Replacing original wiring loom

[Cookieson]

Has anyone replaced their original wiring loom? If so, whose loom did you replace the original with? And how do you feed the new loom through the chassis?

 

[oxy-jon]

Hi,
Bought a loom from http://rapidfitlooms.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Pretty good, come in sections, but I did fit a new pipe to go through the bus.
Good instructions, came with additional wiring for alternator and split charge wiring.
I do have another length of this pipe left over if your interested.

Cheers

Jon

 

[matt-me]

consider these guys too http://www.volksgoods.co.uk/looms.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Peter Good a very helpful man

 

[Mickey Sam]

. I got mine from Rocket Ron from this forum ( VW Endangered Species ).

Bear in mind any extra cables you might want to add. Always a good thing to send him
your original loom as a pattern because the looms vary over the years.


I threaded a single strand of domestic 2.5 cable through the 2 parts of the chassis that you need to get through and
taped the new loom to them in turn and pulled / threaded ( very gently !! ) the new loom through.
I started with the rear of the loom , pulling from middle of bus towards the back of the bus.
Then I pulled the front of the loom from the middle of the bus towards the front.
The headlight loom is separate so make life a bit easier at the front.
Take the time to tape the loom to the cable properly and securely without increasing the thickness too much .

I had a nightmare when the cable I attached to the loom came off in the chassis.
Took me ages to 'fish' it out.
The hardest part of the chassis to get the loom through was the by the front beam which is where I lost the pull cable.

I'm not saying I did it the best way but it worked ( eventually )
One thing I can say is to borrow an extra pair of hands and don't try to rush it , take it all slow and easy, which I'm sure
you will once you've shelled out the cash for the loom you won't want to damage it !!

Good luck

 

[philstar]

There are also these guys:

http://vwlooms.com/

Saw them at dubfreeze, not purchased from them but it's helpful to have a choice!

 

[busboy72]

I have done a few looms on splits, my bay looks more or less the same and i use the rope type washing line and tape it to my old loom before i pull it out, then i have the rope right through the bus from front to back to tape the new loom to

blow the boxed in chassis bits out with an airline as well as there can be allsorts of muck/stones jammed in there which takes up space for your new loom to fit


cheers
Andy

 

[Buss69]

I made my own, because I've added a whole bunch of other wiring.

Check my thread of want to take a look at some insanity

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8777&start=120" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;