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Plastic wire loom wrap alternatives?

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I was looking thru one of the build threads and came across this pic of plastic wire loom wrap. I HATE this stuff as it dry rots so fast and then of course crumbles all over the place. Is ther an alternatives to use besides this crap to wrap wires in? And no I don't want to spiral wrap wires in electrical tape. I want to be able to add a wire in the loom if necessary and remove wires if necessary too. Anyone have any ideas on other products out there for this application???


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Strange, I love that stuff. I pulled all my factory (90 Suburban) looming off and it was all in good shape, the tape was even there. I just reloomed the entire harness as I checked it for shorts and such. I never had a prob with it rotting. Must be a location thing.
 
I hate the plastic stuff too. There's a nylon webbing loom that painless performance sells in different sizes that I like better, but is expensive. I think it's also available at Fry's Electronics for a lot cheaper.
 
Rob, there is a high heat version of that convulted tubing that is much better. Your local auto parts store will either carry it on the shelf or can order it for you.
 
Dry rots so fast? Yeah, maybe the stuff made in the 80's only lasted a couple decades (!), but some of the new stuff is great. I've been putting it on my wiring a dozen years and don't see any that has degraded. I've never found anything degraded at all on my 97 or my 93. My only complaint about is it's hard to clean the mud off.

You can get solid sleeving to put wires in, but you have to de-pin connectors and plan very carefully for changes and stuff. The split tubing lets you track down problems without wrecking anything.
 
Like bp71k5 said Painless has an alternative... Powerbraid. My friend just bought a painless harness and it came with a very small sample. I like it and will probably be using it when I get to that pont.
 
4X4HIGH said:
Rob, there is a high heat version of that convulted tubing that is much better. Your local auto parts store will either carry it on the shelf or can order it for you.
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"Asphalt tubing", or "fireproof loom".... :thumb:

That's what I run.
It's the sh*t.
But it's tube, so you have to run yer wires through it.
Which means disconnecting certain stuff, obviously. :dunno:

I tried to light it on fire, with a propane torch..... Just got all bubbly.
The wires inside stayed intact. :pimp:
 
You buying GM stuff? Guaranteed the Chinese low-priced stuff isn't going to last near as well. GM stuff only fails after prolonged periods in areas of extreme heat, like routed near the exhaust.
 
I've bought high temp (300*F) rated split loom...it has either a blue or grey stripe as opposed to the solid black lower rated type.
 
Thanks guys for the info and replies. At least now I know there is alternative stuff to use.
 
I'm gonna run liquatite's one conduit in black




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running into my waterproof fittings



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not nearly as user-friendly as a split, but should be pretty stout....

but I have used the higher grades of split from both waytek and delcity and the better ones are far superior to the super cheesy crappy stuff ya see most of the time...
 
Is there a reason I couldn't just run a PVC conduit here and there where I want to run things? I want to re-run a wire to my dome light away from the gasket for the cap and was going to go against the underside of the roof.
 
utherjorge said:
Is there a reason I couldn't just run a PVC conduit here and there where I want to run things? I want to re-run a wire to my dome light away from the gasket for the cap and was going to go against the underside of the roof.
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No reason at all you couldn't. I though about using small PVC as well.
 
PVC is fine, but a real hassle to route anywhere. The insides of an auto aren't nice straight lines like a building has. It would work great for holding wires against the frame rail or something, but you almost still need some kind of flexible covering for where the wires exit at each end. With metal conduit, at least you could bend it to fit.

For the interior, it might work better to use that self-adhesive surface mount conduit you can get at home improvement stores. More compact and should stick right to the sheet metal.
 
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