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off road lights:How do you guys run the wires into the cab

WHEN I finally do wire my truck, I plan on keeping as many wires as possible as high in the truck cab/chassis as I can. Mainly for water crossing to minimize shorting out things. Also use quality waterproof style connectors.

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but shorting in water is not normally an issue as I understand it. Guessing that is do to the low voltage or low draw?

Headlights work under water, as do most things...door locks, windows, etc.

Besides, using waterproof connectors (weatherpack, etc) solves that potential issue anyway. None of them are crazy expensive, and if worried about weather, why not use weatherproof?
 
mouser.com Need to know somewhat what you are looking for, but each listing will have links to take you to the delphi catalog for that type of connector. Very reasonably priced.
 
just some under hood relays or water resistense plugs(like weather pack conections) that wont fry when i play in the mud
 
GM oval relays are huge (and probably old tech or something, but they work) and are water resistant, if not water proof.

There are a ton of water proof connectors out there, I just stick with the Delphi stuff because it's what I know. Micropack is more compact than weatherpack, and is available in connectors with more terminals. Depends on how much current and wires you have, as to what will work best. Delphi lists it in the various catalogs.

Wrecking yards are ok as a source, but if you want clean wiring, you'll need to get into making all the connections yourself (crimping, seals, terminals). Used connectors are normally ok, I just don't like joining wires together where they have been cut. Prefer solid runs if possible. Just depends how you like to do your wiring.

I *do* cut my wiring out of wrecking yard rigs though (it's basically free around here, if I buy something else), and the GM FWD junk from the 1990's or 2000's (I really don't care about the cars, so I don't know what vintage they are) has a huge run of wiring down the drivers side of the car, right against the door sill on the interior. If the seats are out, you can just rip the trim/carpet out of the way to get to it, and it's a good 6ft of wire, and on at least some of the vehicles, if you spend the time to work it loose, some of it runs all the way to the tail lights, probably 8ft or so.
 
If the seats are out, you can just rip the trim/carpet out of the way to get to it,

Sure then when some poor sad sack needs cheep carpet or to replace trim it is all torn to heck! I see how you are you probably gave your teachers rabbit droppings and said they were raisins! :doah:


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So dremu how did you run the roof lights wire in on the blazer?

I just dropped them inbetween the door gaskets, i.e. on the cab side, outside the cab seal.

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For reference, that's the driver side door with the vent window just visible at the left.

Zip tie them to the cage to keep 'em out of the way, et voila.

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You can be creative with trailer plug hardware also. I need to make something up too, as I plan to have removeable LED lights on the front. I don't want to leave expensive LED's unattended so I'll be looking at a setup that is easy to 'plug/unplug' and 'cap' the ends when not in use.
 
You can be creative with trailer plug hardware also. I need to make something up too, as I plan to have removeable LED lights on the front. I don't want to leave expensive LED's unattended so I'll be looking at a setup that is easy to 'plug/unplug' and 'cap' the ends when not in use.

im going to get the plugs i found in post# 9 they have 2,3,and 4 plug versions,so if i want i can take the lights off without to much trouble.:woot:
 
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but shorting in water is not normally an issue as I understand it. Guessing that is do to the low voltage or low draw?
It's not so much the immediate effect, it's the corrosion that sets in later that's an issue. Remember the problem vehicles sold off after the hurricane down south?

12V doesn't leak much current through water, but your ignition system can become completely disabled.
 
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