Right, i wanna extend my loom to hide it
Do i need to use any specific cables? crimps etc?
stu
Extending a loom
Right, i wanna extend my loom to hide it
Do i need to use any specific cables? crimps etc?
stu
soldering and heat shrink is the best way and use the same guage of wires. Easy way is to get another loom an chop out the bit you want to extend
As above dude, a donor loom is the way to go as it is a mine field of wire gauge when extending! Also this way you get exact colour matches, invaluable if tracing any future faults Be sure to tin up and solder/heatwrap.
I have just finished making one, a total PITA but fly as **** as you know
well its not for a nova, its for the dub
may be able to nick a loom from somewhere else though
what am i doing in between wires? in line splices? Soldered and heatshrinked?
buy proper ratchet crimp pliers, not the stupid 'halfords styee' plier ones.
better to solder and heat-shrink than crimp anyway, its almost as fast and an iron is cheaper than crimps and pliers
Mine wasn't for a Nova, I wish it was
Best to tin up the two wires with solder and solder them together parallel mate, then heat shrink. I have been modifying a loom on my mates Mini too and he fits cctv and alarms and says that is the way to solder.
Agreed with Mr ML too, proper ratchet crimpers and proper bullets [insert RAF firearms joke here] - if need be.
Last edited by L14MNP; 14-10-08 at 11:06 PM.
surely he cant be that good or he'd have done it himself?Originally Posted by L14MNP
im unhappy
I missed out the word 'helping'
How is the financial climate in your country at present sir?
it is drastic, its now 58 chickens for a camel. it used to be 56+3goose eggs
ive now taken to drinking grey-water and selling all my electricity. ive also modified my Dyno to back-feed to the grid. you know, credit crunch and all.....
Solder is a no no.
google vehicle wiring products for all the groovy gear you need
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