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Offline madmatt

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8v engine bay
« 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
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Re: 8v engine bay
« Reply #1 on: 15 February 2007, 19:05 »
cable ties?  :tongue:
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Offline dubslug

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Re: 8v engine bay
« Reply #2 on: 15 February 2007, 19:15 »
ive used ice hockey stick tape to recover all my wires and my bay looks fantastic now
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Offline ...joe

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Re: 8v engine bay
« Reply #3 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.
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Re: 8v engine bay
« Reply #4 on: 15 February 2007, 23:45 »
anybody got any pics so i can see how youve done it?

thanks in advance

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Re: 8v engine bay
« Reply #5 on: 16 February 2007, 00:42 »
all the loom is in there ;)

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Offline madmatt

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Re: 8v engine bay
« Reply #6 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:
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Offline GT3 Turbo

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Re: 8v engine bay
« Reply #7 on: 16 February 2007, 11:47 »
thats an awesome idea..   :smiley:
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Re: 8v engine bay
« Reply #8 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.
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Offline NixGTI

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Re: 8v engine bay
« Reply #9 on: 14 April 2007, 11:10 »
Would electrical insulating tape do the job? or would the heat from the engine just melt it off?
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