Hey guys, quick question. I was looking into my engine bay, enjoying the new lack of plastic when I noticed that the engine wiring is covered in ribbed black plastic tubing. My question is, has anyone replaced this tubing with something that looks better? Thanks.

 

They make that sheathing in multiple different colors. You can get it just about anywhere.

 

If you want to use the colored wiring loom, remember to keep it away from the exhaust side of the engine (the other side is probably OK however). I've seen too many cars with melted or sagging wiring loom.

The black stuff that came with our cars is much more heat-resistant.

 

is there no heat resistant cable housing for sale ? or does it just come on the car and not available to the public?

 

Sure you could get it at the dealer but its probably all black.

It wouldn't hurt to try the colored stuff; just check it regularly and get rid of it if its getting all soft and melty.

 

how bout the masking tape. any of you guys get wires with masking tape like me?

 

Don't remember any masking tape, but I do have a couple parts with stickers on them - bar code stickers - and they have gotten wet and look bad. They look worse than the black wiring loom in my opinion.

 

Is this "masking tape" black? Because if so its electrical tape and is used to hold certain parts of the sheathing together