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Wiring Loom tape?

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:28 pm
by AndrewSkinner
I have searched the web for hours and looked through hundreds of old posts but cannot find anyone that sells the original style wiring loom tape. :(

Doesn anyone out there remember who sold it? :roll:

Regards Andy

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:32 pm
by Orkney
I 'think' its in the Bull motif pricelist, that or i'm thinking of frosts, one or the other as the only ones i look at :-)

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:34 pm
by Orkney
http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp? ... cat=Wiring

doesnt look like the original type from the pic

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:42 pm
by bigginger
Not entirely sure what you mean by 'original style' tape, 'cos AFAIK the original loom wasn't taped. The best stuff for wrapping the loom is called self amalgamating tape, if you want to Google it - Maplins, for e.g. sell it
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:42 pm
by les
The tape you want is pvc tape non-adhesive, £1.48 a roll from Vehicle wiring products 0115 9305454, mail order, it binds to itself when slightly stretched.

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:47 pm
by Matt
or just ask at your local motor factors!

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:01 pm
by bigginger
les wrote:The tape you want is pvc tape non-adhesive, £1.48 a roll from Vehicle wiring products 0115 9305454, mail order, it binds to itself when slightly stretched.
What, self amalgamating, you mean? ;)
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:03 pm
by AndrewSkinner
thanks for all your replies!

I have lots of the self amalgamating tape at home but about 1/2 year ago someone posted a website that sold tape that had the original pattern on the back (the black and coloured stripe(s) this is the type I would like if anyone knows?

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:18 pm
by bigginger
Never seen that, sorry. If anyone knows, it'll be Jonathon
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:22 pm
by alex_holden

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:32 pm
by bigginger
Well done :D
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:51 pm
by AndrewSkinner
Cheers Alex! thats the stuff! :D

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:00 pm
by les
What, self amalgamating, you mean?
Yes ok! Just like to keep things simple!

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:35 pm
by bigginger
My mistake - I thought "self amalgamating" WAS simple, and it is what the stuff's called :D
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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:46 am
by paulk
Peetee bought some cloth sticky tape that looks very like the original stuff (but no red stiching) Made by a company called certoplast I think. Anyway thats the name inside the reel.

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:16 pm
by Peetee
Yep, sure did. I got it from ebay 'self amalgamating tape' or some such. It is just plain black though.

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:35 pm
by les
It's not SELF AMALGAMATING if you don't stretch it! :D

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:35 am
by Alec
Hello all,

traditional (although not most Minors which have a woven loom covering) is non adhesive (nor is it self amalgamating) PVC and readily available at auto electrical specialists or autojumbles etc. I can seen reason to use self amalgamating tape as the cables are not affected by water oil etc so do not need to be sealed in the loom. Not that the loom tape lets much in anyway as long as it is wrapped well.
Standard insulation tape just does not wrap easily or neatly.

Alec

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:45 pm
by southerly95
If you follow the link below there are several options for safeguarding wiring. They also do stripey coloured wiring to match existing as well which ESM/Bull Motif etc don't do.

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/V ... #twistwrap

Best wishes, John