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  1. kosmo

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    #1 kosmo, Aug 5, 2012
    some of the electrical wire wrap has come off in the engine compartment leaving some wires exposed to the heat. The wrap is like fabric, almost ribbon like. Checked w/ a few auto parts stores w/ no luck. They advised nylon electrical tape. Any idea on this wrap? tks
     
  2. Bob in Texas

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    #2 Bob in Texas, Aug 9, 2012
    Same thing happened on my 02 car. The black woven sleeve split exposing the wire bundle near the front bulk head on the passenger side.

    I bought some electrical "fuse" tape from Pep Boys. It wraps and sticks to itself. I then put a length of thermo tec heat shield wrap around the bundle. It wraps around and secures with velcro. So, two layers.

    Thermo-tec available through amazon or summit racing

    Bob
     
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    #3 BigTex, Aug 9, 2012
    Check with 3M or Summit Racing...

    A heat shrink to clear the terminal ends is my suggestion at first blush, but I would want to vet the material for the heat envirnoment under hood.
     
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    #4 Sledge4.2, Aug 9, 2012
    If you dont care for a perfect OEM solution, you can buy this stuff in feet and various sizes. Its woven heat resistant plastic that is split down the middle so you can wrap the wires with out having to pull them. All the electrical sheathing was shot on my Lambo and i used this to recover them all.

    http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-cable-sleeving/=irzcq4
     
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    #5 BigTex, Aug 9, 2012
    That is a GREAT link, right there!

    (I'm rebuilding my speedboat, I can use that!)
     
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    #6 Sledge4.2, Aug 9, 2012
    mcmaster carr is like a crack pipe, i just cant get away from it.
     
  7. Bob in Texas

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    #7 Bob in Texas, Aug 9, 2012
    Man, I'm going after some of this stuff myself! Thanks for the link.
     
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    #8 Sledge4.2, Aug 9, 2012
    go up a couple of levels in the menu, it comes in a varies of materials, sizes and shapes.
     
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    #9 smg2, Aug 9, 2012
    spoken like true addict :D
    I need a fix at least 2-3 times a week, and they make it soooooooooooo easy with billing and fast shipping!
     
  10. wrxmike

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    #10 wrxmike, Aug 12, 2012
    Its called Tesa Coroplast cloth tape, not many suppliers stock it as it's basically a product used by OEM's. I've bought it on ebay - just do a search.

    There are a couple advantages over using electrical tape. First, it looks stock, and secondly, electrical tape goes hard over time and the wiring harness looses it's flexibilty, no such problem with Tesa Coroplast.

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