Simon-
Not sure what you are doing regards wires through the A post. If you locate
the fuse box in the engine bay as original, route the wires into the
passenger compartment using the original hole & rubber grommet. The wires
that need to go the the rear of the car can be run on the cabin side of the
inner fender where they will be covered by the kick panel, & then covered by
carpet as they exit over the sill. This is where a flat harness is
necessary, as the original round style of bunching the wires would create
too large a bulge.
Jim Stuart
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From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Barrie Robinson
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 1:44 PM
To: Simon Austin
Cc: mgb-v8@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Wiring routing
Simon,
As I am building my own harness (a la Dan Master's article in the British
V8 Newsletter) I have plenty of wire. But I have found a flaw. I thought
the wire would run up inside the A post - but it will not. The post has no
"through hole" at the top and I cannot drill it out. Going on the outside
is possible but not good. Jim Stuart says he routed his on the floor next
to the sill passenger side and that is what I will do - stick it down with
duct tape or hot glue as Jim does.
At 11:47 AM 8/3/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Sounds like a great idea, Barrie. I'm curious as to how you are going to
>extend the harness to cover the extra distance. Are you planning on just
>making up an extra harness to go between the main one and the rear
sub-harness?
>
>Simon
>
>
>
>>I have been in correspondence with a lister re wiring - but I have deleted
>>the email so I have no contact address. But here is the information I
>>wanted to impart. I am going to route the wire for the rear lights etc
>>over the door (GT) and down - This means the wire will not go on the
>>outside of the car. The usual routing under the chassis was probably done
>>for cost rather than for suitability. This way my wiring will not be
>>endangered by stones and the teeth of road kills, etc.
>>
>>
>>
>>Regards
>>Barrie
>>
>>Barrie Robinson - barrier@bconnex.net
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