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Good wiring should discretely blend into the background of the vehicle however we have all seen wiring that doesn’t.

The psychedelic spaghetti that seems to have been strewn around the engine bay or frame by a partially sighted colour blind chimp. The excess cable bulging behind a cover, cables so tight you could play a tune on them or, horror of horrors, household wiring cable. To add to the eyesore; modern coloured crimp connectors, badly made splints and splices, tap splices (Scotchlock) and my pet hate, chocolate block connectors. The final indignity is these abstract wiring looms are usually held together by multi-coloured vinyl tape (invariably starting to unwind), masking tape, sellotape and in one instance butchers string.

It doesn’t take that much effort or skill to tidy up a wiring loom so that it blends in and is more reliable; the following are some practical pointers that might help. Included are some thoughts on how to improve the performance and reliability of a wiring loom and electrical systems.

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