Wiring loom aesthetics - photos please!

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Sambo42
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Wiring loom aesthetics - photos please!

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Hi folks

Another question for everyone. I'm in the final stages of tidying up the engine bay and having a dilemma about how to make it look - wrap the loom in that split corrugated tubing, or wrap with cloth tape. Can anyone who is particularly proud of their engine bay post a picture (or several) showing how their loom is laid out?

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Sam
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Hola,

ditch the split tube plastic stuff. You're not wiring a house.

The current automotive standard is nylon housing with a cloth tape. Tesa makes an excellent product. Also use it to bunch up the individual wires inside the nylon every 6" or so.

I don't have a really good picture of the harness, but this is a WIP shot of my efi wiring.

Notice also the extra thick packaging where it goes through a body panel or other "sharp" edge.

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Cheers
Steiny
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DRUMMOND wrote:Image
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Drummond your post is such a tease! I can't seem to make the pictures any bigger to see what you're showing...
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Sambo42 wrote:
DRUMMOND wrote:Image
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Drummond your post is such a tease! I can't seem to make the pictures any bigger to see what you're showing...
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TheBender wrote:
Sambo42 wrote:
DRUMMOND wrote:Image
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True craftmanship - thanks so much. I'm going to aim for that....
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