What's the Best Wire Harness Wrap
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What's the Best Wire Harness Wrap
I just finished modifying my LS1's wiring harness and I'm ready to wrap it back up. The old harness was in rough shape with places where the tape had overheated and cracked. What's the best tape to use for wrapping engine compartment wire harnesses and where can I find it? thanks guys! 
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The tape that's been mentioned is really pretty neat, if you stretch it slightly while you're wrapping the wires, it actually bonds to itself until you try to unwrap it.
Plus, for whatever reason it seems relatively 'cheap' compared to most Corvette parts!
Regards,
Alan
Plus, for whatever reason it seems relatively 'cheap' compared to most Corvette parts!
Regards,
Alan
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Several sources here:
2 100' rolls @ 6.99, additional rolls @ 2.50 , reasonable shipping:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-ROL...71110004r11555
wiringharness.com is the parts sales division of Lectric Limited:
http://www.wiringharness.com/harnesstape.htm
Eckler's - don't know the width, presume it's a 100' roll:
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...7&dept_id=1135
Eastwood's - 2 100'rolls @ 9.99. They also have a 3/4" cloth 60' roll listed:
http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/p...ProductID=1368
Didn't check the shipping charges for the last 3.
2 100' rolls @ 6.99, additional rolls @ 2.50 , reasonable shipping:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-ROL...71110004r11555
wiringharness.com is the parts sales division of Lectric Limited:
http://www.wiringharness.com/harnesstape.htm
Eckler's - don't know the width, presume it's a 100' roll:
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...7&dept_id=1135
Eastwood's - 2 100'rolls @ 9.99. They also have a 3/4" cloth 60' roll listed:
http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/p...ProductID=1368
Didn't check the shipping charges for the last 3.
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DC
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Hi DC,
The tape I was talking about is the regular shiny black, unsticky, tape many of the vendors sell. It does 'adhere' to itself if you stretch it but not as well as what you seem to be describing.
Don't want to cause any confusion.
Regards,
Alan
The tape I was talking about is the regular shiny black, unsticky, tape many of the vendors sell. It does 'adhere' to itself if you stretch it but not as well as what you seem to be describing.
Don't want to cause any confusion.
Regards,
Alan
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If you use zip ties on the loose wires it can be made to fit in and around objects. Can just about get the wires to go vertical. Since the wiring is under the dash its not seen and now sits high up under the dash.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Lubbock Texas
My bad on the assumption - agree about not wanting to cause any confusion.
If you guys have never used the tape I described, you might want to pick some up. I've found a ton of uses for it. It makes for a grippy surface when attached to hammer and other tool handles, seals electrical connections well (I use some dielectric grease on the connection before sealing to prevent corrosion), bicycle handle bar tape, repairs holes in cooling system hoses, wire wrap, replacement for wire ties, etc. It's now a regular part of my repair kit.
DC
