Wiring loom

[Geoff Butcher]

Am I right in thinking the Midas uses a standard Metro loom? The reason I ask is that my horn, which has just stopped working, is operated by a relay, but according to the Haynes manual it's worked directly by the column switch.

[Stuart]

Most Midas cars have a bespoke wiring loom with extra earths added.

[Geoff Butcher]

I wondered because the build manual lists a Metro loom under 'donor items'.

[mikeeskriett]

Hi,

you can use either it just depends on how much work you want to do. The Midas one just plugs in and away you go but the connectors have a tendancy to part company with the loom on older ones. The Metro one would require a few mods to make it work, I have a Mk1 Metro loom in my bronze as the factory loom was well beyond salvation having been butchered from the bulkhead forward and it's what I had laying about. I'm contemplating swapping it for an '84 on Metro loom in the near future as it'll give me a bit more flexibility going forward in terms of kit already included in the loom and gets me away from glass fuses.

Cheers,

Mike