wire in the blood

[BORNXenon]

Originally Posted by stan1

any tips on looms would be appreciated. i.e. im thinking of removing all the old wires, the car runs and most of the wiring is in situ but not connected up.ideally i would like to re-wire the lot (the present wiring is a mess) but am an idiot when it comes to leccie.is it possible to order looms for idiots . i do have a mate who would do the job but i would like to do as much as poss. are looms made simple ,are they made to a specific car ? or tailored to your needs? any help or piss takes welcome.

I believe you can get a custom loom.
I'm currently stripping a Vectra and using it as practice for when I get my donor, so I have removed the wiring loom but only after I have labelled the function of every connector using masking tape and a marker pen.
Wasn't as arduous as I thought however I continue to be amazed at the amount of wiring in a modern production car.

[davedew]

I used a Premier wiring loom in mine in the end. It is very simple, but very good and has everything you could need. Alan is a top bloke who will make tailor the loom to your switch gear if you tell him what you are using. Worth a call in my opinion.