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PcBuilder's 2003 Tacoma Build

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by PcBuilder14, Dec 21, 2012.

  1. Feb 26, 2014 at 5:17 AM
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    PcBuilder14

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    Usually I just loom it and zip tie it to shit. Or loom it and hide it under the carpet.
     
  3. Feb 26, 2014 at 6:03 AM
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    I'm trying to make all my wiring clean! :p

    I've already bought a ton of techflex sleeving for all of the wiring. Just need to fin whats best to hold the wiring in an organized fashion.
     
  4. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:23 AM
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    staple gun!
     
  5. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:23 AM
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    :smack:
     
  6. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:25 AM
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    Black electrical tape, black zipties, black heat shrink tubing.
     
  7. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:25 AM
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    String tie em together and run em thru adel clamps.

    What we use on jets? :what:
     
  8. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:27 AM
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    I looked at those, but I don't want something that I have to drill holes for. But the main issue with those is that I don't want to have to unscrew/unbolt them every time I want to add a new wire...
     
  9. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:28 AM
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    String tie w wax string? How many of what guage wires running where?
     
  10. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:32 AM
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    I'm trying to make it look clean! Haha

    Not 100% sure yet. Probably just a 4 gauge, a 10 gauge, and a few 14-16 gauge wires. the rest will be under the relay box.
     
  11. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:33 AM
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    Bingo.

    this and wire loom and your golden.
     
  12. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:33 AM
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    Wow so big wires then! Under the hood or under the dash?
     
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    with all your lights, i couldn't imagine the clusterfuck it was before you tightend em up.
     
  14. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:38 AM
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    was a lot yes..but due to how i did stuff..not too bad. You'd never see it though :spy: all hidden..sorta..

    really though, the 10 and 16 ga will fit in a 1/2'' loom easy. 4 ga will need wrapped in its own loom. I didn't wrap any of my 4 ga or 0 ga. UNLESS its at a point of high friction like my winch cables go over a few sharp edges so i loomed those sections.
     
  15. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:39 AM
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    i need to get a new battery and a seablue fuse box and maybe a relay box as well. wtb more engine space.
     
  16. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:39 AM
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    I've got some of this to cover all of my wiring instead of wire loom.
    I'll be using heat shrink on the ends. But I don't want to use zip ties haha
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    Under the hood along the driver side fender.
     
  17. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:40 AM
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    Yeah, I'm not looking for ways to cover up the wire, I've got that covered haha

    I was just asking for how to keep it organized other than zip ties.
     
  18. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:42 AM
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    That's what I like about my relay box. Has both fuses and relays. I'll probably need only a couple external relays after filling the box up.
     
  19. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:44 AM
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    String tie. Smaller and much less noticable. Are you trying to just keep the wiring with yhe wiring or trying to secure wiring to the truck etc?
     
  20. Feb 26, 2014 at 9:45 AM
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