Thread: What happened to your D3/D4 today?

Originally Posted by John_D4

Started to run the wiring for the roof solar panel. Redarc 120w, roof rack mounted, wires along the inside of the backbone and into the car via the rubber grommet in the upper tailgate. From there along the drivers side floor to the driver footwell. It’ll be connected to the DCDC/solar controller at the aux battery.

From there however…the hole where the clutch would go is completely full of wires and I need to run twin 10ga. How on earth do you possibly get twin 10ga wire to go through the hole at the accelerator?
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yes, I’m aware that I still need to seal up the hole in the grommet.

Why didn't you go down the A pillar trim then into the engine bay , a lot shorter cable run.

Originally Posted by BradC

When you figure out, let me know? My other hole has a hydraulic hose in it, and I have some 25mm2 cable to get to the back of the car. The hole near the accelerator seems to be the only viable option without using the chassis.

I would just go along the chassis, i'm going to run cable from aux battery to rear anderson and decided the chassis or under body will be easier since i already have cable running in both sill channels.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Why didn't you go down the A pillar trim then into the engine bay , a lot shorter cable run.

As in: rhino backbone - under channel trim - a pillar trim? Couple of questions, is there a space to go from under Chanel trim to a pillar trim? Does the a pillar space lead directly into the engine bay?

Originally Posted by John_D4

As in: rhino backbone - under channel trim - a pillar trim? Couple of questions, is there a space to go from under Chanel trim to a pillar trim? Does the a pillar space lead directly into the engine bay?

Not under the channel trim but straight under the A pillar trim and under the rubber bonnet seal (need to bend the metal down a bit ) then into the aux battery tray and on to where ever you need run it.
Space for 2 sets of cable under the trim if you need it.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Not under the channel trim but straight under the A pillar trim and under the rubber bonnet seal (need to bend the metal down a bit ) then into the aux battery tray and on to where ever you need run it.
Space for 2 sets of cable under the trim if you need it.

Can do this with the trim in place (don't need to remove it)?

Originally Posted by John_D4

Can do this with the trim in place (don't need to remove it)?

Yes i just tucked the cable in from the side and pushed it in with a plastic trim tool.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Yes i just tucked the cable in from the side and pushed it in with a plastic trim tool.

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My 2014 D4 has the triple sunrooves. The problem I've got is that the blind on the rearmost one won't stay closed - the catch doesn't hold and going over a bump can release it. Has anyone had the same problem and, if you were able to fix it, how?