targarama Posted 11July, 2023 Report Share Posted 11July, 2023 Afternoon all, I have some 45 year old wiring fun ahead of me. The under dash is a bit of a birds nest...very angry birds I think.. I have a few questions and am looking forguidance and advice on the following; first up, what gauge are the wires used for most under dash? Does anyone have recommendations/brands on where to get the correct coloured replacements? Does anyone have any recommendations on specific wiring tools, preferred crimp /connector types e.g bullet or spade? any recommended best practices e.g. bullet crimp or crimp and solder? thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Kay Posted 11July, 2023 Report Share Posted 11July, 2023 Being at the tail end of this task, I can share my experience. I am not confident you can find the identical wire colouring (without breaking the bank), although there is a local (Australian) company that you can purchase any colour combination wires. Chaser is along the wire versus across. [first link] Get familiar with the wiring diagrams - [second link] Use a proper crimper [example in last link] and grab the appropriate joiners that suit. I would recommend against solder and don't use those dodgy red/blue bullet connectors. I used a raw spade bit and simply heat shrunk over it and it looks pretty darn close to factory! https://www.rapidcables.com.au/general-purpose-automotive-cable-single-core https://classickabelboomcompany.com/wiring-diagram-porsche/ https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/204017393544?hash=item2f80625f88:g:tMoAAOSwCFpj3c8C&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwF7zMb%2BshAr8tmsPMgFk8AMeV4WL%2Bm9AKoFiJoqd%2BeSpHhXwY9KU5SgEb5XBUr3fevYBhKKmQCXY83bQdLHlNx9pxti3%2Bl8evM6tRGcuUbUQ9ZuXqxcmXBuohIO5Fumkn1%2B1rT0KuzRuXfdxOs8IdJN2Tds0cgk20Emk99kfHeAQpcplHXlqypCmG9Q3Kz6EO%2FLhqQXEpX2G6OZg9nVKfknweH%2BXwlKEc%2FX%2Bq6SAQUT83LSXcr6BLlLcnKjTj2CUHg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8qt7LSoYg Shedpest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
targarama Posted 11July, 2023 Author Report Share Posted 11July, 2023 Thanks that's great! really appreciate your help🙏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHeadsTas Posted 11July, 2023 Report Share Posted 11July, 2023 Chris, have a chat to Ringers about availability of such stuff locally. As well as being an ace mechanic he is also a master at building wiring looms, so may well be able to provide good advice and even supply materials for you. He's very adept at air-cooled wiring too. so would be a great font of knowledge. He had my 996 while we were away and it now has a nice loud switchable exhaust, which involved him building a couple of control boxes etc, as the supplied ones didn't work. You'll have to hear it Sat night if we don't catchup beforehand 🙂 Shedpest and Harsh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shedpest Posted 11July, 2023 Report Share Posted 11July, 2023 And chuck one of these in while your at it https://www.classicretrofit.com/collections/blade-fuse-panels/products/911-front-fuse-panel-1974-1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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