running wires

[digglesworth]

I've got an order placed with Aurora for some LED lights. I've got 2 cubes for the rear of the rack and 2 cubes plus a 10" bar for the front of the rack. I need to run 2 wires to the rear and 2 wires to the front of the rack. I'm gonna run the wires from each light through the crossrails and junction them together inside the base for the crossrails. I assume up the outside of the a-pillar under the trim around the windshield then up to the trim down the drivers side of the roof. Should I just run it in loom through the track to the bases or would it be better to get it under the trim somehow? Is there even enough room for wires under the trim? Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[SolidusJ]

I did what you want to do already. If you get a pry bar you can put all the wires under that track, be careful on how many wires you put under the a-pillar trim. I have so many wires under there that I had to drill a hole on the top of the trim and zip tie it down.

 

[digglesworth]

Sweet. Luckily I'm only running 4 wires up there. 2 hots and 2 grounds. How did you pry up on the tracks to slip the wire through?

 

[alrock]

To run under the roof rail channel, either just push them in one at a time or loosen the Torx bolts that hold the rail in place.

I recommend running w/o wire loom under the A pillar for maximum room. I lay the wires flat and taped them down to hold them while the trim was reinstalled. I still had to reinforce the trim attachment since all of the clips were broken. http://www.hummer4x4offroad.com/for...-repair-and-running-wires&highlight=i-CGmmvSn

 

[rascole]

Why are you running 2 grounds? Save some space and run a single ground.

 

[digglesworth]

I guess I could run a single ground.... If I run it under the roof trim, I gotta figure out how to pop it out of the trim and get it into the crossrail bases.

 

[rascole]

I am in the middle of doing the same thing. The A pillar trim should already have a indent to cut out for use with the factory option lights. If you need to run them further back like I am, notch the plastic with a Dremel tool to allow the wires to come out with out the trim looking like it is propped up. I am using a single 10 ga fine stranded wire for my ground, more expensive, but very flexible.

 

[digglesworth]

I am in the middle of doing the same thing. The A pillar trim should already have a indent to cut out for use with the factory option lights. If you need to run them further back like I am, notch the plastic with a Dremel tool to allow the wires to come out with out the trim looking like it is propped up. I am using a single 10 ga fine stranded wire for my ground, more expensive, but very flexible.

Cool. Any way to snap a few pics while your doing it?

 

[rascole]

Soon, I am making a roof rack and am going to do a build thread on it. Here is a look at the roof mount with integrated 3 watt button LED.

 

[digglesworth]

Cool. I looked through the service manual and didn't see any info or pics on the trim that surrounds the roof tracks. It's dumping snow here right now so Iccan't go out and investigate.