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[SAL 821X]

I'm sure you'll be on the road before me still Ben.

[SAL 821X]

Been playing with the wiring today.

Conclusion.


My head hurts!

[SAL 821X]

So one of those times today that over 10 years down the road you wished you had labelled that wiring loom you took out better...! 

 

That day came today. 

 

Dug out the old dusty loom from the garage and took it home so that I can work on it this week. 

 

I remembered it wasn't great at the time but I'd forgotten just how bad it is. Most of the front light section has been hacked about when it had a flip front. But almost most of the connectors on the rear of the loom have been cut of as well. 

 

 

Headlamp loom. I'm thinking that whoever did this wasn't an electrician! looped circuits and soldered wires wrapped in insulation tape.

 

 

Some bits I cannot even remember what they attached too.

 

Off came all the nasty grey plastic wrap.

 

Wiped the whole loom down and it looked a lot better. 

 

Then made a start on re wrapping in fabric tape.

 

Got a feeling I'm going to need more tape though! I still need to work out how the front loom is going to work and what all the odd cables are meant to attach to.

[iToNiiCz]

good job 

[Van13]

Mines worse than yours mate think I am going to replace mine with new
Keep up with the good work I've Been a silent reader of your build thread has helped me and given me the confidence to tackle my van
Love the color my van says yellow on logbook

[Ben_O]

You are making an excellent job of the re-wrapping mate.

 

Remember, if you get stuck with what is what etc, you could always pop up a thread on the technical section with pictures of the bits you don't know and people will help sort it out.

 

have you got a wiring diagram?

[SAL 821X]

Cheers guys. 

 

No diagram ben I know there is ones in the haynes but I'm not sure I'd even understand what I'm look at on that either. 

 

Think I'm going to re wrap it and stick it back in then it might make more sense where stuff goes. 

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

Picked up one of these today. Should look quite neat and make it easy to get the front off.

[SAL 821X]

Slow afternoon in the office but my connector for the wiring arrived so CAD time. 

 

I'll make a steel bracket to attach to the subframe brace bar, paint it black and zip tie it on. 

 

Bracket 

 

Bracket, socket and plug

 

Three together

 

I've finished recovering the loom now so need to fit it so I can work out where to split the headlight & indicator loom.

[Gadgets]

what that plug n socket for flip front wires / take front off???

[SAL 821X]

Yes garry its so that the headlight loom splits so that i can un plug it when the fronts removed.

[minimissions]

The van is looking stunning mate some top work there, bet your so glad to see it in paint... nice shot with volvo as well... hehe

[SAL 821X]

Cheers Marc. 

 

Yeh cannot let the Volvo feel left out. 

[Ben_O]

where are the updates then?

[SAL 821X]

haha non so far been to busy with stag-do's... 

 

I'll hopefully get back on it next week by putting the loom back in. 

 

I still need a long list of parts I cannot afford though 

[Ben_O]

Same as me then. I need to make another large panel order so need to get funds together