pointy
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 06:43 PM |
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scared
Well i`ve put it off for long enough...It is approaching wiring time....Brand new premier wiring loom but just not got the courage to attack
it....anyone else feel like this?? .any tips??? or better still anyone fancy free beer and food in a warmish garage....or would I regret not doing it
myself...??
A Panic striken Pointy......
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shortie
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 07:13 PM |
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You'll be fine, take your time and lay it all out first, work through it logically and once completed you will know loads more about car
electrics and feel it was well worth it.
If you need help then post and ask for it here.
Where are you located?
Rich.
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Avoneer
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 07:27 PM |
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I fixed the central bit with the fuses to a board and bolted this to the inside back of the scuttle.
Then the separate back part of the loom and then the engine bay bits.
It looks bad, but it isn't really.
Pat...
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However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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pointy
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 07:28 PM |
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Norfolk
About 12 miles west of Norwich.
Your propably right but its just the mind set...ooh well here goes.
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scutter
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 08:42 PM |
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Fine place Norfolk, I'm visiting the folks in Wymondham this weekend.
Seriously, I've used a Premier loom, it's top quality and Alan's on the end of the phone if you have a problem.
Atb Dan.
P.s. would offer to help, but at the mo i've only the use of one arm and haven't seen the folks since before christmas.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 09:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by pointy
Norfolk
About 12 miles west of Norwich.
Your propably right but its just the mind set...ooh well here goes.
Mmm norfolk 
Another localish builder to me. When i am at home anyway, and i have not actually got many bits atm
David 
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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Snuggs
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 10:10 PM |
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A few tips,
Tape up all bare ends that haven't been connected yet.
Test each circuit after it is connected.
Put a low value fuse (3A) in the main + connection while testing. The fuse will blow rather than yer loom melting.
It looks hard but when you study the instructions it will suddenly all seem very clear.
Clive
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wilkingj
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 10:33 PM |
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Have a look at my comments (and the others) its been said before...
Loom info
Do it on the table in the warm of the house, label it up, check with the diagrams etc. THEN move it onto the car when you understand what each section
is for, and how it relates to the diagram etc. It makes the installation much easier.
Believe me... I have wired a few cars from scratch and a couple of Landrovers. But then wiring does not bother me... 36 years on BT (even the GPO at
one point ) Ive done a fair bit of wiring.. !!
Its not so bad once you get going.
TIP - Treat it as several separate circuits, not one big mess. ie lights, ignition, charging etc. Even the lights break down to front and back, and
then Side , Main and Dip as sub sections.
Have fun..
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
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Hellfire
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 12:05 AM |
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As already said really...
Look at things in sequence. Complete in stages before moving on... doesn't matter how long it takes, so make the most of it. Have fun!
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 12:34 PM |
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Vehicle wiring always looks a night mare with wires in a bunch and twisted around etc. But theres only one way to eat an elephant and that's one
bite at a time. Do it like every one says, in stages, and as the earlier post says use a fuse to test all circuits. Remember if u use a small fuse
that it may blow with prolonged use on the heavy load circuits like head light and ealectric pumps. If it blows right away you got a short but no harm
will be done.
Good luck
go on have a go, you know you want to
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DarrenW
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 02:40 PM |
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I fitted rear loom first - that was one out of the way. Next up tackle the fuse block etc location. Went through the cockpit loom and labelled the
circuits - helps to familiarise yourself and eliminates unwanted circuits. Next engine loom.
It is daunting at first, best adice is to pick up a section, suss out what its for and label it up. Then move to next one. One step at a time.
The hardes bit ive found so far is where to route the engine bay wires so that they are in right place and very neat in the convoluted tube conduit.
Ive missed out the coil to amp and dizzy wires but these can be added. In the end - not that hard just took some thought.
Give it a go. Its not as hard as it looks.
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clbarclay
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 03:29 PM |
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The way I plan on doing my electric wiring when i come to it is to seperate out the orional wiring loom(s) into idividual circuits that fit the car.
Then I will join all the idividal circuits into one loom.
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 05:19 PM |
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But theres only one way to eat an elephant and that's one bite at a time
You've still got to wire the car when you've eaten the elephant though. I found it easier to wire the individual components to the fusebox
first then connect them to the power to see if they worked. Then you can wire them through the switches and via relays if needed.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 05:31 PM |
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Im dreading the wiring and i aint got me chassis yet!! Like evryone says Im gonna do it one section at a time.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
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pointy
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 08:28 PM |
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To all of the above....
Thank you,
Your comments have done half the job for me.
Andy (Not half as scared) P
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 08:44 PM |
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I was recruited this afternoon to help wire the indicators from a Sierra switch to a Premier loom. We got them working but not flashing at first  . A
look at the Haynes diagram and the numbers on the terminals and away we went. I've never seen someone so happy because a light flashed on and
off. He was dancing round like a kid. Ford had me fooled because they'd used a different colour wire than they should have, devious b@$tards
that they are.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 09:13 PM |
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I made my own loom for the lights and basic stuff, brought them all to the fuse box and ECU and got an expert in to join all the labelled wires to the
right bits. It took him 6 hours, but would have taken me 6 weeks - the only bit of the car I have 'subcontracted'
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 09:14 PM |
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Just take your time and record everything. I wired my car from scratch. Bought lots of wire in lots of different colours and fuse box module from car
builder solutions.
Fix the fuse box in and run and test each circuit one at a time.
Just make sure you write things down as you do it, you will forget what you did in a few months and may need to trace a wire etc.
see my diagrams attached
good luck
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