Hi All ! hope your all enoying the bank holidays 8) . The metal tube which holds the loom going to and fro to the engine bay had rotted out so i removed it . My question is , do i just clip the wires to the chassis rail as they are in a plastic sleeve or i'm thinking it would be safer to enclose in a plastic conduit pipe maybe ?. Has anyone replaced this before and if so what did they use ? cheers in advance Mick
hello, i've just done the same to my project van and did the same to my own van a few years ago. Just zip tied it to the chassis. I checked for damage to the plastic sleeve first though and put tape over a small tear caused by the metal tube, just to make sure water didn't get in.
If it was me I'd use a plastic pipe as a replacement for the rotted metal one. I don't like wires running cable tied or not through the chassis members. Pain in the bum as you have to disconnect all the wires from the back to thread them through but it looks neater and allows the wires to move under normal conditions without the risk of them chaffing. To me it's well worth the hassle.
Cheers for all the replies fellas ! I like the idea of the split flexi plasic conduit I reckon on playing safe and using the split or the normal plastic conduit . Thanks again 8)
the only thing rad pipe is any good for on an aircooled VW is slitting and wrapping on the sections of loom that go through the cross members underneath!
Just make sure it's secure otherwise it can start to pull on the wires that run through it leading to all sorts of troubles. You can tie up the tube with cable ties.
