Thread: Tidying up the wiring in the engine bay

I was looking at the engine bay and I was wondering if there is anyway to get the wiring tidied up in there. Ive seen one example of it in the GP community but I dont know what all it took to do what was done.

I dont like that big ole harness that is up front and drapes over the blower and such, so Im just looking to see if there are any quick and dirty tricks to clean things up some or if someone has went all out, how/what all did you do and what parts did you have to use and where did you get them?

While that does look extremely good, I am, for the moment anyway, more after re-routing the wiring in a more tidy fashion so that its not slung over the top of the engine as it is. Ive seen it done, I just dont know how it was done.

However, if that doesnt turn out to be viable, I sure like what you have done to your bay.

Originally Posted by TommyGloves

Finally, something that matches my silver car!!!

What sizes did you use? Where did you get chrome zip ties? Did you also use it on your radiator hoses?

I think many wires need to be extended then the main loom is hidden under the blower(TB end) or even longer wires and put it wherever..... but I belivev cutting and splicing is required

Well Im not afraid to cut and splice. In fact I was kinda counting on having to do to achieve what I would like. As I mentioned earlier, I have seen one person do it and there were pics on the other site to that effect but it has been some time ago.

My problem with cutting and splicing is using the same wire colors, which Im pretty sure are going to be impossible to find all of them. So that leaves me having to find a spot in the harnes in which I could splice in a neutral color or single color that would not be seen and heaven forbid there ever be a need to do any electrical troubleshooting that required tracing out the wires as that will throw a big wrench into the process.

The other choice is to cut the wires at the connector end and splice in wiring. All you would need is replacement pins which I would think should be easy enough to obtain. But then you are faced again with wire coloring.

So Im not sure what the best option is, but I certainly would like to try.

Well that I did not know. Well I suppose that would make things considerably easier.

Well now if I just had a quality junk yard around here somewhere so that I could go and acquire a few harnesses.

Well this is true. But it would still be nice to have a good one around here I could go rummage through. Id be in it about ever weekend. I just like having little things on hand either to use or just in case someone needs them. I like helpin' out like that when I am able.

I was just digging through a couple Impalas here yesterday looking for a window switch to experiment on. They had some GP's, but most of their cars are already "gutted" fairly heavily. If you need something I can take a look for you.

By all means, if they have a complete engine bay harness for a reasonable price, please let me know. I may need two of them to make everything long enough.

I may need two of them to make everything long enough.

Um... Lowes/Homedepot/Autozone sells wire.

Yeah, they sure do. But its not the same color code as OEM. Im a stickler for stuff like that. And should their ever be an electrical issue, it would be much easier to trace out the wiring and troubleshoot.

it would be much easier to trace out the wiring and troubleshoot.

Agreed, but buying a couple stock harnesses is going to be $$$ compared to buying wire. Oh well...

Yeah, you're right and I cant argue that. But in the long run I would feel better about it. I used to have a source where I could get just about any automotive wire color scheme imaginable and dirt cheap at that, but I dont have that kind of access anymore sadly. So for the sake of simplicity I will probably find a donor harness. More expensive, yes, but worth it I think.