All of the parts store and HF stuff is crap. You need high temp looming underhood-I stock Delphi blue stripe split loom which is rated up to 257F heat resistance-the other stuff will literally melt. Even 60-70's cars/trucks had better OEM looming than the Chinese parts store crap-you get what you pay for. For really close areas of heat I suggest using asphalt sleeping (I have that as well) and I can offer it by the foot-lemme know what diameters you need!
It's thinner/cheaper, yes.. But all I needed it for is organization and rub protection.. For the ground and battery cable, I reused the OEM stuff as I had ran out of new stuff anyways and just routed them so they have a safe distance from anything that creates heat...
But for me, it seems a lot wiser to just route things so they are not exposed to excess heat/physical damage in the first place... The stuff I used survived the heat gun when heat shrinking, so I am sure it will survive the heat levels it is exposed to where I have used it...
But, better quality is always better quality.. Can't argue with that... Not at all...
Thirty Five years as an industrial/commercial electrician, and a decade of working in military/aerospace electronics before/during that has left me with a pretty good feel for all things electrical..
So I disagree with you and also I agree with you...
The auto parts store stuff will get it done if you route things properly, but better quality is always better quality and is often worth the piece of mind..
Bought some of the HF stuff, but haven't even opened the package, so I 'really' can't comment on the quality of that..
But yes, there is a definite difference in wall thickness of the stuff I got from NAPA vs the stuff that was OEM... and what you are selling is no doubt 'better'..
For me though, I am confident that what I installed will last.. But I routed everything so that it really would be fine without any loom at all, It's just cleaner, more organized, and easier to strap down with it..
The high heat fiber stuff would definitely give an extra measure of protection on the battery cable...
If mine ever fails however, I will humbly eat crow and definitely agree with you all the way across the board from there on..
and even now, would probably recommend buying your stuff, seeing as you are promising a higher level of quality than is what is generally available these days... Had I known in advance, I probably would have done the same myself..
