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Sleeving/hiding wires?

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Alexander_0_1

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Hey guys, I was wondering what you guys are using to hide your multi-coloured wires, I'd like to sleeve a steering servos wires in a silicone tube or something like that, and I'd like to do the same to some 12awg power wires too......at least I think my application is going to use 12awg, do you guys have any recommendation, also I like to know if you guys know of anywhere to get that braided fuel line sleeve, I asked all three of my closest hobby shops, and I must not be describing it right over the phone, because nobody seems to have anything like what I'm searching for.

I would like:
Orange tube to hide my steering servo wires, w/ black braided Sleeving.....or vice versa, and pretty much the same for my 12awg power wires that run from my ESC to my lipo.

The distance from the ESC to the motor is too close to sleeve those wires, so I won't worry about it too much, and no one can see them anyhow.
 
I use the woven sleeving for computers/cable on mine that I get now Altex Electronics. Most of the major electronic suppliers carry it in stock, but usually only in black. You can see it on my SCX10/JK project chassis:

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Yes, it does exactly what I was hoping for. What size it that Sleeving? In the time it's taken someone to respond to my question I found some fuel line Sleeving from DDM by the foot, but I'd still be interested on some silicon tubing that has a larger ID than standard fuel tubing, just so I can have that dual colour look.
 
They have it from 3/8 inch to 7/8 inch that I've seen and sell by the foot here in the store.
 
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