Messy wires in VR engine bay.

[Vr6_Dog]

Does everyone have this problem? There seems to be wires with old electrical tape on them running everywhere. Has anyone neatened theirs up or just retaped them. How can you make it look a little tidier? Is there a casing you can wrap them in?

[Tim]

jaycar sell the electrical conduit type stuff i think its called. u can use that or just tape it up new. but yeah. some parts of the wiring in my car are starting to look a bit tatty these days too

[Golfer]

I used the electrical conduit in my GL engine bay, as it was starting to look pretty tatty as well...

I think it came up ok, I hope you can see it well enough...



Cheers!!!
JHN

[peedman]

Some stuff u just cant get to. In some areas the white insulator wrap has turned black and can just be cracked off. Im not really worried since nobody looks underneath, the neatest would be to rewrap it with electrical tape i think. The electrical insulator (like heat shrink but no shrinking lol) is good but requires an open end so u can feed the wire into it.

[Tim]

the stuff jaycar sells is split and u can put it around the wires and then just snap-lock it back together

[peedman]

Are u talking about the black stuff with sorta mini up and down ridges? If u want cheaper alternatives head to bunnings and buy their plastic hoses which is the same and cut it urself.

[Golfer]

Are u talking about the black stuff with sorta mini up and down ridges? If u want cheaper alternatives head to bunnings and buy their plastic hoses which is the same and cut it urself.

Yeah, that's the stuff...

I bought 10 metres for about $20, and used every inch... Such a worthwile investment IMO that I feel the $$$'s was worth it...

In the pic I posted, look at the top left and top right of the engine bay; that looming I've done with the conduit is the most apparent... It really neatens things up and you can get the stuff into any nook and cranny you need to, as it just slides on and snaps back into place...

If you can cheap it and still get the same quality job go for it, but the $$$'s spent is soooooooo worth it

Cheers!!!
JHN

[Vr6_Dog]

Looks great golfer thats exactly what I was looking for. Did you buy it from Jaycar?

[Golfer]

No, I think it was a Supercheap Auto jobbie...

It's avaliable at most auto stores I'm sure, but some are more expensive than others ...

Cheers!!!
JHN

[Golf Loon]

That stuff is better than insulation tape that goes gooey with heat.

[Gigitt]

that conduit is called "Loom Tube" at Jaycar.

http://www.jaycar.com.au/ShowLargephoto.asp?id=1485&IMAGE=

Peosonally I think Loom Tube it looks Tacky and Cheap.

I prefer using cable ties.
It allows me to keep the oem wiring flow when cable runs splits up and Small wire runs fitted with Loom Tube look big and bulky.

Another alternative is the "Spiral Binding"...

http://www.jaycar.com.au/ShowLargephoto.asp?id=1481&IMAGE=

just wind it around wires to keep them together nomatter what thinkness... cut them to differnet lengths etc. Does not bulk up small wire runs.

[Vr6_Dog]

Some nice work there gigitt.

[Golfer]

Peosonally I think Loom Tube it looks Tacky and Cheap.

I prefer using cable ties.
It allows me to keep the oem wiring flow when cable runs splits up and Small wire runs fitted with Loom Tube look big and bulky.

Another alternative is the "Spiral Binding"...

I used 3 different sizes of loom tube to suit the thickness of the wiring run required, hence why my engine bay doesn't look ridiculous with thick loom tube running everywhere...

Spiral binding is also a fantastic way of looming your wires. It's simply a matter of personal preference

John