Loom

[davidimurray]

Dean

While you can use the donor loom there will be lots of redundant wires you don't need and the remaining ones are likely to be too short/long requiring you modify them anyway.

Personally, I would go for a new loom as a much neater solution. There is no real 'electrics' as such involved - more like just connecting wires up, by yourself a good set of crimping tools and some crimps and away you go.

Are you planning on using a sierra column? If so the sierra switch gear will be part of the column? Not sure if you can graft escort switches onto the sierra column?

Did you get over to Llandow on sat?

[Deanno]

Hi david,

where would i start with the loom?
i thought about using the escort column?? but not sure my mate does electrics and he advised me to go with the escort loom as i will know exactly where each wire goes etc.

but your the guys that know best as you have done it before.

Dean

[davidimurray]

You should be able to re-use the engine loom from the car - just strip out everything engine related, ecu and its wiring. Normally the engine side of the car is pretty self contained with a connection into the cars ignition system for power and starting.

If you have a look at my wiring diagram thread you should see a basic circuit diagram I have created. It covers all the lights, horn, rad fan etc and also hasa circuit for the megajolt I am using. You could use this diagram and just change the megajolt circuit to feed you ECU from the relay. The diagram includes a changeover relay to only the fog lights to only work with dip or main beam.

I am working through my wiring at the moment circuit by circuit - just start connecting the wires up one by one, leaving the main power feeds, hook the battery up to that independent circuit and test, then when all complete add the main power feeds. I must admit I'm finding the wiring surprisingly relaxing and enjoyable - I was like a big kid last night turning the lights on, then off, on, off, on , off for 10 minutes

[Deanno]

cheers David hopefully i will be able to pop up and see your car soon before you finish it .

Thank you everyone for your help and advice.