Messy wires

Cannyfixit · Post by **Cannyfixit** » Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:03 am

Is there such a thing as cable ties for dashboards,I have a dash cam, a sat nav And I’m about to install a reverse camera
I have a a bit of a thing with wires and wanted to tidy them up

Someone-Else · Post by **Someone-Else** » Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:12 am

There is no such thing as cable ties for............................(Any specific item)
I had a similar "problem" Dash cam, Sat nav, and Reverse camera, I just used small cable ties to group them together, doesn't hide any of them, but keeps the cables looking like one cable.

jaeger · Post by **jaeger** » Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:13 am

Spiral wire wrap?

camallison · Post by **camallison** » Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:46 am

jaeger wrote: ↑Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:13 am Spiral wire wrap?

Might be a bit stiff though, resulting in large curves rather than neat run.

Colin

mikew1972 · Post by **mikew1972** » Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:59 am

Cable tie anchor / mount / adhesive base?

Dave54 · Post by **Dave54** » Sun Oct 20, 2019 10:37 am

The only other thing I can think of is using old fashioned "lacing cord" Haven't used it for many years myself, but it does have it's uses.
https://www.electronics-notes.com/artic ... lacing.php

Cannyfixit · Post by **Cannyfixit** » Sun Oct 20, 2019 10:19 pm

Found these on Fleabay https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpr ... 2039797519

Looks like they might work

Bob225 · Post by **Bob225** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:42 pm

Cannyfixit wrote: ↑Sun Oct 20, 2019 10:19 pm Found these on Fleabay https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpr ... 2039797519

Looks like they might work

they work ok but can come loose overtime and make a mess of the plastics prep with IPA is a must, a bit of split loom aka convoluted tube (make sure its the split stuff) does the trick

personally I like to hardwire items or at least hide them and use inline sockets, things like cameras pull such low current you can tap any switch live circuit within reason - be aware that in the male connector (that you plug in the aux 12v socket) there is usually a voltage dropper built in dropping it to 5v or 3.3v

wine~o · Post by **wine~o** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:18 pm

I would just try to "dress" the wires/cables as best you can. Surprising how easy it is to hide my 2 dashcam cables.

Cannyfixit · Post by **Cannyfixit** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:36 am

wine~o wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:18 pm I would just try to "dress" the wires/cables as best you can. Surprising how easy it is to hide my 2 dashcam cables.

I did just this in my lunch break yesterday,I’ve run the dash cam wire behind the head liner and down the A pillar ,looks much better but when the rear camera arrives I’m going to have to look at tapping into the fuse box otherwise I’ll have a twin socket and two plugs to deal with

Cannyfixit · Post by **Cannyfixit** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:40 am

Bob225 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:42 pm
Cannyfixit wrote: ↑Sun Oct 20, 2019 10:19 pm Found these on Fleabay https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpr ... 2039797519

Looks like they might work
there is usually a voltage dropper built in dropping it to 5v or 3.3v

Cheers Bob,I’m aware of the voltages I’m planning on running a extra 12v double socket from the fuse box and securing it behind the plastics somewhere