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[Domeo_Jones]

hey beenm looking at sorting out my minis wiring and ahve seen that a lot of clever people have hidden all there wiring in the engine bay and was wondering how to do it my self! pictures and tips would be a god send! also thinking about changing to a more modern fuse set up ie blades and am wondering if i would have to do major mods to sort it or re loom? cheers guys

[KSTANDSTEVE]

Be interested in this myself.

I do know that the bulkhead wiring can be tucked up using the bent cable support tags.

[Stevee]

you can run all the wiring down the wings but on the oppsite side

then under the slam panel and behide the dash

ive only ever done it to a polo mark 2 and it looked sweet as

we made up a hole new wiring loom though since it was a full resto on it

[E-Tizzle]

what do mean by hidden?
mine runs under the scuttle so you cant see it but they made the car like that.
just tuck it under the bendy hooks

[miniman-dave]

what do mean by hidden?
mine runs under the scuttle so you cant see it but they made the car like that.
just tuck it under the bendy hooks

will post a picture tomorrow am rewire move all the wiring inside and tube out where necessary

[Dan]

Blade fuses and cartridge fuses aren't rated in the same way. The only really safe way to use blade fuses in a car originally built with cartridges is to completely redesign the wiring from scratch. There is already lots of information here about this, use the search box for more details.

[miniman-dave]

Hi the pictures as promised the wiring isn't finished yet I just need to get some tie wrap stands riveted on beneath the flexible tube and all will be secure.

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[Domeo_Jones]

Blade fuses and cartridge fuses aren't rated in the same way. The only really safe way to use blade fuses in a car originally built with cartridges is to completely redesign the wiring from scratch. There is already lots of information here about this, use the search box for more details.

WOW blimey didnt realise there was a difference between the two fuse types! re designing the loom sounds way out my league! sounds expensive too! thanks for the info and will try and search for more inf im still very interested in trying to hide the wiring! and mayb i might update the wiring! still looking for more ppls ideas and tips

[E-Tizzle]

that wiring looks the same as mine except its in smooth tape instead of jagged pipe.
if thats what hidden means then im my opinion you might aswell leave it as is.

unless of course its all messed up atm and needs sorting out anyway.

[tadleysimon]

thats not what hidden means

he means running all the wiring on the other side of the wing so that it cant be seen at all.

[crazycoleman118]

if your hiding the wiring might be worth smoothing out the engine bay a little if your going for the clean look... maybe even a different coloured bay

[Domeo_Jones]

if your hiding the wiring might be worth smoothing out the engine bay a little if your going for the clean look... maybe even a different coloured bay

yess your right in saying that i would like to hide the wiring ie run it inside the wing but what do you mean by smoothing the engine bay?

[Stafford]

if your hiding the wiring might be worth smoothing out the engine bay a little if your going for the clean look... maybe even a different coloured bay

yess your right in saying that i would like to hide the wiring ie run it inside the wing but what do you mean by smoothing the engine bay?

removing things like tabs and filling in any holes to give it a nice smooth look.

[crazycoleman118]

if your hiding the wiring might be worth smoothing out the engine bay a little if your going for the clean look... maybe even a different coloured bay

yess your right in saying that i would like to hide the wiring ie run it inside the wing but what do you mean by smoothing the engine bay?

removing things like tabs and filling in any holes to give it a nice smooth look.

correctimondo! basically making it smooth ... if you look on the web at vw's mainly there engine bays are just soo clean there are no factory holes or anything where nothing is mounted too even things like horns are hidden or made to be a work of art

found a quick picture... http://modifiedcarfo...dge2009_840.jpg

[Domeo_Jones]

wow that looks amazing! nice and clean! dont want to be a right pain but sound proofing would have to suffer then surely!! are there any pics and tips on whats needed to do amini engine bay? extending wiring or re looming this may have to be done to change my fuses to blade fuses