Hanging Wire Harness

[krazykatz911]

I have a fiberglass Stingray 195LS. I installed a marine Amp under my radio/glove compartment. Ran the heavy gauge wire down the side (high) that is all in wire loom. Problem I am having is the wires keep falling down. I have tried self stick industrial zip tie tabs, hot glue, 3M tape, etc. Nothing holds. Any suggestions?

 

[briangcc]

Here's my thoughts on it...

Cut some small blocks of wood that you can mount to the underside of the cap. Seal the wood (paint, epoxy, varnish, whatnot). Epoxy it to the underside of the cap. Use zip-ties with mounting lugs and stainless steel screws. Screw the zip tie into the chunk of wood to hold everything in place. Make sure the screws aren't too long or you're going through your cap!

Depending on the length of run you may need multiple mounting points to avoid having the wiring droop again.

 

[StingrayMike]

What I have found that works pretty good is to sand/grind down the top layer of fiberglass and use a 2 part epoxy and epoxy the tie mounts to it. You have to use the tie mounts that are made for epoxy, if you use the kind that screw in, then they don't adhere as well, or if you have the thickness, use the screw tie mounts with #6 or #8 screws. Really depends on how thick of an area you have to work with, if your not sure, then use the epoxy, don't want no mistakes!

 

[JASinIL2006]

Here's my thoughts on it...

Cut some small blocks of wood that you can mount to the underside of the cap. Seal the wood (paint, epoxy, varnish, whatnot). Epoxy it to the underside of the cap. Use zip-ties with mounting lugs and stainless steel screws. Screw the zip tie into the chunk of wood to hold everything in place. Make sure the screws aren't too long or you're going through your cap!

Depending on the length of run you may need multiple mounting points to avoid having the wiring droop again.

This is what I've done, too, and it works well.