cable, wire management

Hello Guys,

I have been very busy these past evening wiring up my new car alarm and central locking and total closure unit. I will be adding a complete new sound system also with front speakers, rear door card speakers, shelf speakers and also a subwoofer in teh boot with amp and cap.

I love hooking these things up and wiring up this and that but the thing i hate the most is tidying the cables up, especially the wires of the alarm and central locking and total closure unit.

MY QUESTION IS>>>>Are there any tried and tested techiniques that will enable me to neatly cable management the wires inteh car?

many thanks to all who reply

Sunnyboy368

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EZ
Sunnyboy368

I would recommend going to Wal-Mart and getting a box of small/med zip ties, a bunch of plastic wire loom, and plenty of electrical tape.

Once you have these supplies encase all wires in the wire loom and leave extra loom at the ends, zip tie it at specific places to keep the wires in the loom, I also zip tie bundles of specific wires so that I can identify them easily. once you got all the wires in the loom I connect them to my modules (RS/bypass etc.) and then I begin to route them in the vehicle, having extra loom allows for me to bridge and mate different looms of wires, you can bring them to one central location or junction to hop wires between looms as needed. Ensure there is no pressure or strain on any wires and that they are protected from chaffing against metal/plastic surfaces (use plenty of electrical tape). I tie the looms together with the medium zip ties.

Use zip tie's like they were meant to be used, I end up throwing more spent ties away than anything as I remove them constantly to change paths of the wires to clean up the look. Zip ties are easier to remove than electrical tape! Once I am satisfied with a junction/loom intersection I will tape over it to insure no interference in the future. Also make sure you use a good pair of wire cutters to trim the zip tie ends, as you don't want a sharp end left on the tie!

The most important tip is taking your time, and if you don't have time, don't do the job. Hope this helps.

Michael

With larger looms of wire taping up every 6 inches of the wires will neatly organize the wires. For smaller looms of wires you can use the drill and twist the wires together so that they are spun together neatly in a twisted pair configuration. You can wrap the end result in tape or leave if you want, just tape up the ends so it can't unravel itself over time.

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

thanks guys nice tips i will use them next time i install

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EZ
Sunnyboy368