It looks kinda like friction tape made of fabric.

Anybody ever seen the like on a shelf somewhere?

 

3m makes that product. Ive seen it in auto body supply shops/catalogs before.

 

I stripped all that old and frayed crap off and trussed them up with tie-wraps.

 

Way back before I used Ty-raps I used to practice the art of Wire Lacing with cord.
I think it looks much neater and will not move. If you do not know what I am talking about, just look at anything Military.

http://www.tecratools.com/pages/teca...le_lacing.html

http://www.plymouthrubber.com/produc...s.htm#wh-tapes

Jim

 

A lost art I'm afraid.

Thanks Mike, Folks.

 

The nice thing about cable lacing is it makes it really easy to take it off and get at it to do maintenance. But OTOH, it don't do much to protect it from the elements, abrasion, etc.

 

self fusing silicone wrap

 

We still do wire lacing with cord at work. They teach it in the basic aircraft wiring class the company has. I still have not taken it yet but its on my list. I thought it was dead also but its still out there. I never thougth about using it in cars and trucks. ty wraps is what I have been using.

 

After it is laced it should then be covered with a MilSpec Conformal coating to protect it from the elements, it then can be secured to the engine compartment with rubber sheathed clamps.
For marine harnesses I have coated them using a urethane coating to seal the bundle from the elements.

If you are using ty-raps you can prevent the dreaded razor tails by using the proper installing gun, it clips them off flush.
There are also special ty-wraps that tighten like a choker and do not have the nub at the end, they are almost perfectly round.

I buy my ty-raps by the bags of 1000 in different sizes and colors for my jobs.
I also use a lot of convoluted tubing of different sizes.
I must have about 1000 of them under my dash and hood.
Jim

 

You mean, like tape?

 

http://waytekwire.com/

Great site, order my stuff from them all the time. Kind of hard to browse online so it is nice to get a catalog in the mail.

Andy

 

I use tie-wraps and where needed, electrical tape. The cheapo tie-wraps get brittle and break soon so paying extra for quality, like Panduit brand, pays off. For electrical tape it's real hard to beat 'Scotch 33+' the best and only tape I use. On tie-wraps there's all kinds of super trick nylon attachment clips and gizmos available from electronics fabrication suppliers. There's also a non-adhesive stretch-shrink plastic tape, same as used on earlier Mopars, that can replace the fabric, but Scotch 33+ lasts longer [20+ years in service!] and is easier to work with.

 

Agreed Jimmy, "'Scotch 33+" is THE electrical tape of choice hands down.

Ty-Raps ~ The white ones are pretty-much intended for a controlled environment, out of the sun. Always use the black ones if there's a chance sunlight will see it. Otherwise, the black ones are more durable in a hostile environment. As Jimmy mentioned, go for a better quality such as Panduit if things warrant.

 

Both Eastwood and JCWhitney have the actual OEM harness wrapping tape.


I prefer that ribbed split plastic tubing stuff, heat-shrink, and zip-ties, for my own use.

 

When I worked on the transit busses and other equipment for LA County I used a lacquered woven loom, we ran all of the wiring and airlines through this stuff. There are special clips for this loom that clip onto the frame rail and clamp this on the inside.

The only other place I have seen this loom was on the wiring on semi tractors.
They were just stating to use the convoluted tubing on the new coaches by the time I left.

http://www.yearone.com/serverfiles/h...J66937&Style=3