A frequently overlooked part of restoring or modifying a car is the wiring. At Retropower we can undertake all wiring and in car entertainment work, from aftermarket engine management looms to alarm systems and from electric window conversions to full vehicle rewires.

We can also advise on In Car Entertainment systems, indeed if we are to incorporate such a system into a project car, details will be taken into account from an early stage to allow necessary modification during the metalwork stages.

A typical rewire in detail:

There are various reasons why we might need to completely rewire a vehicle... doing so allows us to route the wiring in a neater fashion than the original, complete the wiring to a higher standard (modern fusebox, relays, heatshrunk wiring etc) and incorporate the extra electrics rather than 'tacking' them on to the standard loom.
	The rewire starts with a list being compiled of every wire that will go into the car. This data is put into a spreadsheet including where each wire goes 'from', 'to', the wire length, gauge and where original plugs are used (ie. steering column switches, wiper motor etc) the pin numbers. This allows us to easily total up the amount of wire needed. A version is printed out in small font and the 'to' and 'from' columns are sliced up and clear shrunk to the ends of the corresponding wire as labeling.
Once all the wires are ready they are grouped in the appropriate order and then loomed using heatshrink tubing. All external joints and transitions from loom to individual wires are sealed with adhesive lined heatshrink to prevent water ingress.
	Anywhere we need to join wires 'in-line' they are soldered and heat shrunk. In areas subjected to movement or vibration terminals are both crimped and soldered for maximum security. Modern micro fuses and relays can be used to minimise space taken.