slayor2005 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonpelly Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) Hi There, "12V Planet" or "Vehicle Wiring Products Ltd" Simon... Edited September 13, 2021 by simonpelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutley Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 +1 for Vehicle Wiring Products Ltd. @Monkey what make /type of printer are you using any info would be great, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Autosparks can supply twin colour coded wiring by the metre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I’ve always used VWP. Buy whatever length you need but you’ll be surprised how it gets eaten up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayor2005 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 Thank you all for your reply's i will have a look at the one's I've not heard of before i buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutley Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I managed to get mine on offer. They also pop up on ebay. Be sure to look out for the ones that accept heatshrink cartridges. Not all do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 You can also get tieraps (however you spell that) with numbers or stickers with numbers.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Hunter Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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