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Bike Bunker
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PostPosted: 03:31 - 29 Oct 2010    Post subject: Covering Electric Cables... Reply with quote
This may be common sense Embarassed ,but i really dont know, my bikes been through alot and needs all the electrical cables covering. Although they arent on show i thaught i might as well try to cover them in blue tubing to go with the colour scheme Idea ...Then i looked at shrink wrap and other types of tubing but NON! will fit over the connectors and fit tightly on the wiring? any idea's?
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Dazbo666
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PostPosted: 04:56 - 29 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Coloured spiral wrap, conduit or coloured shrink wrap...??
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Frost
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PostPosted: 05:46 - 29 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Most connectors can actually be removed form the wires without cutting them.Put a tiny screw driver in a lever them out, remembering the order etc, put some heat shrink over the cables then put the connector back on. It would be a shit load of work, but some people seem to enjoy that crap! The more sensible option would be a roll of blue electrical tape.
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PostPosted: 07:31 - 29 Oct 2010    Post subject: Re: Covering Electric Cables... Reply with quote
Ash Mash wrote:
Although they arent on show i thaught i might as well try to cover them in blue tubing to go with the colour scheme

If they aren't on show, why would you want to put yourself to the trouble of trying to get them to tie in with your colour scheme?
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PostPosted: 11:39 - 29 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
If it's the main wiring loom then it should already be covered with loom tape. You can probably get coloured loom tape.

I would take the old stuff off first, new tape is unlikely to stick to the old stuff too well and it's hard to clean without killing it.
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Bike Bunker
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PostPosted: 13:58 - 29 Oct 2010    Post subject: Re: Covering Electric Cables... Reply with quote
Raffles wrote:
Ash Mash wrote:
Although they arent on show i thaught i might as well try to cover them in blue tubing to go with the colour scheme

If they aren't on show, why would you want to put yourself to the trouble of trying to get them to tie in with your colour scheme?


Its kind of like, why do people clean car engines till you can see your reflection, then put a bonnet over it ?

Robby wrote:
If it's the main wiring loom then it should already be covered with loom tape. You can probably get coloured loom tape.

I would take the old stuff off first, new tape is unlikely to stick to the old stuff too well and it's hard to clean without killing it.


Yeah the bike's had alot of work done to it in which i thing its been cut off or torn off Crying or Very sad
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