Where to purchase high-temperature, automotive 22AWG wires?

[PointedGloves]

Working on an engine harness and I'm in need of 20/22AWG automotive cable. I've used some cheap cable but it's pretty fragile - I'm looking for something more OEM spec on modern wiring looms.

I've found a few site that sells such wires but they're very limited in colour. I want to confirm to spec, so does anyone know where to purchase the following colours?

- Black
- Red
- White
- Blue
- Light Blue
- Purple

Cheers

[SturdyHSV]

Penelope Stopit on here recommended me a really good website for automotive wiring in all the colours you could want.

Can I remember it? Not currently... It's in my readers cars thread somewhere, I'll try and dig it up

https://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/product/70/...

Maybe on there

Edited by SturdyHSV on Thursday 31st March 09:30

[PointedGloves]

SturdyHSV said:

Penelope Stopit on here recommended me a really good website for automotive wiring in all the colours you could want.

Can I remember it? Not currently... It's in my readers cars thread somewhere, I'll try and dig it up

That's great to hear! I was going to say I would dig through your posts until I saw you have over 8000 of them hah.

I appreciate you checking. Thanks.

[liner33]

Vehicle wiring products ?

[PointedGloves]

liner33 said:

Vehicle wiring products ?

Very limited range of colours unfortunately.

[PointedGloves]

Managed to find it: https://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/mobile/prod...

Unfortunately no light blue in 20/22AWG.. damn.

[millwap]

I've used ALM solutions for thinwall cable. They carry a good range of colours, especially in the thinner sized gauges. I've no connection with them other than as a previous customer.

https://www.almsolutions.co.uk

[PointedGloves]

I ended up going with AES in the end and ordering the light blue in a 100m reel from another supplier.

Seems like most suppliers are allergic to supplying light blue!

Thanks for all the recommendations.

[Polly Grigora]

PointedGloves said:

SturdyHSV said:

Penelope Stopit on here recommended me a really good website for automotive wiring in all the colours you could want.

Can I remember it? Not currently... It's in my readers cars thread somewhere, I'll try and dig it up

That's great to hear! I was going to say I would dig through your posts until I saw you have over 8000 of them hah.

I appreciate you checking. Thanks.

It's worth digging through the following SturdyHSV topic if you haven't done so

SturdyHSV has life but not as we know it

Hold(en) my beer - Monaro, Ute and Commodore content

[PointedGloves]

Definitely! I'll have a look through it.

[Polly Grigora]

Ok then

This sleeving is good if cable is close to very hot parts

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184374770519?hash=item2...

[PointedGloves]

Polly Grigora said:

Ok then

This sleeving is good if cable is close to very hot parts

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184374770519?hash=item2...

Thankfully it's mostly behind heatshielding apart from where I'm splicing into the ECU, but that isn't near anything that's too hot. I do use something similar for my coolant lines though.

[Polly Grigora]

PointedGloves said:

Thankfully it's mostly behind heatshielding apart from where I'm splicing into the ECU, but that isn't near anything that's too hot. I do use something similar for my coolant lines though.

Ok

Purely out of interest, what are you wiring?

[Glade]

IS Rayfast

Distribute TE Connectivity wire and cable. They will have something exotic you can buy that is thin wall, heat and chemical resistant. Havn't looked for a while to see if they sell low qty of the automotive wire.

https://www.is-rayfast.com/

[PointedGloves]

Polly Grigora said:

Ok

Purely out of interest, what are you wiring?

Boost and fuel controller for an aftermarket port injection implementation with a turbo kit I've had fabricated.

The controller splices into the crankshaft, camshaft, and map sensors.

[PointedGloves]

Glade said:

IS Rayfast

Distribute TE Connectivity wire and cable. They will have something exotic you can buy that is thin wall, heat and chemical resistant. Havn't looked for a while to see if they sell low qty of the automotive wire.

https://www.is-rayfast.com/

TE is what I was originally trying to get my hands on, I wasn't aware of this supplier. I'll keep my eye on them for future projects.

[Polly Grigora]

PointedGloves said:

Polly Grigora said:

Ok

Purely out of interest, what are you wiring?

Boost and fuel controller for an aftermarket port injection implementation with a turbo kit I've had fabricated.

The controller splices into the crankshaft, camshaft, and map sensors.

Thank you, sounds amazing. Enjoy

[PointedGloves]

Polly Grigora said:

Thank you, sounds amazing. Enjoy

Thanks!

[Glade]

PointedGloves said:

Glade said:

IS Rayfast

Distribute TE Connectivity wire and cable. They will have something exotic you can buy that is thin wall, heat and chemical resistant. Havn't looked for a while to see if they sell low qty of the automotive wire.

https://www.is-rayfast.com/

TE is what I was originally trying to get my hands on, I wasn't aware of this supplier. I'll keep my eye on them for future projects.

The TE automotive wire part numbers start with ACW. I believe the conductor size is in cross sectional area rather than American wire gauge. There should be a datasheet that explains the part number. One of the numbers represents colour.

(I used to work in the factory but it was 15 years ago now so my memory is a bit hazy) it's radiation crosslinked PVDF over a PE core which gives it the mechanical properties and chemical resistance with a thin wall.

The really good stuff is PTFE insulation.

Edited by Glade on Thursday 31st March 12:56

[Glade]

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