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Old 03-18-2008, 01:41 PM
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yeah those are just power wires feeding multiple switches rather then having whole feeds for each.

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Old 03-18-2008, 01:49 PM
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If you haven't cut the wires yet...i wil through in some advice from experience. Take the existing wires and stagger cut all the wires right now so they are like stairs. then, cut all your extension pieces the same length, then grab a wire solder one end then the other end...same color. easy to keep track of what your doing nothing get crossed and most important your overall "new" harness has wires that are all the same length so when you put then in the connector again you don't get a pigtail from that random longer length wire. I just redid my bars and I used shrink wrap over the entire harness aswell as over each joint. looked nice, but may have pulled easier if i did not.

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Old 03-18-2008, 02:55 PM
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Default RE: Extending Electrical wiring for new apes

Adam, thanks alot for the answer to my question. And that is excellent advise and will to exactly that. I was wondering what to put over the new ( now longer) set of cables. there was a rubber sleeve covering them but now that theset of cablesis 10in. longer I was wondering where I can get one of those sleeves to replace the one i cut off. Where did you find shrink wrap that big and long??

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Old 03-18-2008, 03:10 PM
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fastenall is where i got the recent stuff, had some left over from a kit i bought online a while back. i have seen some on spools but my pieces were 6" and i started at the switch and overlapped my way down, this way i would not be pulling against the grain if you will. in the past i have simply run around the wires with electrical tape every 4" or so just to keep them together and did not have issues. don't be afraid to lube them on the way in to help them slide along.

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