Cheap boomslang copy loom

lynall · Mar 9, 2019

E bay 7 quid, Boomslang 40 quid, wonder where boomslang get theirs from?

Look okay, havent tried them yet and didnt want to post until I had received them, in case it was some sort of scam, or some twonk ordered bucket loads and the price shot up.

The price seems to be going up approx 50p per week so reckon they are testing the waters and seeing how far they can push it.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/H4-9003-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

What does it do you might ask? simply bypasses the headlamp switch so you get full battery voltage at the headlamp bulbs so hopefully brighter headlamps.

I cant take the credit for this, Ferretjuggler from the Series 2 forum posted this a few weeks back.

bluedog333 · Mar 9, 2019

Have you bought one yet then Lynall? Let us know how you get on if you have. Looks good for £7!

lynall · Mar 9, 2019

bluedog333 said:
Have you bought one yet then Lynall? Let us know how you get on if you have. Looks good for £7!

Tbh bought one then when I saw it in the flesh thought looks good so bought another, one day I will fit them, but dont hold your breath!

bankz5152 · Mar 9, 2019

I bought a boomslang. Was awful, badly and incorrectly.wired

lynall · Mar 9, 2019

bankz5152 said:
I bought a boomslang. Was awful, badly and incorrectly.wired

Can you remember exactly what was wrong with it and I will check my cheapies?

top drive · Mar 9, 2019

Boomslang have their own wiring convention. The colours make no sense .

If you read the instructions they work exactly as sold.

Retroanaconda · Mar 9, 2019

I’ve had the ebay cheapies (utterly terrible), the Boomslang (also terrible quality, just better relays) and finally the Landreizger (properly made and very nice quality).

Don’t waste your money on the cheap ones. If you don’t want to pay for the proper loom, buy the bits and make it yourself for less.

dag019 · Mar 9, 2019

Retroanaconda said:
Don’t waste your money on the cheap ones. If you don’t want to pay for the proper loom, buy the bits and make it yourself for less.

I would agree with this! I bought the boomslang harness and have not fitted it yet. I was very unimpressed with the quality, and am in the process of extending the earths and the power supply back to the battery. I am also going to exchange the relays for higher quality fused items. For the quality and the amount of effort required to modify it I would probably have been better the buy the parts and make my own from scratch rather than having to buy and make half of it and join it to the existing boomslang loom. I would also second the comment about the wiring colours not following any normal convention!

mick the builder · Mar 9, 2019

dag019 said:
I would agree with this! I bought the boomslang harness and have not fitted it yet. I was very unimpressed with the quality, and am in the process of extending the earths and the power supply back to the battery. I am also going to exchange the relays for higher quality fused items. For the quality and the amount of effort required to modify it I would probably have been better the buy the parts and make my own from scratch rather than having to buy and make half of it and join it to the existing boomslang loom. I would also second the comment about the wiring colours not following any normal convention!

Make a few with the correct colour coded wire of the correct lenght to reach the battery and fit better relays. I,ll buy one off you.

owas · Mar 10, 2019

Mine is working fine

raywin · Mar 10, 2019

mick the builder said:
Make a few with the correct colour coded wire of the correct lenght to reach the battery and fit better relays. I,ll buy one off you.

Sounds like a plan, I bet a few people would go for that.

wonderdust · Mar 10, 2019

I bought an ebay one a while back, seems to be working fine

Badger · Mar 10, 2019

You can't really go that wrong with the loom itself, although for £7 it's too cheap.

If your lights go at night, is it worth the risk instead of spending an extra £40 for a landzeiger?

lynall · Mar 10, 2019

Badger said:
You can't really go that wrong with the loom itself, although for £7 it's too cheap.

If your lights go at night, is it worth the risk instead of spending an extra £40 for a landzeiger?

Not the end of the world to just plug the orignal bulb sockets back in? plus dont forget to quite a few people 40 quid is a lot of money.

But as the old saying goes, you pays you money and you takes your choice.

lynall · Mar 10, 2019

mick the builder said:
Make a few with the correct colour coded wire of the correct lenght to reach the battery and fit better relays. I,ll buy one off you.

Yes but it will only be correct for the anything with lucas wirting and I reckon its a generic fit all cars with halogen bulbs loom.
Plus back in china land the colours might actually be correct if that makes sense?

frog hopper · Mar 10, 2019

I wanted to do the Boomslang thing but in the end decided to make up my own on both my 200Tdi 90 and Buttercup. Cost extra because I used far more cable in routing it in a more logical out of the way place. I also installed extra little fuse panels. To be quite honest I probably went well over the top, but mine is much plenty betterer.

Starting to fit the fuse box on Buttercup. The 90 was similar.

The thumb is to show me testing everything works before final routing etc. As I am a complete erectricul dunce I was always expecting failure so tested everything every step.

lynall · Mar 11, 2019

frog hopper said:
I wanted to do the Boomslang thing but in the end decided to make up my own on both my 200Tdi 90 and Buttercup. Cost extra because I used far more cable in routing it in a more logical out of the way place. I also installed extra little fuse panels. To be quite honest I probably went well over the top, but mine is much plenty betterer.
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Starting to fit the fuse box on Buttercup. The 90 was similar.

The thumb is to show me testing everything works before final routing etc. As I am a complete erectricul dunce I was always expecting failure so tested everything every step.

What engine is that in the 2nd pic? as ex pipe looks unusual?

Badger · Mar 11, 2019

lynall said:
Not the end of the world to just plug the orignal bulb sockets back in? plus dont forget to quite a few people 40 quid is a lot of money.

But as the old saying goes, you pays you money and you takes your choice.

This is true, but put it in to context of it happening at 40-50mph on an unlit bend in the road and it can easily become the end of the world for someone.

The original design wasn't the best idea in practice, but if you're going to fix something, at least do it properly with components that are built for the job.

nobber · Mar 11, 2019

Just make one! Really! put the fuses (designed to stop cable damage) and relays in the seat box/battery compartment where they need to be (close to battery) and use the correct cable type and colours, 6 quid for a harness against a vehicle fire? Hardly worth the risk.

nobber · Mar 11, 2019

And guys, there is nothing what so ever wrong with the original set up, if its maintained properly it works properly. Melting switches, blowing fuses, dim lights, these are symptoms of a fault, not of poor design.

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