Gridgway Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 In my BDR project in its fixer-upper stage, I am doing some small wiring jobs. I expect to be doing some more proper rewiring next winter. I essentially have some Halfords wire 5A and 17A, but that's running out, so need to get some more. I could of course just pop to Halfords and get some more, but I thought I would seek advice on here about what's best. If I look on Polevolt for example, they (only) have thinwall cable in a range of plain colours from 0.5mm (I assume that's 0.5mm square mm cross section) up to 8.5mm. Theie min postage fee is quite high for small orders. Any recommendations of what type of cable to get and who to get it from in reasonably small quantities? Thanks Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony P Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 I've found these folks good to deal with: prompt service and sensible delivery charges: https://www.vehiclewiringproducts.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridgway Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 That looks good Tony, thanks. Looks like thinwall is the thing now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted December 15, 2023 Leadership Team Share Posted December 15, 2023 Polevolt or Autosparks tend to have the best supply, ideally the cable you’re looking for is “1mm thin wall” which will be the same as the majority of the loom. This cable is available in most colour combinations, it’s certainly worth sticking to the correct colours in case of a fault in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Richard Price Posted December 16, 2023 Area Representative Share Posted December 16, 2023 (edited) I’ve used ALM for thin wall wiring for loom modifications and additions. They normally have a great range of sizes and colour combinations. https://www.almsolutions.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_60 for small orders they also list on EBay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223153994869?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=caMWM9FeReK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=Qgzwi6arT4e&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Edited December 16, 2023 by Richard Price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Kay Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 This is very useful: I don't think that we previously found a supplier of wires with tracer colours unless you bought a very long length. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridgway Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 34 minutes ago, Jonathan Kay said: This is very useful: I don't think that we previously found a supplier of wires with tracer colours unless you bought a very long length. Jonathan Vehicle wiring products also do tracers by the meter for 1mm (and possibly above) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 (edited) 12voltplanet will cut to length and have a vast array of colours incl with tracer. All looms (as you’re probably aware) use a colour schema - its just a case of finding the right era for the colours to use (or copy the existing) As an aside, Brother Needham sent me a link to a video of a guy rebuilding an Alfa Junior with a ferrari engine. For the recreation of the loom he used polypropylene rope to map out the routing in the car, taped on offshoots etc where the loom needed to split and labelled it all up. He then transferred it to a board, nailing junction points / transferring the labelling to make it! Simple really! Edited December 16, 2023 by Wrightpayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Richard Price Posted December 16, 2023 Area Representative Share Posted December 16, 2023 (edited) Oops. I posted the wrong link. I meant to post a link for shorter lengths, here:- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325005613591?hash=item4babd81a17:g:WDgAAOSwIxVci5lJ Edited December 16, 2023 by Richard Price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Kay Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 27 minutes ago, Wrightpayne said: All looms (as you’re probably aware) use a colour schema - its just a case of finding the right era for the colours to use (or copy the existing) I have a lot of Caterham wiring diagrams: available to all Members. (And Assembly Guides, Owners Handbooks etc.) "Standard" British wiring colours. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridgway Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 What a great thread. At the moment I'm just doing a few fixes. Next winter I'll be assessing the wiring. I'll take the scuttle off and decide what to do. It's only got two fuses atm, so I'll definitely sort that out. I can see my challenge. Rectifying it rather than a whole new loom! Although if I could get a suitable caterham loom for the period I'd probably go in that direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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