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I was wondering whether it is worth trying to repair my wiring loom - wiring looks ok except the cloth insulation is missing from quite a bit of it (mice?). If I did decide to reinsulate - can this be done aftermarket with anything stronger than normal insulation tape - or should I not be such a cheapskate and just fork out for a new loom?
Replace wiring loom?
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beero
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Re: Replace wiring loom?
If you are not worried about originality go to this site.
http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/V ... mepage.php
They have various sleeving systems.
I used the spiral binding in the engine bay and the PVC sleeving for the wiring under the car.
If you have any wires that are not bright copper strands then you would be best renewing them.
You can buy most colours and sizes from VWP as well.
http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/V ... mepage.php
They have various sleeving systems.
I used the spiral binding in the engine bay and the PVC sleeving for the wiring under the car.
If you have any wires that are not bright copper strands then you would be best renewing them.
You can buy most colours and sizes from VWP as well.
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IslipMinor
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Re: Replace wiring loom?
Vehicle Wiring Products are excellent - have used them many times, not just for the MInor.
'Harness' tape is about the same strength as insulation tape, but has no adhesive. You start at one end and wrap the tape over itself, then work along the harness to the other end, where a single wrap round of insulating tape finishes it off. For the varies arms and legs of the harness, start at the main harness end and repeat the process. Bit like handlebar tape on a pushbike!
If your existing loom is in basically good condition, Autosparks in Nottingham will recover it for you. Just strip off all the old braiding, remake any iffy connections, tape up each junction and keep a sample of the old braiding. They did ours in 1998 almost on a 'while you wait' basis (~2hours), could not have asked for more. The cost was less than for a new loom at the time, and I had added almost as many 'new' circuits as there were in the original harness.
This is the link to them:
http://www.autosparks.co.uk/
'Harness' tape is about the same strength as insulation tape, but has no adhesive. You start at one end and wrap the tape over itself, then work along the harness to the other end, where a single wrap round of insulating tape finishes it off. For the varies arms and legs of the harness, start at the main harness end and repeat the process. Bit like handlebar tape on a pushbike!
If your existing loom is in basically good condition, Autosparks in Nottingham will recover it for you. Just strip off all the old braiding, remake any iffy connections, tape up each junction and keep a sample of the old braiding. They did ours in 1998 almost on a 'while you wait' basis (~2hours), could not have asked for more. The cost was less than for a new loom at the time, and I had added almost as many 'new' circuits as there were in the original harness.
This is the link to them:
http://www.autosparks.co.uk/
Last edited by IslipMinor on Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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