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Finished up my amp rack, front/rear heated seat switches, Sync panel lights, etc.
Finished up my 3 1/2 day project tonight. Started Sunday at 7:00PM, worked till 2:30AM, then Monday and Tuesday from 7:00AM till midnight, and today from 7:30AM till 7:00PM.....all in all about 50+ hours. I'm tired lol
Still not totally done. Actually got the radio hooked up and it sounds friggin' awesome. The whole system comes together VERY nice with the MKIV. Can't wait to mess with it after work tomorrow. Also got my front/rear heated seat switches mounted (installing pads over the weekend) and ran the wiring for my reverse camera. Still have to put the dash trim pieces back together and clean everything up.....but I already need to remove the radio panel (dang it!!) because I programmed the Maestro steering wheel controls a bit wrong DOH!!!! But once I get in there, I'm going to attach a USB cable to it and leave it that way in case I want to change something again.
Anyways, here's a few pics......no finished pics yet because it's not actually "finished" lol
Got tired of fumbling around looking for the USB input at night so I lit things up a bit. Mounted my sub volume control **** here as well:
Rear seat switches (actually installed these a week or so ago):
Front seat heater switch location. Lots of cool looking places on the dash where I wanted to mount these, but everything had something behind it lol. This lines up great with the cigarette lighter, USB, sub volume ****, etc.:
Amp rack, heated seat fuse panel triggered by a 40 amp relay, individual relays for rear seat heaters, power distribution, etc. I did not want to cut into the padding. Just a personal preference, but I don't like how it looks, so I did it this way. Sony XMGS400 running Infinity Kappa 682.9s in the doors on stock wiring (14 gauge from amp to dash) and Sony XMGS100 mono amp running a Stereo Integrity BM MKIV:
Abraham5G, All connections at the battery, main fuse, and distribution block were done using black 4 gauge Kolossus wire and were done with these type of connectors: http://www.delcity.net/store/Heavy!D...er-Lugs/p_1012
Those connectors were used with the solder slugs in the link below (amps were grounded individually using these connections as well but only in 8 gauge). I also added one more 4 gauge ground from the battery to the frame using these as well. I also used the double wall adhesive lined shrink tube as well. Here's the slugs: http://www.delcity.net/store/Termina...r-Slugs/p_1036
IMO this is the best connection setup you can get rather than a set screw pressing against your power wire. Plus it blends VERY well with everything else and keeps it stock looking under my hood.
For the cabling path, I went through the oval shaped grommet on the passenger side of the firewall by the ECM connections, then ran down under the passenger side plates to the back wall. Once I got to the back wall, I ran across the back wall to its center where I connected it to a single point distribution post: http://www.vteworld.com/content/elec.../770Series.php
Each amp has its own 8 gauge power line coming off that post. Amp grounds are 8 gauge and were done individually for each amp to a spot on the frame directly beneath them. There was a good location under each amp that already had holes in the frame, so I ground the paint off, made the connection, and repainted the area. Yes, I had to drill holes in the cabin rear wall to get the ground wires to the frame and also to keep the grounds as short as possible, but again, I painted the wall holes, used a grommet, and siliconed them too.
I have ZERO noise, zero light flicker, etc. I've used these type of connectors before on my Nova and I'll never use anything else. Hope I'm not sounding arrogant, but I'm just totally happy with the way it turned out and trying to share.
I don't mean to hijack your thread but is this the grommet you are referring to (where the red wire is going into)? I can't seem to find the other end of the wire behind the dash.
No problem on the hijacking lol. I've learned a ton on this site, and I definitely don't mind helping.
That's the hole. Try bending the wire down and toward the passenger side before you push it in. And even with that, its a PAIN to find. I tried dropping my glove box door down but that didn't help. I laid on the floor mat and reached way up behind everything to find it. Do you have anyone else to help by moving the wire around so you can feel it?
Running the power wire through the passenger side firewall grommet is more difficult and time consuming than I thought.
I just found another smaller grommet in the passenger side door sill and it looks like this is an easier way to run the wire, zip-tying it to the frame, underneath the cab. It seems easier but will require more wire since the path is longer.
I don't mean to hijack your thread but is this the grommet you are referring to (where the red wire is going into)? I can't seem to find the other end of the wire behind the dash.
See that 3" Black Rubber grommet to the left of where you ran your wire??? Cut a small hole and fish it through there!
12-17-2014, 10:59 PM
Finished up my amp rack, front/rear heated seat switches, Sync panel lights, etc.
