Engine wiring loom: where to buy?

[voucht]

Thank you very much for the link Arfon, I bookmarked this supplier, they look to have a lot of interesting things.

Regarding the loom, yes, they have universal looms, but I guess I will have the same problem with the connector.

The price is about 200€, and even though it is a big expense for the car, I could have think about it seriously if I was sure the loom would be "plug and play". But if I have to struggle with the connectors as TT seems to confirm on top of this expense, I don't think it is worth it...

Humm... hard to make my mind...

Thanks for the infos guys.

[TheArf]

The other option I was thinking of is to use maybe the top half of maybe a mondeo stearing column and using the electronic conectors from this

Arfon

[twinturbo]

Originally Posted by TheArf

The other option I was thinking of is to use maybe the top half of maybe a mondeo stearing column and using the electronic conectors from this

Arfon

To do what?

TT

[TheArf]

I was wondering if I could use this instead of the sierra column and use the connectors from the loom fitted to the donor car

Arfon

[Not Anumber]

Ask arround Ebay sellers who are breaking Sierras and you will soon find someone willing to sell you the plugs with a few inches of cable. Understandably very few breakers are interested in selling a complete loom due to the time it can take to remove so most are happy to just cut bits off for a couple of quid as its something that would otherwise be crushed with the remainder of the shell.
Solder your connections and use proper heath shrink tubing over your joins and you can make a perfectly tidy job of joining donor car connectors into any loom whether it be Premier, Vicki Green or self made.

Because Ford changed the wiring on the Sierra stalks mid production (and I inevitably ended up with a mixture of early and late parts) I found it worthwhile to sit down with a continuity tester to check the funtion of each wire. I then made myself a 2 column list of what colour wires needed to be joined to which part of the car loom and what relays were needed. The cabling up then took no time at all and worked first time.

[big_wasa]

If your happy building a loom just sort a list out of the plugs you need and put up a wanted.

The last pinto I touched was in a cortina. Ive had 12 sierras and none where pinto's.
Zetec's are more my thing.

I would still think the plugs are used between models of that year.

[voucht]

Thank you very much for the last comments and last tips.
I actually think I will use the DOHC from the donor as I have the complete loom, instruments and so on. I will just need to have the flywheel machined to fit the Type 9 gear box, as well as having the sump welded by a professional who can TIG weld after I shorten it.
Anyway, if I change my mind again, the tips you lately gave me to solve my SOHC loom problem are very useful and I'll definitely go this route.
Thanks

[baz-r]

if you have any pics of said plug/sockets i might be able to point you in the right direction.
also your welcome to anything i have left on my old 1.8 cvh loom(93)

[flyerncle]

Ford Parts of Dunston Tyne and Wear have some Sierra's in but not sure what is left on them.

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