I cant get over this....

[Chris Mac]

Just off the corsa c forums and this chick has just tried to wire her system up, things really werent gonna work from the start.

Lets look at the live feed from the battery shall we? yep just open the passengers door there.....

 

[Lyons]

Lol, thats how we did a mates. But it was more pro looking

 

[-Pete-]

Lol, thats how we did a mates. But it was more pro looking

oh dear, put the wire down and step away!

these are the sorts of nightmare scenario that makes me think are people really that thick that they think this sort of thing looks good, is safe, is how it should be done!?

idiot!

 

[Lyons]

Lol, it was in the last shape Punto, and there was ample room. We got it tucked under the door seal however, and there were no sharp edges touching it.

 

[-Pete-]

still, not the way to do things ian!

 

[106lad]

Jeez it isnt for the lack of access to the bulkhead in the corsa either!

 

[Krisclio ( SQD )]

Lol, it was in the last shape Punto, and there was ample room. We got it tucked under the door seal however, and there were no sharp edges touching it.

under the door seal is even worse! the wire will get squashed directly onto the metal then and not just the rubber seal. dangerous way to do it!

 

[Peje]

does the job...i know a fella who had this done for yrs and never had a prob. tho i wouldnt do it myself tbh

 

[Krisclio ( SQD )]

not the sort of work you do to someone elses car though. what if it causes a fire?

 

[pablo]

if its fused then it wont do too much damage bar spark a bit

she wouldnt be the first and wont be the last

(ps its ropey as hell dont do it)

 

[Boydie]

thats shocking! i never even considered doing that when i was wiring up my car

 

[m00k]

does the job...i know a fella who had this done for yrs and never had a prob. tho i wouldnt do it myself tbh

u prefer the cut it up an tape it together option?

 

[Lyons]

under the door seal is even worse! the wire will get squashed directly onto the metal then and not just the rubber seal. dangerous way to do it!

A space was removed in the metal so it went straight through, not bent over.

 

[marcusplowman]

Oh Dear Me!!!

 

[Krisclio ( SQD )]

A space was removed in the metal so it went straight through, not bent over.

i knew you had a brain hidden somewhere! lol

 

[gruff]

on my focus i couldnt find anywere so mine went straight under the car cable tied the hole way up and through a plug on the boot floor and i though i was being rough but fu cking hell that just looks stupid

 

[Smick]

that just looks lazy, if your going to do something better to do it properly

 

[Chris Mac]

on my focus i couldnt find anywere so mine went straight under the car cable tied the hole way up and through a plug on the boot floor and i though i was being rough but fu cking hell that just looks stupid

r u being serious?

 

[pablo]

nothing wrong with that as long as its protected ok and routed properly (ie not cabletied to exhaust)

 

[Lyons]

r u being serious?

Lol, this is common practice, fear not.

 

[Richy]

Lol, this is common practice, fear not.

not on here, its almost unspeakable

 

[Nicky]

Oh dear, dear oh

 

[-Pete-]

on my focus i couldnt find anywere so mine went straight under the car cable tied the hole way up and through a plug on the boot floor and i though i was being rough but fu cking hell that just looks stupid

rare to do so over here but more common it seems in america and europe but its obviously very dependant on the car. perfectly safe as long as its protected and attached securely. usually using a fire rated conduit or armoured trunking is the accepted standard for running a power cable under the car.

 

[pablo]

from memory the original shape minis have the power cable running under the car (battery in boot).

 

[Krisclio ( SQD )]

we had to run buff lunney's power cable under the lotus carlton. no bother at all.