diff --git a/client/texture/TmpFlipableIcon.java b/client/texture/TmpFlipableIcon.java
index 855d07b80..615aa1709 100644
--- a/client/texture/TmpFlipableIcon.java
+++ b/client/texture/TmpFlipableIcon.java
@@ -14,15 +14,24 @@ public class TmpFlipableIcon extends FlipableIcon
 
 	public void setOriginal(IIcon i)
 	{
+		setFlip( false, false );
+
 		while (i instanceof FlipableIcon)
-			i = ((FlipableIcon) i).getOriginal();
+		{
+			FlipableIcon fi = (FlipableIcon) i;
+			if ( fi.flip_u )
+				this.flip_u = !this.flip_u;
+
+			if ( fi.flip_v )
+				this.flip_v = !this.flip_v;
+
+			i = fi.getOriginal();
+		}
 
 		if ( i == null )
 			original = nullIcon;
 		else
 			original = i;
-
-		setFlip( false, false );
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/parts/networking/PartCableSmart.java b/parts/networking/PartCableSmart.java
index 6c3521668..c67bc4cfa 100644
--- a/parts/networking/PartCableSmart.java
+++ b/parts/networking/PartCableSmart.java
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public class PartCableSmart extends PartCable
 				renderer.uvRotateWest = 1;
 				renderer.uvRotateBottom = 2;
 				renderer.uvRotateTop = 1;
-				renderer.uvRotateSouth = 3;
+				renderer.uvRotateSouth = 0;
 				renderer.uvRotateNorth = 0;
 
 				AEBaseBlock blk = (AEBaseBlock) rh.getBlock();
@@ -306,12 +306,21 @@ public class PartCableSmart extends PartCable
 
 				Tessellator.instance.setBrightness( 15 << 20 | 15 << 4 );
 
+				FlipableIcon fpA = new FlipableIcon( defa );
+				FlipableIcon fpB = new FlipableIcon( defb );
+
+				fpA = new FlipableIcon( defa );
+				fpB = new FlipableIcon( defb );
+
+				fpA.setFlip( true, false );
+				fpB.setFlip( true, false );
+
 				Tessellator.instance.setColorOpaque_I( getCableColor().blackVariant );
-				rh.setTexture( offa, offa, offa, offa, defa, defa );
+				rh.setTexture( offa, offa, offa, offa, defa, fpA );
 				renderAllFaces( (AEBaseBlock) rh.getBlock(), x, y, z, rh, renderer );
 
 				Tessellator.instance.setColorOpaque_I( getCableColor().whiteVariant );
-				rh.setTexture( offb, offb, offb, offb, defb, defb );
+				rh.setTexture( offb, offb, offb, offb, defb, fpB );
 				renderAllFaces( (AEBaseBlock) rh.getBlock(), x, y, z, rh, renderer );
 				break;
 			case NORTH:
diff --git a/parts/networking/PartDenseCable.java b/parts/networking/PartDenseCable.java
index d75a9a1f1..e7887e746 100644
--- a/parts/networking/PartDenseCable.java
+++ b/parts/networking/PartDenseCable.java
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ public class PartDenseCable extends PartCable
 				renderer.uvRotateWest = 1;
 				renderer.uvRotateBottom = 2;
 				renderer.uvRotateTop = 1;
-				renderer.uvRotateSouth = 3;
+				renderer.uvRotateSouth = 0;
 				renderer.uvRotateNorth = 0;
 
 				AEBaseBlock blk = (AEBaseBlock) rh.getBlock();
@@ -409,12 +409,21 @@ public class PartDenseCable extends PartCable
 
 				Tessellator.instance.setBrightness( 15 << 20 | 15 << 4 );
 
+				FlipableIcon fpA = new FlipableIcon( defa );
+				FlipableIcon fpB = new FlipableIcon( defb );
+
+				fpA = new FlipableIcon( defa );
+				fpB = new FlipableIcon( defb );
+
+				fpA.setFlip( true, false );
+				fpB.setFlip( true, false );
+
 				Tessellator.instance.setColorOpaque_I( getCableColor().blackVariant );
-				rh.setTexture( offa, offa, offa, offa, defa, defa );
+				rh.setTexture( offa, offa, offa, offa, defa, fpA );
 				renderAllFaces( (AEBaseBlock) rh.getBlock(), x, y, z, rh, renderer );
 
 				Tessellator.instance.setColorOpaque_I( getCableColor().whiteVariant );
-				rh.setTexture( offb, offb, offb, offb, defb, defb );
+				rh.setTexture( offb, offb, offb, offb, defb, fpB );
 				renderAllFaces( (AEBaseBlock) rh.getBlock(), x, y, z, rh, renderer );
 				break;
 			case NORTH: