Jump to content

Cable Finding


Recommended Posts

Hi everyone , just wondering where you get your cable from as the company's i know of have a limited range of colours    

I go to Halford's , Autospark's or Holden's' it's the one's with trace colours in, or the heavy duty amp's that just seem hard to find

only want to buy in small metre's not the whole roll. any help i would be grateful

Thank you 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

What particular colour are you after? When I did a complete rewire I found Autosparks to have everything I needed. I would recommend getting a lable printer that can print on heat shrink. I use one now and apply a lable at each end of the wire. I found it to be a game changer.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, Mutley said:

+1 for Vehicle Wiring Products Ltd.

@Monkey what make /type of printer are you using any info would be great, cheers. 

I have a Brother P-Touch E300 this. I use the genuine (not cheap) Brother black on white heatshrink cartridges. So far as a test to harsh conditions, I have used it to label all of my guage and sender wiring in hot/oily conditions next to the engine. After a wipe with a cloth the text is still clearly visable and not rubbed off or dergraded. I'm very pleased with it, so going forwards I now use my own wiring colour code of solid wire colours but with a label each end to identify the wire.

Tha only thing I would say about it is that if you print labels one at a time you will quickly waste the heatshrink cartridge as it automatically pulls the label through. Instead I make the labels in a batch just leaveing a double space between each one. That way I am getting more label out of a cartridge if that makes sense.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks for the info Monkey impressive bit of kit but sadly for me a far too impressive price, Ouch!

Like the idea, maybe when I'm rich and famous!?! Oh hang on, if that ever happens I won't be working on it!!!..... Until then I guess it's back to the adjustable spanner, angle grinder and the test light!?!?!?! Such is life!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I always use VWP for mine too.

I bought a Dymo XTL300 that can print on heat-shrink and it's a bl**dy awful piece of junk so @monkie's recommendation is a bit late for me but I'd second it firmly - I've got a couple of smaller cheapy Brother printers and they work well enough, that'll teach me! :lol:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I'm currently doing a complete rewire on my 110 CSW and to identify all cables I've bought, on eBay, a set of numbers, 0 to 9, and 100 of each.  These are available in 1.5mm and 2.5mm cable diameters.  I thread the cable through the relevant numbers and then cover them with transparent heat shrink.  I do this at each end of virtually every cable so that I don't have to bother trying to follow/identify cables through a long bunch.  I keep an up to date record of all numbered cables with the intention of a hard copy being included in my vehicle maintenance record.  So far, this system seems to be working.

Mike

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience. By using our website you agree to our Cookie Policy