RonnieD

Hi everybody. Just kidding about earlier, haha.

xjgrunion

Are you talking about split loom tubing? Black with ridges and a split on one side? You can get it at almost any auto store or can order online for much cheaper if you can wait. I usually use delcity.com for my stuff.

5-90

What you are referring to is "convolute tubing," A/K/A "spaghetti tubing" (because the wiring resembles spaghetti,) and it should be available at any local parts house or hardware store electrical section for a nominal price.

The primary purpose of this stuff is just "arranging" or "bundling" the wiring - you may also use "spiral wrap", which serves the same purpose (either/or, I consider them to be functionally equivalent in general. But, if I've got a lot of breakouts to do, I'll use the spiral.)

Note that this is neither a "shield" nor a "guard" - those are different aminals, for different purposes. A "shield" is often used to protect against something - spurious signals, perhaps ("foil shield" or "braid shield,") or can be used to protect against mechanical issues ("heat shield.") A "guard" is often used to fix routing of a cable - and can be either a clip or a bit of sheetmetal that retains the wiring.

An example of a shield would be having a pair of wires wrapped with foil connected to a ground, or the outer braid on coaxial cable (like for your televisor.) In both cases, the idea here is to preserve a low-power signal against outside interference. Another example would be "heat shield" - which is a braided fabric shield (usually using aramid fibre, sometimes glass) which provides a barrier layer against external heat. Shields may protect against crosstalk (external signals from other wires,) ambient EM fields, heat, friction, and similar.

A "guard" example (also used with hoses,) would be a sheetmetal bracket meant to keep your wiring away from "mechanical interference" (like a belt or spinning pully,) or a clip used to hold wiring positively away from hazzards (like the small clip on the rearmost stud for the CKP wiring.)

Guards may be purpose-built or fabricated on-side, while shields are usually either premade (and cut to fit,) or part and parcel of the wiring (as in coax or twinax.) "Bundles" (corrugate tubing, spiral wrap) are typically purchased as needed, and may generally be installed prior to wiring installation or as a repair with the wiring in situ.

And, I'm rambling, so I'll shut up now.

Bustedback

If you do a little hunting online you can find it in colors...if you're into that sort of thing.

andrewmp6

I think i seen it at autozone before in a lot of colors.

RonnieD

Also, not so much 'into that sort of thing', just trying to protect my wires, which have already seen better days. Thanks to everyone though, just picked them up.

RonnieD

Ahhhh. Picked up a shiny new (used) engine wiring harness for the good ole jeep today. Just need to slip that bad boy on, possibly replace my upstream o2 sensor, change a few fluids, and I should be good to go, lmao!