wiring loom

How hard is it to wire in  a new wiring loom??

i know there are 4 looms in total!

but i cant make ne sense of the haynes manual?

is it owrth doing?

Why bother, there are enough used looms out there and you can keep the original colours and connectors which may help you identify later problems.

Cheers
Rajan

sorry thats what i meant a replacement used good conditioned loom? it it worth changin?

Ah OK! Maybe worth doing if you have a lot of faults caused by corrosion of if the wiring has been hacked about with poorly. Just make sure the replacement is in good condition.

The rear loom is easy - just requires some trim and carpet loosening. The rear seat has to come out too - at least the left side pulled up.

The dash loom requires dash removal - easy but takes some time

The two engine bay looms are not too bad either, though you may have to move some minor components out of the way.

Just make sure you take some pics for reference and have a Haynes or similar for the wiring diagrams.

Cheers
Rajan

Just to add, if you have burnt wiring it is important to find out the cause before you go to the time and expense of a replacement.

Cheers
Rajan

Yeah well as far as i know mine is juist a shell with an engine and nothing else it statrts!


but i can already see where wires have been cut

was worried about earthing points and certain clips etc!!

dubboy said

Why bother, there are enough used looms out there and you can keep the original colours and connectors which may help you identify later problems.

where? I need a dash wiring loom for a 1.6 79 gti and I dont know where to look. I've phone a few scrap yard with no joy, anyone got any ideas?

I had to buy the correct dash to replace the mk2 that was in when I bought it(thanks rajan) but when I took the dash out at first looked ok but i've since worked out its a mk2 dash loom cut at the fuse box end and made to fit mk1 box
thanks