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Different year cars did different things. I know the late cars it ran down the middle, and was held in by P clips, but the only clips / tags I see under the car are for the fuel, brake and hydro lines, so thought I'd check.
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I have had a think about this, I belive that 850s had it in a channel along the centre, while hydro cars had the cable in with the pipes, with small sections of plastic strips on the cable for protection. Most clubmans also had the cable under the cover with the brake pipe but I can recall some cars have it running along the centre held in with tags (like in the engine bay) maybe its the vans or early 850s im thinking of? I dont know anymore, my brain doesnt work like it used too, where am I again? The Westgate fell down on friday and im still confused :? :cry:


Was looking at a 62 850 today and the cable runs down a channel in the middle (just beside but before the exhaust tunnel), was on its side and was told that what the channel was for. Like a metal channel/tunnel.

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Mine runs up through the C pillar along the roof channel and back down the A pillar and into the engine bay. Might not be correct but at least they wont be damaged by rocks or gutters and such.

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Can't say I've seen that before! I'm not even running my wiring loom that way anymore!
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I don't see how it's any more likely to be damaged than under the car. The cable ran up their for around 5 years before I rebuilt the car and the cable was perfectly fine. It's a heavier cable than standard so once it's in their it settles down in the roof channel, It's grometed where it needs to be.
I've striped a few minis over the years and seen many worn through or pinched cables that run under the car.

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I don't see how it's any more likely to be damaged than under the car. The cable ran up their for around 5 years before I rebuilt the car and the cable was perfectly fine. It's a heavier cable than standard so once it's in their it settles down in the roof channel, It's grometed where it needs to be.
I've striped a few minis over the years and seen many worn through or pinched cables that run under the car.

If it done correctly there would be no problem. The trouble is that if it is done badly it could be a disaster.
There are a lot of sharp edges for the cable to catch the insulation on as it is pulled through the pillars and roof channel and if that happened it would be impossible to check.


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I didn't say it was a bad idea or anything, just different.
I'd have thought running the cable that way would make it four feet longer than normal, so possibly more voltage drop / current drain required from ther battery to get the car started and charged.
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The battery hasn't been an issue the car has been used by me daily for 7 years and it's going strong. Their probably is a drop in voltage but I use the biggest battery I can fit so it must work alright.
When I fed the cable through I never noticed it catching on anything.

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