Birds Nest

[Paul H]

The wiring under the dash of my Vitesse looks like a birds nest . A mixture of my work and previous owners . Any practical suggestions on procedure to tidy up 

Paul 

[Colin Lindsay]

Cable ties, and plenty of them, are a start. Work out what needs to go where with no strain on the cabling; start at one end and align the wiring into one long uniform line, tying every few inches as you go. Long single cables for accessories which have been added later can be tied to the outside of the loom, looped if required to take up any slack. If you really want to go for a 'covered over' look, wrap it in that split plastic tubing - the split conduit hose stuff, that will cover a multitude of sins and just leave one protective outer tube visible. I've used it on headlamp and overdrive wiring and it's good stuff.

[Pete Lewis]

fire off a can of builders foam  it will set everything in sight all tided up 

you wont ever get in the car again but no chaffing 

Ha !

split Kopex is the stuff  that colin refers too 

Pete

 

[Wagger]

'Spiroband' was another trade name. Worked well as it allows exits every turn. Not as neat as the original harness tape though, but that is tedious.

 

[Badwolf]

As a start, get a bag of velcro style cable ties off fleabay and tidy up the wiring as you find extra bits. I have found that when you start to tidy up you always find rogue wires after you have tie wraped them. Once everything is neat, then tie wrap. Of course you can always leave the velcro wraps in place, ready for the next spare wire that comes drifting by. The non branded ones and fairly cheap if you look around.

This is the type..

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234307373027?hash=item368dcec7e3:g:~vEAAOSwN19hoiOj

 

[dougbgt6]

Yup, there's always something else to add or change, the plastic waste I've caused! Cutting re-wrapping, cutting.............Until I got a set of those, originally in the guitar effect pedal section.

Dou

 

[68vitesse]

Have used the soft plastic coated wire sold for fixing plants to supports.

Permanent or temporary, user's choice.

Regards

Paul.

[Pete Lewis]

thats green .........you got plants in the car  Ha ! 

good idea 

Pete

[68vitesse]

2 hours ago, Pete Lewis said:

thats green .

Isn't there a big push to go green?.

Regards

Paul.

[Colin Lindsay]

28 minutes ago, 68vitesse said:

Isn't there a big push to go green?.

Regards

Paul.

Only on the indicator / wipers / horns / tail light circuit...

[PeteH]

1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said:

Only on the indicator / wipers / horns / tail light circuit...

I think the word could be “verdigris”. Loves copper.!

 

 

 

[Colin Lindsay]

Sounds like a cooking ingredient. "We don't use oil, we cook all our products in verdi-grease..."

I've to rewire my Vitesse bonnet later today, all the cabling will be sorted, nicely aligned, then tied with cable ties every few inches, with Pete's Kopex covering the areas that feed through the bodywork.

Sadly this is the second time, the floor is still littered with cut cable ties from where the bonnet had to come off again following the first fitting...