best place to buy wire loom?

DC_T · Post by **DC_T** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:22 am

Hey guys. i am trying to finish up my tuck, and i need a pretty good amount of wire loom and a decent amount of that expandable sleeving usually used for computer wires (http://cableorganizer.com/expandable-sleeving/). obviously i know i can order it online from the link i posted, they have all the sizes of split loom and sleeving i need, it just sucks to wait for it, not to mention pay close to $20 to ship it. Just wondering if anybody knows of a good place to buy loom/sleeving from. most places just sell it in 5' sections, but i need close to 30ft of this stuff and in various lengths and diamaters. thanks for any help!

chris

mike93hatch · Post by **mike93hatch** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 5:11 am

harbor freight.

andyjt · Post by **andyjt** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 5:36 am

DC_T;150995 wrote:Hey guys. i am trying to finish up my tuck, and i need a pretty good amount of wire loom and a decent amount of that expandable sleeving usually used for computer wires (http://cableorganizer.com/expandable-sleeving/). obviously i know i can order it online from the link i posted, they have all the sizes of split loom and sleeving i need, it just sucks to wait for it, not to mention pay close to $20 to ship it. Just wondering if anybody knows of a good place to buy loom/sleeving from. most places just sell it in 5' sections, but i need close to 30ft of this stuff and in various lengths and diamaters. thanks for any help!

chris

Gateway Electronics...
Its by Page/ Lackland off of Welsch Industial Court.

5thgen · Post by **5thgen** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:30 am

waytekwire.com has both

I have used the techflex f6 line. I won't ever use wire loom again, even if the sleeving is more expensive

DC_T · Post by **DC_T** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:32 pm

thanks guys. i didn't even think about harbor freight. i'll check that out or that electronics place.

5thgen;151005 wrote:waytekwire.com has both

I have used the techflex f6 line. I won't ever use wire loom again, even if the sleeving is more expensive

5thgen, i'm guessing you used the wrap style flex sleeving? did you just zip tie it together after you wrapped the wires? i was debating on going with the wrap around kind or just the normal tubing kind. didn't know which would be easier to work with, but with the plugs and stuff the wrap around kind seems like it would probably be easier than trying to feed the plugs through the tubing style.

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:39 pm

DC_T;151053 wrote:thanks guys. i didn't even think about harbor freight. i'll check that out or that electronics place.

5thgen, i'm guessing you used the wrap style flex sleeving? did you just zip tie it together after you wrapped the wires? i was debating on going with the wrap around kind or just the normal tubing kind. didn't know which would be easier to work with, but with the plugs and stuff the wrap around kind seems like it would probably be easier than trying to feed the plugs through the tubing style.

I think most people just use heat shrink on both ends to keep the loom in place. IMO, the loom that 5thgen posted is way better then normal plastic wire loom. Its easier to use and the finished product looks much nicer. I know RyWire and ChaseBays both use that style loom on all their harnesses.

5thgen · Post by **5thgen** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:49 pm

DC_T;151053 wrote:

5thgen, i'm guessing you used the wrap style flex sleeving? did you just zip tie it together after you wrapped the wires? i was debating on going with the wrap around kind or just the normal tubing kind. didn't know which would be easier to work with, but with the plugs and stuff the wrap around kind seems like it would probably be easier than trying to feed the plugs through the tubing style.

I thought it might be weak and split open a lot when I first got it. But it actually holds its shape very well. I was worried about more "wire work" after I wrapped it....which is the main reason I got the split style. I do heat shrink the ends to try and get them to hold to the wire. It works most of the time, just try and keep the shrink tube long on the flex wrap.

DC_T · Post by **DC_T** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:38 am

SilverStreak;151057 wrote:I think most people just use heat shrink on both ends to keep the loom in place. IMO, the loom that 5thgen posted is way better then normal plastic wire loom. Its easier to use and the finished product looks much nicer. I know RyWire and ChaseBays both use that style loom on all their harnesses.

I agree, i think the flex stuff looks way better than the plastic loom. definitly a better finished product. i was planning on looming my main harness in the flex loom, but i was a little timid to run the headlight harness inside the fenders w/ the flex loom. after reading about it, sounds like as long as all my connections are covered in heat shrink, that loom would work. and yes, rywire and chasebays harnesses look great. thats what i'm trying to model mine after :wink2:

5thgen;151061 wrote:I thought it might be weak and split open a lot when I first got it. But it actually holds its shape very well. I was worried about more "wire work" after I wrapped it....which is the main reason I got the split style. I do heat shrink the ends to try and get them to hold to the wire. It works most of the time, just try and keep the shrink tube long on the flex wrap.

good idea man. i may have more wire work in the future, and it would really suck to have to pull all the wires out of the flex loom if it wasn't split, then re-run them all.

i appreciate your guys help. guess i'm going to try the wrap flex loom stuff.

orange94hatch · Post by **orange94hatch** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 1:17 am

home depot and lowes also sell loom. but imo i dont like their quality