Random wire management for interior

[combatmatt]

I hate loose wires. I cant stand them. Their very existance makes me want to hurt puppies. If it was between a taking a nut shot and having random wires running all over my truck, I'd take the nut shot.

That being said, what are some of the ways youse guys have come up with to route wires on the INSIDE of your rigs? Right now in my K5 all I have left(that have not been cut out) are speaker wires going from an after market deck in the dash to crap-tastic 6x9 boxes wedged between the wheel well and the body and a CB power cable and antenne cable running from a console mount. I have also ripped out all the side panels/carpeting/insulation and rhinolined the interior (reccomended ).

What im thinking of doing is getting some 5/8 or 3/4 ID tubing (think rubber fuel hose) and cutting it down the middle. Then I could stuff the wires inside and use cushion clamps and self tapping screws and just screwing the bundle to the floor. I originally had the crappy split plastic wire-cover-thing in the truck but wheeling and a dog gave it a lifespan of a titty bar is saudi arabia.

Just wondering if theres any other ways somebodys figured out before i get all crazy drilling holes in my rig .

-Matt

 

[badmix]

I ripped out all my carpet and stuff and ran all the wires that needed to go towards the back under the truck and then back up where the topper wiring goes.

 

[DokWatson]

All mine are under the dash. The only wires I have running to the back of the cab is the sound system and CB coax. Zip ties, electrical tape, and rubber floor mats seem to work fine.

 

[kicker30]

I hate loose wires. I cant stand them. Their very existance makes me want to hurt puppies. If it was between a taking a nut shot and having random wires running all over my truck, I'd take the nut shot.

-Matt

I hate random wires too, but a nut shot?

Nothing constructive to add tho.

 

[diesel4me]

They sell flexible plastuc conduit that looks like the black split loom stuff but it has no slit in it,so you'd have to pull every wire thru it ,which isn;t much fun..

I know a guy who used house BX cable with the spiral armour on it to wire up his speakers and amplifier after tiring of having the wires being damaged constantly!...he used the armor and pulled the wires thru it by taping his wires to the solid ones that were in it originally and pulling it thru..he has not had any wiring troubles since,and it looks pretty cool too...indestructo!!...

 

[496truck]

My speakers are in the same location, I got creative and ran the speaker wire up inside the A pillar, in between the inner/outer roof panel, and down inside the B pillar. Comes out one of the holes down low behind the plastic trim and hooks right around the corner and back towards the speaker. It was a real pain to do but no random wires. Need to remove the dash pad and have a long piece of mech wire to fish up through there. And have lots of patience on hand.

 

[bigbadchev84]

On Mine I had the cd player in the console, no carpet just bedlined. I cut a hole up where the transmission tunnel meets the firewall.

Put a grommet in there. My 72' has a removeable tunnel so I took a couple clamps and installed them to the bolts sticking through the underside that hold the tunnel on. I ran all my power/speaker wires through wire loom and drilled another hole up between the seat and console. The wires were up tight to the underside of the body and were never an issue.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

I'm contemplating some kind of pipe or hose from the front to the back and then over to the speakers. In the same situation as you combat....but no nut shots please.

Might just do some Sch 40 pipe from Lowe's. It's decently durable and cheap to replace. Hose clamp it to the floor.

 

[Big Ray]

try therapy...


seriously, I have the old split plastic loom and those adel clamps (those cushioned clamps you see around) to hold it in place.

 

[BoondocK5]

It's called corrugated plastic sheathing. It comes in many colors.
CLICKY
I use something very similar on the aircraft I work on everyday. The stuff works great on automotive stuff.

 

[dbabicky]

try regular electrical conduit. You can bend it as needed and clamp as well.