breaker breaker.....

[trailcutter]

question to the oracle................where is the best/ most practical,, place to run a uhf lead thru lhs fire wall 110 wagon.....
before i go stripping console /floor etc etc...cheers

[dmdigital]

County, Tdi, Td5 or Puma????

I've drilled a hole through the seat area above the transfer case of the Tdi and run it through a rubber grommet. In the Puma I have the aerial on the back door and it comes in via the seal.

[one_iota]

Because my icom 440 UHF unit is mounted on the side of the cubby box I ran the aerial lead from the bull bar through the engine compartment and then under the body and through a ready made hole under the box thereby avoiding the fire wall.

Where are you mounting yours (if that is not too personal)?

[JDNSW]

Mine is mounted on the front of the cubby box, so the aerial and battery leads go through the seatbox.

John

[trailcutter]

County, Tdi, Td5 or Puma????

I've drilled a hole through the seat area above the transfer case of the Tdi and run it through a rubber grommet. In the Puma I have the aerial on the back door and it comes in via the seal.


mmm,,another egress point for my beloved dust:eek:........i will survey the vehicle for options .....

..have noticed a grommet with rear washer hose passing thru...fire wall...will unbolt some dash on the morrow...glad the vehicle has some bolts and is not completely put together with the plastic snap fittings!!

[trailcutter]

Because my icom 440 UHF unit is mounted on the side of the cubby box I ran the aerial lead from the bull bar through the engine compartment and then under the body and through a ready made hole under the box thereby avoiding the fire wall.

Where are you mounting yours (if that is not too personal)?


my initial option was the route you have taken,,,,,,,but every vehicle in the past i have managed to run under floor rubber /up kick board and thru fire wall ,,therefore keeping it out of the weather./ scrub strike etc ..... ....... have mouted a bus board in battery box ,6 terminal running d/lights/12v acc / etc etc and plan to put the gme remote unit in there as well.with all controls on handpiece, the gme is very small....

found a product called quick fist clamps which enabeled me to mount tirfor winch and bar under back seat neat and secure ..opening up some more cargo space and making the winch a lot more accesible than having to dig for it.............have owned electric winch,s and they r very good,,,,but
i know the tirfor is old school ,but i dont want more weight on the front of the vehicle and they are so versitile,,,and it goes in when needed ,,as opposed tp lumping it around allways.

[Xtreme]

Have a look on the firewall where the main wiring harness comes through. This utilises a large rubber grommet which usually has a few unused entry points - just select a suitable size one, cut the end off and pass your cable through.

[trailcutter]

Have a look on the firewall where the main wiring harness comes through. This utilises a large rubber grommet which usually has a few unused entry points - just select a suitable size one, cut the end off and pass your cable through.


yep spotted that one,,,,,,the trick is accessing it from inside,,,dash appears to un bolt in sections there.nothing like pulling the wagon to pieces,,,,,ive allready found 6 bolts from the factory that were kindly left lying around!!.........cheers

[one_iota]

Roger is right.

There are two places high up on the fire wall with many nippled grommets.

I used one to get the driving light wiring through ...by cutting the end off one of the unused nipples on the drivers side.

The trick is then to get the cable through the dash to the remote unit.

[trailcutter]

Roger is right.

There are two places high up on the fire wall with many nippled grommets.

I used one to get the driving light wiring through ...by cutting the end off one of the unused nipples on the drivers side.

The trick is then to get the cable through the dash to the remote unit.


roger that.

[sooly]

Hi traicutter,
I used the nipples on the passenger side of the engine bay, pushed the wire through. then under the passenger leg area is a removable panel, this will give you direct access to the firewall directly beneath the wire entry point. If you can get someone to wiggle the wire around you can easily locate it and grab with some longnose pliers. Then its just a case of running the wire behind the das and under the rubber matting. just remember to do all the cable running before you solder on the connection. Makes it alot easier.

[omy130]

I went through the floor where the A/C pipe comes through foot well on LHS. Re-sealed it when finished.

[trailcutter]

Hi traicutter,
I used the nipples on the passenger side of the engine bay, pushed the wire through. then under the passenger leg area is a removable panel, this will give you direct access to the firewall directly beneath the wire entry point. If you can get someone to wiggle the wire around you can easily locate it and grab with some longnose pliers. Then its just a case of running the wire behind the das and under the rubber matting. just remember to do all the cable running before you solder on the connection. Makes it alot easier.


stuck my noggin into the removable panel,,,,,, candy from a baby ...cheers mate.