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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: madmatt on 14 February 2007, 20:55

Title: 8v engine bay
Post by: madmatt on 14 February 2007, 20:55

ive searched but have found nothing (could be a newbie mistake)

how if at all can i tidy up the engine bay on my 8v 1990 model the amount of wires is sickening

thanks for any advice

matt

Title: Re: 8v engine bay
Post by: cняis on 15 February 2007, 19:05

cable ties?  :tongue:

Title: Re: 8v engine bay
Post by: dubslug on 15 February 2007, 19:15

ive used ice hockey stick tape to recover all my wires and my bay looks fantastic now

Title: Re: 8v engine bay
Post by: ...joe on 15 February 2007, 20:09

when i re-built my engine i ran alot of the wires down the inside of the chassis legs. then clumped the rest together with convoluted tubing and zip tied it out the way.

Title: Re: 8v engine bay
Post by: madmatt on 15 February 2007, 23:45

anybody got any pics so i can see how youve done it?

thanks in advance

matt

Title: Re: 8v engine bay
Post by: Dizzie on 16 February 2007, 00:42

all the loom is in there ;)

(http://www.dizzie.biz/edition1/brakeline.jpg)

Title: Re: 8v engine bay
Post by: madmatt on 16 February 2007, 11:01

how the hell :shocked:

that looks cool looks a bit of a job tho especially since my engine is still in the bay :cry:

Title: Re: 8v engine bay
Post by: GT3 Turbo on 16 February 2007, 11:47

thats an awesome idea..   :smiley:

Title: Re: 8v engine bay
Post by: sacvwgolf on 16 February 2007, 18:55

i used spiral wrap on mine but it is a 1.3 so there ain't much wires anyway.

Title: Re: 8v engine bay
Post by: NixGTI on 14 April 2007, 11:10

Would electrical insulating tape do the job? or would the heat from the engine just melt it off?

Title: Re: 8v engine bay
Post by: turbodub on 14 April 2007, 19:47

Convoluted tubing is excellent stuff, looks really professional once installed and much better than the crap the VW loom is wrapped in as standard.