was between trafficator arms and the orange flashing indicators. Worked off an 8 way relay and the brake lights)
Well, supplier said it was the right one and of course I then found that there was no wiring within the loom for the 8 way unit.
Giving the chassis number should help. But as I say double check from experience.
Ty

Post by **Multiphonikks** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:26 pm

When I'm taking wiring off I always number the wires with a sharpie - and take lots of photos.

Never had problems that way - And while a sharpie is perminant it's useful for future reference!

Post by **s.richardson** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:36 pm

cheers girls & boys , ideally id like one made up for alternator not dynamo, a long way off yet ,the whole engine bays being stripped so should look good , cant be much to it on a 1955 car!!!!! ,steve

Post by **Gareth** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 7:35 pm

...famous last words...