iti_uk
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 05:38 PM |
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Where to buy wire for a loom
Hi,
Fairly self-explanatory thread, this - I'm after a load of wire, all different colours, with which to make a loom.
I've checked the bay for wire, and found a shop selling 5m lengths of 8A (1mm^2) wire for around £4. I'm wandering if there is anywhere
else I can check for this sort of stuff? Anyone know of anywhere cheap?
Since I'm making a full body loom for an MX5, I need enough different colours to cover the following areas;
- headlights (light power, dip adjust, pop-up motor)
- indicators (front, rear and side)
- horn (a single wire)
- radio head-unit -> speakers
- various rear lights
- windscreen washer and wiper motor
(can't think of anything more off the top of my head)
TIA
Chris
[Edited on 6/4/2010 by iti_uk]
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austin man
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 05:43 PM |
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I bought trailer cable 7 core I believe you can get 12 core as well not bad priced just search the Bay of E.
There is some one on here who makes looms cant recall his name but he has a white 7 type as his avatar
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Mr G
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 05:43 PM |
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The guy selling it on ebay is on this forum iirc so you'd be better off doing a deal on a bulk order on here with him 
Have a search around as i'm sure he's a registered trader and was selling whole looms in his signature
G
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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blakep82
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 05:43 PM |
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you got superlooms eddie on here, or i've bought some from kojaycat off ebay, as he lives up the road from me and does all sorts of plugs etc
with them
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 05:44 PM |
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these guys are the people to speak to
Click me
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Mr G
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 05:45 PM |
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eddie99 superloom linky
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 05:47 PM |
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ive bought a few things off ed now. very good supplier to deal with.
Craig
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big_wasa
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 06:00 PM |
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Got mine from Eddie99 on here ie superlooms.
Tip Top
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jimgiblett
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 06:37 PM |
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If you want lots of colours in relatively small quantities try AES
AES Linky
- Jim
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coozer
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 06:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tomgregory2000
these guys are the people to speak to
Click me
Thats were I got mine from
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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eddie99
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 06:53 PM |
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I can supply the wire if you wish!
http://www.elitemotorsporteng.co.uk/
Twitter: @Elitemotoreng
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elite-Motorsport-Engineering/153409081394323
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NOTE:This user is registered as a LocostBuilders trader and may offer commercial services to other users
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nick205
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 07:49 PM |
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Always used Vehicle Wiring Products myself and found them to be very good on choice and availability.
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iti_uk
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 09:35 AM |
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Excellent stuff, cheers guys.
Ordering in progress...
Chris
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iti_uk
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| posted on 11/4/10 at 09:50 PM |
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The gauntlet has been thrown down (in anger)
Okay, here's my problem.
I'm crap at wiring, it turns out. Or I don't have any patience with it. Or a combination of the two.
After a weekend's solid loom-ing, I've conceded that I'll struggle to get this done myself. I'm fine with parts and spanners,
but semi-existent wiring diagrams and hay-bail wiring just don't sit comfortably in my mind.
So, I'm going to throw this out to see if there is anyone who can help me out (eddie??).
What I need is the following;
A complete body/bay loom for a '97 Mazda MX5, completely bog standard, no airbags, no cruise control, but with the rear window heater
circuitry.
The modification to the loom required is that the original engine part of the loom be removed and replaced with the megasquirt (running EDIS6) loom
(hopefully using the original fuse/relay box and interior fuse box for the relevant relays/fuses required by the MS). Original ECU to be removed - the
MS will sit where the original ECU was (in the passenger footwell).
Simple? Not to me it isn't. 
Anyone have any ideas?
Chris
[Edited on 11/4/2010 by iti_uk]
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