Power to RTT

[Dparo]

I'm going to be installing the Redarc Manager 30 in my 100, actually just bought that combo pack that they have on sale.

One thing I would like to have is power into my RTT. I am kind of tired of moving a Goal Zero 500 up there every night. While it is something I consider a convenience I would like to get a 15A circuit up there for things.

I do not want to drill into the roof of the 100, not opposed to doing so to the RTT. My thought was to install a marine electrical box on the bottom of the RTT aluminum shell and sneak a flat 14-2 down the hatch side and then cross it into the cab. Unfortunately, this would mean crossing the weatherstrip and introducing an avenue for leaks.


Has anyone else come up with a better solution?

 

[SuperExciteBike]

Look further down and crawl under the car. There is an existing grommet under the rear floor, sort of above the spare tire. I used it to pass through a coaxial cable for ham antenna. There are other existing grommets around too at least one or two that pass into the area behind the rear quarter panels.

 

[TheIcemanCometh]

My simple solution has been to simply run the cord out the back hatch tailgate and carefully close it. There is enough of a gap that the cord is not pinched. While it does push on the weather stripping it is resilient enough that it springs back.

 

[TreadingLight]

Scanstrut makes good cable seals. I plan to use a horizontal one on the roof of my troopy.

I'm sure one would seal equally well inverted on the underside of your RTT, and should you ever change your mind about the hole in your roof, this would be a waterproof pass-through option there too.

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[peesalot]

Can you run the wire under the weather strip ? , might have to file a little channel and use some silicone.

 

[e9999]

I don't think that having a small hole in your roof is a big deal, TBH. Yes, you may first fret about major leaks and flooding your vehicle but it isn't quite like that in reality. I have several holes in my roof from a roof rack and it's nothing to worry about. At first I put in plastic plugs with silicone and paint and it was a big complicated deal that I spent a lot of time and effort on. Lately, I just put a new piece of tape over them once a year and I never had a drop of water inside. Perfectly waterproof. TBH, I would dread much more the dealing with the roofliner if I were to pull wires through than with the actual drilling of holes in the roof and dealing with them later on. And they have very nice sealing connectors for wiring nowadays anyways. Heck, when I was young (and foolish) I took a jigsaw to my van's roof for a square foot vent and it was still not a problem. There must be a gazillion trailers and RVs out there with wires pulled through the roof with just a big dollop of goop globbed on that are doing just fine.