Cost of replacing entire wiring loom?

meoldchina, Nov 1, 8:13pm
Can anyone tell me how much it would cost to replace the entire wiring loom on a late model Ford Focus? Even a rough idea would be very helpful.
bigfatmat1, Nov 1, 8:26pm
Well the loom is made in sections so unsure why you would replace entire loom. I would allow 40 hours at least as most the car would need to be stripped out including hood lining dash carpet exterior panels bumpers doors and parts of the engine
meoldchina, Nov 1, 8:38pm
Can you put a ball park figure on all of that, Bigfatmat?
bigfatmat1, Nov 1, 8:48pm
40×80=3200 + gst. Not allowing for problems encountered on way. Based @$80 per hour not including parts providing it's a new loom with all clips from the dealer and car is in a clean tidy state
marte, Nov 2, 12:13am
I gotta ask, what happened?
kazbanz, Nov 2, 10:36am
me old china -I agree with mat its a LOT of work.
If you personally have time to do so you can reduce that tally a fair bit by stripping out the interior yourself.
seats,carpets,consoles etc.
mrfxit, Nov 2, 10:48am
Plus any computer controlled crap that needs resetting by the dealers like air bags etc
poppy62, Nov 2, 11:15am
Sounds like an insurance write off coming up for auction at Turners. I'd be ringing the local Ford Wreckers and getting a quote. I must say that in the decades I wrecked cars I could count on 1 hand the number of looms I sold, although I had plenty in stock, they were eventually scrapped. Used to just cut them out for scrap if time permitted anyway. So you should be able to get a reasonable deal from a "Dismantler".
bigfatmat1, Nov 2, 11:28am
Trouble is with second hand looms is there is way to much variation in them between the same model cars. Makes it very difficult when there is a problem the looms are so complex all it takes is one missing wire to completely ruin your day. Hence why people probably Dont waste their time with second hand. The only reason I could see as to why you would change "entire" loom is because it's marked as written off from insurance for flood damage.
poppy62, Nov 2, 1:32pm
Most of the Euros have one loom per model and utilise what ever equipment is fitted. The base model will have a whole heap of spare wires and plugs and the further up the option range one goes the plugs/wires are there for fitment. Just Plug and Play!
meoldchina, Nov 2, 1:55pm
Thank you, Bigfatmat.
Marte, to answer your question - the wiring loom on my 3 year old car has been replaced under warranty, along with the turbo and countless other parts. I am trying to calculate how much Ford has spent on trying to repair a simple fault. It is part of my evidence to the Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal.
Replacing the wiring loom was not something I wanted to agree to but I had my arm twisted by Ford who claimed it would be their "last resort" fix for the problem. The fault remains! Bring on the MVDT.
grangies, Nov 2, 2:04pm
LOL. That is madness.

Why on earth would they need to replace the "entire" wiring loom.

I find it hard to believe a vehicle like a Focus would ever need it "entire" loom replaced.
v8_mopar, Nov 2, 2:48pm
So whats the problem/fault
bigfatmat1, Nov 2, 2:49pm
I would say in that case only engine loom would of been replaced that I easy and straight forward job easily done in a day
meoldchina, Nov 2, 3:28pm
They had the car for 3 weeks!
brapbrap8, Nov 2, 4:49pm
Was the issue of gunging up of the intake or exhaust systems investigated then?
grangies, Nov 2, 5:08pm
Cheers for the link. I just had a good read through that.

What a bunch of mongrels. The car is a dud and Ford NZ should replace the piece of sh1t.
meoldchina, Nov 2, 6:29pm
The car has been in and out of the dealership's workshop more times than I can count. I imagine that "gunging up" would be one of the many things they investigated to try to get to the bottom of the problem, but as they have refused to give me any paperwork for the warranty work carried out on the car, I can't tell you.
gmphil, Nov 2, 6:52pm
someone on here was charge 3500 for replacement loom for commy wagon
aredwood, Nov 2, 9:24pm
That was user "bigmaori" due to car not idleing properly. Said the loom replacement didn't fix it. Was thinking later it could have been coolant leaking into the intake instead of an electrical problem on his car. Would love to know if that car got fixed in the end.
ruby2014, Nov 3, 4:49am
Now we are all curious as to what the fault is that Ford was trying to fix ?
andrew1954, Nov 3, 4:39pm
Yes. What problem/s would be fixed by replacing the WHOLE loom? I suspect they are trying to fill in time while they "sratch their arse" and nut out the problem. I doubt that Ford NZ would have loom just sitting on the shelf, so it would need to be a special order on "Ford HQ", which i suspect would be several months away, on the supply chain.
Just sounds like more trouble than it is worth !
bigmuz1, Nov 3, 8:02pm
it'd be an arse of a job, all those fiddly stupid plastic plugs with their stupid little tabs to push in to get the bloody things to unclip. At least on a 3 year old car there shouldn't be too many of the plastic clips that hold the trim panels on that have become so brittle they shatter into a million bits rather than releasing. I know if a job like that was coming up, I'd be away sick that day.
beno, Nov 27, 11:26am
replacing the loom suggests there is an intermittent connection somewhere on a plug but they cant find it. so while you're disconnecting every joint and then re connecting it after you have waited for it to heat up as a result of increased resistance resulting in voltage drop, or let the vibrations of the car create an open circuit, you may as well change the entire wiring loom.
You can then return to the dealer because the dash rattles and squeaks and there is wind noise at 80k coming from the doors where the door cards have all been disturbed.And so the roundabout begins again.