How to retape an old wiring harness with TESA loom tape
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มี.ค. 2021
- This week, I spent some time on the Datsun and fixed the hacked wiring harness in the back of the car by replacing it with a spare one I had. Before I installed it, I retaped the whole thing with TESA tape, the same style of tape that VW and Audi use in their wiring harnesses. It's a great product and I'm hoping you think so too! Coroplast is the other brand of tape that is very similar to TESA and works equally as well!
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Pro Tip:
Run the heat gun over the new tape.
Removes the fuzz and really "locks" the tape in with a nice smooth finish.
Solid tip! Thank you!
51036 is design for engine bay use. the tape you bought is made for interior use. good video tho well done. as you clearly stated, its made of cloth material. you should be using pet cloth LIKE 51036 instead for engine use. tesa clones do not have the model numbers located in the middle of tape. real ones do like genuine 51036. if it gets soaked with water / oil / gas, it will not sponge it up and it will not risk of starting a fire. 51036 is used on all new German vehicle for engine bay wiring. hope this helps cheers
thanks for the helpful info!
I work for tesa tape and our sleeve tape is most definitely the best for harnessing wires. Electric tape and plastic wire harnesses degrade and end up becoming brittle which our sleeve tape doesn't do. The quality standards we have at tesa are better than I've seen at any of the other places I've worked at. We will lose 10k and repurpose or recycle any of our tape if we see any quality control issues with it we rarely have any orders for the corporations we supply tape to that come back because we don't send anything to them that is not the quality that we wouldn't want if we bought it. Sometimes things get past us that we didn't notice but it's very very rare. The tesa plant I'm employed at had treated us really well with alot of bonuses, appreciation gifts, employee outings etc. We also have meetings every week about different subjects and have different committees like a safety committee and a continuous improvement of management meeting that focuses on helping improve our management with what employees want to see management work on. We aren't a union and there's not much of a reason so far to start a workers union but employees are pushing for better health insurance benefits right now and if that doesn't happen I'm sure there will be a huge push from employees that could be really big.
I do love the TESA tape. Super easy to work with.
Tesa sleeve tape doesn't seem to be nearly as easy to find as the regular style tape.
Hi what tape do you suggest for use on a trailer, so outdoor and will experience heavy uv and ( - 40 C ) Thank you
I love this style of fleece tape. It's a good job to do when you're waiting for parts to arrive for your project. Makes everything look so much neater in the engine bay.
I do love the tesa fleece tape. Makes a job look so nice when it is done
Thank you for posting! Looks much better than just regular black tape!
And it's much nicer to work with as well.
I’m taping a motorcycle wire harness soon and this video is just what I was looking for. Thank you! And great video!
Thanks, glad it helped you!
Very informative. Thanks for posting.
Great video blame jake for sending me your way also a stitch ripper from a sewing kit is great for taking this stuff off without harming the loom
that's actually a killer idea...I never thought of using that tool, but it makes perfect sense!
Good idea. Plus you can see if there is any broken wire in the harness.
Good stuff. Thank you
I had a friend who told me to get some tape on for the wiring after one wire broke on the fuel temperature sensor in his 2012 Passat and was setting off the engine management light, he was adamant it was because VW had not covered the wiring as it goes into the plug and left that part so exposed to heat that the stem was left sticking out of the plug and he had to pay £130 for new wiring harness at the dealers. So it's a good idea to check your wiring and make sure they are protected.
good tip - thanks!
very good
There are a lot of different tape models that Tesa makes! I've had to order quite a few of them to find one I want, but they do list specs for each model on their website. Some are better for noise and vibration and some are better for abrasion and heat in an engine bay! The worst are the ones with very low adhesion :(
I didn't realize they had different models of tape. The ones that I have purchased have all been similar, and have no model number designation from what I can tell.
@@ThrottleGrotto It is very annoying! They don't put part numbers inside the tubes. I like 51006 for general abrasion resistance. The whole list of their tapes for harnesses can be found at tesa.com/en-us/industry/automotive/applications/wire-harnessing and you can buy some of them from Waytek and Amazon.
@@Iamcartmanxd thanks for sharing that info!
Is that a Datsun Roadster in the opening sequence? That's the exact car I'm watching this video for.
Yes, there's a whole playlist on the roadster here on the channel!!
Nice video. Working on a Datsun myself, 240, rewiring entire dash. How flexible is this stuff once it's all wrapped on there?? Just wondering if I need to prebend the wires to shape and then wrap with the tesa, or can I just lay everything straight and wrap, and it will bend.
There is flexibility to the tape once the harness is wrapped.
@@ThrottleGrotto thanks for responding, will be wrapping shortly, once I finish some of my connections and do some electrical checks....
@@ThrottleGrotto love the roadster btw
The tape looks like Car Builders Fleece tape
It could be- relabeled?
What is the ideal size to get? 9 or 15mm?
I think I bought the 9, since it's easier to wrap around pigtails and branches
XFasten is the other brand I've used
good tip, thanks!
One thing I don't like about this tape is that, sometimes the end comes off after a few days. Maybe my hand was dirty and I accidentally touched the sticky side during the application but at this point there is no way to put it back. Super glue won't work. I really want to know the solution for this.
I haven't had that experience using this tape at all. I tear it with my hands and rub over the outside as I'm 'sealing' the end to itself to finish the wrap.
I've even used it on a hammer handle and it lasted for a year or so before starting to unravel.
is this waterproof? my wiring in my motorcycle is a bit exposed.
I wouldn't claim it to be waterproof. It's a good tape for abrasion resistance.
This tap can stand on heat condition
yes, It's designed for engine bays
Friction tape
hate electrical tape, always comes apart and leaves horrible sticky mess.
the TESA tape is a 1000% better and less sticky option!
if you make your videos shorter you will get more views ( just a suggestion) who have the time for long stories and ranting ?
Honestly i think 10minutes is a perfect length of time for a video.
Didn't youtube make it so you have to have 10 min videos to be monetized?
I remember buying several rolls to try, wasn't impressed. In fact, extremely disappointed. Unfortunately, I should have researched first instead of after. Their published product information sheet clearly states:
......tape for wire harness covering that is majorly applied at harnesses in the passenger compartment.
It combines important features as noise damping, abrasion resistance and bundling strength while keeping harnesses
flexible supporting an easy harness assembly process at the OEM.
Notice the first quality they tout, noise damping? Further, it has no UL, NFPA, or other registrations in North America. No third party testing for little things like tear strength, voltage rating, adhesion, tensile strength, flame exposure. I couldn't, in good conscience, use this crap on a customers product. The only documented testing I could find was with regards to noise dampening. Since we had a five year warranty on our work, there was no way.