Farrar's car blog

[Farrar]

Only the ends of the wrap have sticky stuff. It's not hard at all to unwrap the harness.

That's good to know!

For re-wrapping, my mother* pointed out something she thought would come in useful: silicone tape. It says that it has no adhesive, but bonds to itself with time and temperature. Would that be appropriate for wrapping a wiring harness, or would it be too much of a pain to remove in the future? Are you familiar with this material?

Farrar

*Yes, my family members appreciate and encourage my hobby. I'm a lucky man.

[dvonk]

you could ask Chris 16409 as well... he mentions in this post about replacing all electrical tape with silicone tape.

[Bitsyncmaster]

Most of the harness tape has nothing with glue on it. You wrap it tightly with a little stretch and is sticks to itself. You may want to use a small piece of tape at the ends.

[dvonk]

...he mentions in this post about replacing all electrical tape with silicone tape.

please omit the word 'all' from my previous post, i thought i had but now its too late to edit it.

[dmc6960]

This is the tape I used for such re-wrapping....



http://www.amazon.com/Techni-Tool-Ta.../dp/B001MX0XL0

[Farrar]

Thanks all for the tape tips. I'll be using either cold-shrink or wire loom.

New thought: Anyone investigated these for their DeLorean?

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Looks like if I wanted to use these, I'd end up buying "H4" bulbs for low-beam and "H4HW" for high-beam... is that correct?

Farrar

[Chris 16409]

I wasn't sure where to find wiring loom tape, and finding silicone tape is a bit tricky as well. I was wondering why some of the harness wasn't a sticky mess with the original wrapping. It was only where electrical tape was used that I found the old sticky adhesive. I also rewrapped most of my engine bay wiring with silicone tape. There was a lot of electrical tape there. I wish I would have thought about wiring loom tape, it may have been cheaper. Anyhow, the silicone tape gives good results. Now, I did not know about that cold shrink tape. I wonder where you can get it locally?

[dmc6960]

Now, I did not know about that cold shrink tape. I wonder where you can get it locally?

Bought mine at O'reilly's. And I *think* I've seen it at AutoZone as well.

[Farrar]

My silicone tape came out of a catalogue: "Duluth Trading Company," I think. So if you can't find it locally, that's one option. I got a big multi-color pack so I can wrap different harnesses in different colors.

Farrar

[sdg3205]

How's the heater core/evaporator install going, Farrar?