Roof Rack Wiring Passing Thru Roof

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Roof rack wiring passing thru roof.

How to create a waterproof access hole to run all cables through your rv roof and into the walls of your rv. Drilling through the roof. This is the least favorable option as it is not reversible. I have one at the rack right of my truck to bring power to the roof.

4 6 out of 5 stars 204. Made it through irene without a problem. I ran a 10 3 wire to the roof which contains 3 10awg wires. The second was that because the commander s roof rack sits back so far i didn t like the look of having the lights located half way back the truck.

13 replies 10 participants. 25 pack plastic waterproof 3 5 13mm cable glands joints wire protectors pg 7 9 11 13 5 16 black. I m going with a dual cable gland what guy is talking about but has two holes for two wires in a 2x4x2 water tight electrical junction box and sticking the box as well as the solar panel brackets to the roof with 3m vhb 4930 tape. 1 14 of 14 posts.

Follow along in this episode as i run wiring from the engine bay. Or sign up with email about this discussion. This option is quite self explanatory where a hole is simply drilled through the outer roof skin and wires passed through a rubber grommet into the roof cavity and fed down into the vehicle. 1 16 of over 1 000 results for waterproof cable pass through price and other details may vary based on size and color.

Please refer to these above options as a guide only. The first was that i use my roof rack not only for bikes and or roof top box but also to haul drywall and having 4 lights mounted on the front bar presents a problem yes there are 2 more to come. Or there s white marine twin core you could run through the wiring channel in the door sils pop it out at the back of the b pillar and run up inside the seat belt cover to the top and out under the door opening trim and then zip tied to the roof rack legs near the b pillar. One reusable hole is better than many smaller on.

Vjg1977 a cheaper 2 wire version but useless without the manufacturer giving us a cable size range. It does not leak one bit. What you need is a cord grip. This video details how to wire your roof top tent roof rack mounted solar panels spotlights or other roof mounted accessories.

I wanted 3 wires through one hole so this was my best idea.