Clams Canino

OK... With my front and rear suspension all done, and the car back doen on it's new wheels and tires, the ronly thing stopping me from driving it - is the fact that there is no interior in it.

First step is to fix the rear fiber-optics. I'm going to run 3 new leads.

The original stuff is 1/8 jacketed with about 12-16 strands. The best I could find is 1/8 jacketed with 4 (larger) strands.

Should that be OK? Any better ideas for the bulk cable? (not a kit)

-W

Easy Mike

I Googled up these folks. http://www.fiberopticproducts.com/Endglow.htm Multi-strand jacketed.

You could probably find others.

tomgallucci57

clams,dont know much about the optics -yet- but i wrote down some info. awhile back,knowing id need it some day,here it is-the fiberopticstore.com-i believe you can get 20 ft. for 26 dollars,it may be 3 mm.,but it should work.im not positive though,so check it out,,,buy the way, im in the middle of my front end rebuild,waiting for the press to go on sale at har. frt. on the 28th,but everything is already gutted and mostly painted.good luck in your search.

Clams Canino

Hi Mike... Same story as everything I found so far.... the 1/8 end-glo is 4 strands.

All the stuff I've found uses 0.75mm single strands. The original stuff used much smaller strands.

-W

Clams Canino

Here are the factory fiber optic cable specs for our 68-72 cars - per my calipers.

OD: 2.2x mm ~ 0.0875"

16 strands
Strand: 0.23mm ~ .009"

Clams Canino

Tom... Here's the link - I think ?? The 48 strand is the closest - and the price you stated.

http://www.thefiberopticstore.com/pu...owcable.htm#48

-W

highschool67

You might try Ebay. I have picked up a few fiber optic harnesses from old Cadillacs that used the same size fiber cable and ends. They work excellent to splice and they are so long you can replace the whole cable if needed.

Just checked and this should work to splice. Even has the correct ends for the light mounting side.
At 39$ it might just fit the bill.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/90-92...item27b54329cf

Hope this doesn't cross the Ebay posting rule.
If it does the item number is....
170544802255

Here is another. It is a little pricey though.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Fiber...item2eac5a4e6a

Clams Canino

Woa! Check this out.

2.2 MM cable - just like factory. (just cut the ends off)

55" length for $33.50

http://www.l-com.com/productfamily.aspx?id=2625

-W

Clams Canino

I'll get back to this..

I already hate interior work as compared to suspension and engines and stuff....

-W

c69vete

Clams, If you can hold a light on one end of the FO cable and see that light on the other end, then it should work fine for what you want to do. The number of strands should not affect the results as long as it only light you want to transmit ( not data).

7T1vette

The finer the strands, the more flexible the cable. That's the only significant difference. Light will pass about the same regardless of the number of strands.