3M electrical tape? or....

[XP02ED]

Hey guys,

doing a wire tuck on my em1.

although i went to bunnings and couldn't find the 3M electrical tape i used on my EG before. ( best ones i reckon )

anyone recommend another brand and maybe where i can get it?

i want a good one which doesn't untape itself coz of heat, grease, or water etc..

[tpphan]

try John R. Turk.

Most electrical tapes don't with stand heat that well and the glue starts becoming sticky after some time.

3M do make one that is specifically for cars, heat and oil resistant.

http://www9.3m.com/Product/information/Auto-Tech-Electrical-Tape.html

But i've haven't seen these around before.

[markoJEK1]

heat shrink its the most reliable and most insulating, thats what I used

[XP02ED]

thats the one!

i used that before and it was really really good, stuck like nothing.

ones i bought from bunnings. 2 different brands. fall off and dont stick.

so ok if anyonw knows where to grab this 3m electrical tape let me know!

[XP02ED]

heat shrink its the most reliable and most insulating, thats what I used

yeh but i really cfb doing that as most of the lines wont be shown

ive taken out the fenders and front bar so just need some good tape

[tpphan]

Cable ties maybe? As long as you can't see them :)

[markoJEK1]

Fair enough, thats what I did, heat shrink, then taped it up

[aaronng]

The 3M stuff is good. And if you are working in the engine bay, 3M makes a glass fibre electrical tape which is heat resistant. I use both in my car.

[XP02ED]

yeh cable ties is good, although want the wires together. if uno what i mean

where did u get it aaronng?

i bought mine from bunnings about 3 years ago, but looks like they dont sell em nemore.!

i dont mine paying abit extra for them as they really are good compared to all the others ive used!

[aaronng]

yeh cable ties is good, although want the wires together. if uno what i mean

where did u get it aaronng?

i bought mine from bunnings about 3 years ago, but looks like they dont sell em nemore.!

i dont mine paying abit extra for them as they really are good compared to all the others ive used!

You'll have to get it from an auto parts shop. I don't think Bunnings sells it anymore. I get mine from work.

[XP02ED]

sounds good, i wont bother spending more money on other brands

ill go checkout super cheap or autobarn

[JasonGilholme]

get the proper piping conduit and just tape the ends and small sections along the loom just like OEM.

Taping the entire loom is a waste, and a pain in the ass.

[XP02ED]

yeh but looks chunky

my plan is to cut the piping out of the loom tape up the wiring loom to any custom wires i have and extend or cut wires and feed from fenders.

im not working on the wiring around the motor just yet, just the lines which feed to the headlights and stuff if that makes sense

[JasonGilholme]

you can buy different sizes of conduit to suit the bundle of wires you have. IMO Tape is no where near as good as conduit.

why do you think conduit is used in OEM setups....

Tape won't withstand a rock being flung up into your gaurd area.

[vinnY]

nitto stuff from bunnings no good?
that stuff sticks pretty well for me

if you did have the time though heatshrink would be awesome

[Zdster]

you can buy different sizes of conduit to suit the bundle of wires you have. IMO Tape is no where near as good as conduit.

why do you think conduit is used in OEM setups....

Tape won't withstand a rock being flung up into your gaurd area.

Plus if you have a wire short of fail it takes a lot of work to unravel all the tape.

[XP02ED]

true, but i hate the conduit, thats whty im doing this to get ride of it HAHAHAHA

although i agree it will be a pain if a wire does fail.

but wire tucking will make it worse!

[[ricer]]

nitto stuff from bunnings no good?
that stuff sticks pretty well for me

if you did have the time though heatshrink would be awesome

yeah i use nitto too! :thumbsup:

jaycar sell like a heat shrink tape
u tape it up like normal... then heat it up

[JasonGilholme]

the whole point is to not see the wires anyway so who cares what they're wrapped in.

conduit will be easier and if you don't see it who cares what it looks like.

[vinnY]

talking about coax seal tape (http://jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=NM2828&CATID=&keywords=heatshrink&SPECIAL=&form=KEYWORD&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=) ricer?

[[ricer]]

nope
but kinda similar

the roll it self looks like electrical tape
i'lll look it up later during my lunch break

[Jarkz]

Nitto is the only tape that i find still sticks when exposed to the elements.

[[ricer]]

http://jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=WH5659&CATID=&keywords=tape&SPECIAL=&form=KEYWORD&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=

will be a biatch to work on the wires again though

[vinnY]

i love you ricer
gonna go pickup a few rolls hehe
jaycar 200m down the road ftw

[[ricer]]

haha thanks vinny im getting that alot these days lmao