Morning all.

Ive had this prob before where my wheels have grated away at some wiring that runs through the top of the wheel well, which led to a couple of blown fuses and/or confusing electricle stuff but nothing too serious.

I have just found that its happened in the other front wheel well as well, however those cables control a little bit more of the serious stuff hehe. Anyway, i did a quick patch up job before, but it takes about 100m for it to wear down again.. so what im asking is is there any type of heavy duty shielding i can use on the wires? Im talking a metal based... kevlar or what not.. something that can be rubbed and rubbed but not fray or get worn down.

Im happy to also looking into some kind of sheet metal to sheild the wiring that runs up the top of the wheel arches, so it might be a better alternative.

Orrr, has anyone (i doubt it... ), ever relocated the bunch of wiring... i had a quick look at it would involve extending the wires but couldnt think of any clear path out of the wheel arch to run them?

Anyway, im interested to hear if anyone has any suggestions?
Thanks.

Easy fix would be to get smaller wheels. :roll:

What about that stuff that shrinks with heat? Would that be any good? It's more of a rubber based product tho...

Easy fix would be to get smaller wheels. :roll:

What about that stuff that shrinks with heat? Would that be any good? It's more of a rubber based product tho...

nah, rubber would be useless. but im wondering if something similar to heatshrink exists, but made of something more hardcore.

You could try finding an aluminium worker to make a custom plate / conduit to fit over the wiring.. or maybe try and locate some steel braided hose covers. (http://cableorganizer.com/stainless-steel-braid/)

Are these factory wires or aftermarket? You can't re-wire them out of the way?

Steel braiding isnt that hard to get hold of - it is expanding mesh stuff, but you need to fit the wires through it - not like convoluted loom tubing.

Cheers
Heath Young

My dad uses some stuff in banks. Its an interlocking metal casing so it is flexible, bullet proof/fire proof/explosion proof/cutter proof. That would do it :P

EDIT: My dad installs security systems

How much slack is there? Probably much easier to use some sticky attachments and cable ties to keep them up out of the way.

thanks for your replies guys. As mentioned most of these need to have the wiring fed into them, which = job for a professional. will pass on the type of mesh loom you guys have mentioned.

and yea, there isnt too much to cable tie them onto - or shove out of the way so to speak. its not that the wires are hanging down, its that the tyres are bouncing up.

but yea.. thanks :)

Is it factory wiring?

Without moving them, its sounds like a dodgey patch job. Shielding them with something hard is only going to transfer the wear to your tyres... So instead of the cabling wearing out your expensive tyres will wear instead.

You will also have a problem of creating heat due to friction if you intend on using a metal covering over the wire harness. With heat, you could end up melting the wires instead. Just depends how tightly wound this covering will be.

Are you able to move the wires toward the centre of the car, but leave them in the wheel arch at all?

Just sorta manipulate them around so that the wires are not gonna get touched no matter how far the wheel moves up?

You will also have a problem of creating heat due to friction if you intend on using a metal covering over the wire harness. With heat, you could end up melting the wires instead. Just depends how tightly wound this covering will be.

actually yea, i didnt think of that :doh: although its not a constant rubbing due to the rotation of the tyre, its the big dips/bumps. Its a combination of having one corner on stock suspension i think. It shouldnt rub at all when everything goes back to normal.

i explained the situation to my auto electrician guy and he seemed to have a good idea of what to do, basically putting some kind of foamish insulation around the wiring, then putting a sheild up.. will be interesting to see what he does.

Luckily hes next door to the guy putting my coilovers back in, repairing an oil leak, repairing the exhaust, putting new brakes on... and then down the road is the guy whos redoing my glass and tint and repairing the glass and panels that got pwned the other night..

lol i think i should take the rental car option.. take that up to mm06 :doubt:

the wiring is utterly ****ed though.. i take the keys out of the iginiton and all the fans still go on, headlights on high beam.. haha.. my car makes a million noises when its idling. . utter mess lol

Any chance you could run the wiring under the plastic?

I am not sure about magnas, but I rember a mates car I had a look at had big plastic panels above the wheel where you could safely run things.

i know the issue dee.. mine are fine though.. i have see a scuff on my plastic cover though so i guess my has touched at some point.. The only way you can fix this problem is to move the wires away.. maybe time to spend a hundred or two and get someone to do it and fix your problem for good..:D

or raise your car a lil bit so it wont it the guards everytime theres a bump on the road