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[Bargi]

What have people used and experience for protecting gear cables?
Getting mine replaced next week with some nice new Tuthill ones and don't want them to cook again!

Merlin have some here in various diameters

At a guess 1meter of the 25mm stuff and cut to 2 x 50cm lengths should be enough?

[techieboy]

I used this. Won't apply to you as your cables will be off the car but it's split along it's length so can be applied with the cables in-situ. Not had any sticky feeling shifts since it went on.

[FLD]

I cut some pieces of nimbus and rolled them into tubes. They have been slotted over my cables for a year or so. I also make sure my cables were as far from the exhaust as possible. (obvious really!)

[slindborg]

Mine (matttyyyywoooolo) has the merlin stuff on it... never had an issue.

[davemate]

I used this. Won't apply to you as your cables will be off the car but it's split along it's length so can be applied with the cables in-situ. Not had any sticky feeling shifts since it went on.

i have these as well, dead easy to fit even with the cable on and for added peace of mind they make me happy.

[Bargi]

I used this. Won't apply to you as your cables will be off the car but it's split along it's length so can be applied with the cables in-situ. Not had any sticky feeling shifts since it went on.

i have these as well, dead easy to fit even with the cable on and for added peace of mind they make me happy.

Any idea what diameter you guys got?

[techieboy]

I used the 20mm but reckon the 15mm would be probably be fine. Also got some of the 6mm stuff for lambda wires.

[slindborg]

Iirc I got 16 mm cove for the tuthills.

[Bargi]

Cheers chaps!

[LMP1]

my mechanic put the cable inside asbestos (!) tubes which was used years ago for (very) heavy load electricity wires...

[haggi961]

I would be up for some of the Thermal Velocity heat shield for the gear cables, might be worth to see if they will do a deal for a few of us buying it.

[TazN]

I'm going to get some sorted for my cables. I'm sure after 8months of daily use my tuthill cables aren't feeling as great as they did when first fitted :/

[Bargi]

I'm going to get some sorted for my cables. I'm sure after 8months of daily use my tuthill cables aren't feeling as great as they did when first fitted :/

Dude don't say that!
Do you track your car much at all?
Heat shouldn't affect them with normal use, my heat shield was missing, that with SCing and some pretty hard and hot track days I think cooked mine.

[the-duke]

Or you change the routing of the cables to a cooler place.. Like done by DBilas on my car.






Regards,
The Duke

[slindborg]

Wow, he first good mod I've seen to come from dilbert, bet that alone cost £300 lol

[TazN]

Mine had sticky cables on a completely standard na. Have to see what kind of condition they are in after 10months daily road use.

[Zoobeef]

I used this. Won't apply to you as your cables will be off the car but it's split along it's length so can be applied with the cables in-situ. Not had any sticky feeling shifts since it went on.

i have these as well, dead easy to fit even with the cable on and for added peace of mind they make me happy.

Any idea what diameter you guys got?

Is 1 strip of the 15mm one enough to do both cables?

[techieboy]

Yup, more than enough.

[Zoobeef]

Cheers ill get that ordered!

[The Batman]

Get the 25mm one trust me it will make your life loads easier