I have just completed the wiring behind the dash, it is not as tidy as I had hoped, but the stuff just does not want to bend or sit where its put.

How fussy are the inspectors on this, do you think this would be an acceptable standard?
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I didn't bother wrapping mine behind the dash. As long as it's tied and you won't get your feet ravelled up in it you should be fine.

Its all fixed solidly to the firewall of the scuttle, and the only dangly bits are the leads to the back of the dash, and I've cut these so they don't hang. I have no idea how high the standards are for the test - me panicing as usual!

Our's are more untidy than your example but probably more secure. We took an extra precaution and put under-dash plates to stop passengers inadvertantly booting them. Which also served as a preventative measure to stop the inspector seeing them

certainly hope it passes mark, mine isnt anywhere near that good...

Looks fine to me, I'm probably going to do the same as Hellfire and put some of that black plastic inner panels are made from under the dash.

The question you need to ask yourself is, "can any part of the wiring flap around, rub against anything else, is too close to anything hot, or get caught in anything".

Looking at your photo, I don't think you have any problems.

cheers,

David

As long as everythings secured at regular intervals you should be fine.

The tester at Exeter for Billy's picked up on the passenger side repeater feed not being secured as it made its way along the bottom rear of the scuttle (looking as your sat in it) as a good example.

Just as a checklist for things he picked up on:

Cycle wing brackets touching shock bottom mounts on full lock

Accelerator cable fouling on steering column

Underdash wiring insecure (see above)

Bottom radius of dash (we'd run out of soft foam edging)

Dash not visible in bright sunlight


Wiring not in ducting at top of tunnel for speedo transducer.

Steering wheel boss not deformable (We had'nt used the Ford original)

Wiring to rear fog/reversing lights insecure (too long a run without being secured which was down to the way it was routed)


MIRRORS - make sure they are high up to clear the rear wings and definately convexed to get the angle required)

he also made a point of telling us that alot of cars fail on the brake fluid warning light test.

Keep in mind there are 2 testers so that lot only applies to 1 of them



HTH



Cheers


G

Mark,

It's a lot better than some I've seen pass!

James