Wiring of your car.....????

[750hp]

Originally posted by OZCOBRA


Craig, what was the time frame for your wiring and did they stick with the quoted time and dollars ?...was it a prof. friend or a sourced tradey...?was the Milspec stuff easily obtainable or a special order????I've heard some shocking stories relating to excessive times upto 4 months in one case and $1800.00 just for the loom without inst.(Painless Wiring) ....Paul

Paul, when I mentioned $900- before, that included the MilSpec wires, heatshielding, some sensors, wiring plugs etc. The labour component of the Motec loom ran to about $200- from memory. The guy I used is an "Authorised Motec Installer" up here in Brisbane. I think he did me a killer deal on the engine loom because he knew that he'd get a bit of business once my car was finished. He got a bit slack with a couple of things relating to the standard vehicle loom, but that's the beauty of paying someone else to do the wiring - they fix any mistakes for free!!!

The engine loom took 4 days to complete. He didn't have the car during that time, but simply needed to know the distance from the back of the motor to the MilSpec plug. The MilSpec wires that he uses come in a massive roll (300-400 metres at a guess). The connectors are always in stock. I think OZVENOM has since found a cheaper supplier for connectors, but I can't remember if they're the AeroSpec or MilSpec. The military specify a higher temperature rating and use exclusively gold pins. And they're a nice green colour....

Speaking of excessive quotes - Motec suggested I speak to three different wiring guys in Qld. For a COMPLETE wiring job, including the M800 and all sensors, then all the vehicle wiring, one quoted $2500, one $4500, and one $7500. What are they thinking??????