hidden wiring

[Scorpma82]

hi guys,

Quick question, has anyone hidden the wiring in there car or have they paid someone to do it??????
(i prefer to do it myself) how was it done????

[geezer101]

This guy with the Scorpion/Sapporo in Argentina has done a very good job at hiding his wiring around the engine bay -
http://www.sigma-galant.com/viewtopic.p ... ina#p62732
I don't think it will be that difficult but as always the planning and patience thing helps

[Scorpma82]

great work there......i still cant get my head around how its done tho

[77galantv6]

* cut
* extend to suit where ever you are hiding it to
* re-connect

anything that has to be out to see, make a different colour or
shrink wrap it all together to either show it off or make it simple

bamm, your done....not quite so easy but that is the theory.

i dont think it really needs to be done, except all wires should be wrapped together and look tidy
nothing worse than wires running everywhere.

you could always make a shiny cover to hide all of them in...

[Scorpma82]

yeah i have cinsidered that

i actually used condulated tubing to neaten in up a lil and also ran relocated the coil onto the chassis rail and ran almost all the wiring and associated parts (such electronic ignition box and relays and so on) under the battery

it did neaten in up quite a bit...but still looked rushed and unprofessional

[foxpsi]

I have done a heap of hidden wiring on commodore engine bays and their looms are x3 the size of these older cars.
Take your time and plan ahead you need to get from point a to point b without going in the engine bay make shure you don't run wiring where it might rub like over a sharp metal edge or get wet like a spot where water drains or pools.
Insulate it electrical tape works well and use grommets or slip a peace of rubber over any metal edges where it runs over tie it out of the way with cable ties.
Label the wiring before you cut it eg 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, 5a and so on , one loom might be for head lights and the other loom might be for the engine so label the engine loom 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b, 5b and so on so looms don't get mixed up.
when you cut wiring don't do it all in one go stagger your cuts so you don't end up with a big bulge of solder in one spot cut each wire at different lengths if that makes sense.
Solder and heat shrink every wire make sure the connection is clean of oil and dirt before you solder it, ensure your earths are a good solid connection to the chassis clean of paint and dirt, crimp, and solder on a ring terminal.

here a few pics
how i got it

this is what i found poor conections exposed wiring it would have taked alot more work to repair it.




this is what i did with it


got a new loom from a berlina


started to label this is an earth.


did as much as i could with it out of the car then put it in to get all the lengths spot on.



this is where i ran it in the guard across the top of the wheel arch



this was the engine bay earth




did the same with the engine bay loom


inside the guards securing wiring






also just be careful as wires can become brittle when exposed to heat and oil for a period of time i had to repair a few like this.




hope all this helped

[Scorpma82]

YEAH FOXPSI THAT IS A GREAT HELP!!!!!!

OH!!!! and i love what you said to the original wiring loom......i wasnt waiting for a comment like that!!! lmao

[foxpsi]

No problem just happy to help, if you need any questions answered regards to wiring or any thing related just ask mate.
Good luck with it maybe put up some progress pics

[Scorpma82]

will be a long time before theres any progress.....havent even got the car yet lol


just wanna get all the info together so i can tackle it straight away (well....once i've got a car)