Member Since: 05 Aug 2020
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Posts: 1272
Power feed to the roof
Hi all,
I’m working on building an expedition rack for my D3 HSE, one of the issues I have is getting 12v power out of the car to the rack for lights etc. I’ll be fitting a second battery under the bonnet and cabling to a fuse / switch board in the boot to take the feeds off (as well as supply anything in the boot) the trick comes in getting from the boot to the roof, I want it permanent but don’t want to start drilling holes in the body work for cable, I also want to be able to remove the rack so need to be able to disconnect the power.
First thought is to utalise the grommet meant for a shark fin which isn’t fitted, maybe fitting a shark fin, but remove the internals and fitting a waterproof socket into the side of it so lights on the rack can terminate onto a plug and plug in when required?
Anyone else done anything similar or done it a different way?
Cheers2008 HSE Stornoway Grey
My Wife thinks the D3 is a hobby, The D3 thinks the wife is 💕
16th Nov 2020 1:59 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
What about this kind of thing (many varieties available) mounted directly in front of the sharks fin so invisible from the ground?
Obviously need to drill the roof, but as cannot be seen not the end of the world.
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