Thread: Where to get power for CB?

Hi Eddomak

That is the grommet that I ran my wiring for my UHF and also my traxide wiring for power to the rear. If you take the grommet out and then cut a hole in the middle and a slit in the side you can fit them all through. It just takes a bit of pushing to get the grommet back in place when finished. I sprayed a bit of WD40 and it all went back in. I have the same antenna and mount that Discoweb has with power from my AUX battery.

If you tape the wire to a Philips head screw driver you can push it through the insulation on the other side of the grommet. You then just reach up under the dash and pull the wires through. You can then feed the wires to where you want to install the UHF.

In the D4 and 3 (and a lot of modern cars) you can't wire anything directly to the negative terminal as there is a shunt installed. I think it measures current flow or something. Doesn't really mater what it does but if you bypass it by connecting something directly to the negative terminal rather than an earth stud you will damage it.

Have fun

Pete

isn't that the steering column rubber/grommet? there's another free grommet above it and to the right. but that is not the one that drivesafe recommends for the traxide wiring....... that is a bit harder to get to

cheers
lucas