Running your wiring through your snorkel

[SOCALFJ]

I've heard of people running their overhead roof rack light wiring through their snorkel.

Can people post up how they did this? My main concern is not getting it into the snorkel itself, but how you brought the wire out once you're into the engine bay?

Any pictures of installs/setups would be nice to see.

I've had my setup temp wired for a while now and im looking to get it done finally a better way.

 

[LX_TREME]

I have these pic's (now this guy don't like to drill anything on the roof) so he did run the wire thru the rear lift gate but then again it must be long wire to run from roof rack to the front

 

[SR.GRINGO]

I bet you could have the wires exit the air can where the filter sits. Check out this connecter---waterproof.


For running wire through a surface using a waterproof, strain relief seal. Shares the same clamping mechanism as the Cable Grip system, working like a compression nut or packing gland. As the outer nut is tightened, a seal on the inside contracts about the wire (or tubing) that runs through it.

For wire gauge: #10-2
Offers sealing solutions for a wide range of wire sizes
Inserts into the surface and uses a 1/2" NPT threaded nut to secure
Accommodates duplex and triplex wires in flat insulators
Can be used for propane enclosures, antennas, & hydraulic hoses
Nylon with synthetic rubber gasket

 

[SOCALFJ]

Yeah i saw that at west marine too. But it's for 1 wire, i need it for 4. I picked up some stuff at the local electronics parts store.. we'll see how it works.

 

[AMMO]

http://www.mcmaster.com/

Page 737

Harsh Environment Plugs with 12-ft. Cable and Receptacles with 12" Leads

Wire in these durable connectors where resistance to abrasion, oil, and welding slag is a must. Plugs are rubber molded to 12 ft. of yellow rubber-jacketed 18 AWG conductor cable (13 ft. for single keyway). Rated to 194° F. Receptacles are stainless steel. They have 12" long PVC-jacketed 18 AWG wire leads. Male receptacles have 1/2" NPT threads; female receptacles have 1/4" NPT threads on the wire-lead side. Rated to 176° F.

Do it right, this stuff is the best. Sorry i don't have the companys name and the rig is in CA... swing by the shop and check it out if u like...

-Matt

 

[SOCALFJ]

Wow, that's just what i've been looking for... a bulkhead of sorts. Where's the rig to be 'looked at'?

 

[AMMO]

Link Motorsports Corp.
108 Sheldon st.
El Segundo,Ca 90245

Phone310) 322-2555

Give them a call and tell them "Jersey" sent ya... The stuff is high quality, used on all the trucks they build with light racks. They could give you more info. I don't have the rack anymore, so I capped my plug. But one day when the exo goes on lights will return to the roofline.

 

[SOCALFJ]

You have any close ups? Seems like it will stock a ways out of the roof line (not like that matters to much to me).. and how many leads come off the line for yours? Also 18 awg? Seems a little low on thickness to me..?

 

[AMMO]

Sorry no close up's......... Call the guys they will set you straight on part numbers... the pages before and after 737 also have the same set ups... I think I have 5 or 6 pole, forgive me I haven't touched my rig in 8 months... I know they come in diffrent guage also and i think up to 8 pole.

You will get a female that will lock down to the roof line, sticks up maybe 1/2 inch... This is held down by a lock nut and water tight with an "O" ring. You can cap that or then screw on the male plug. Bolth leads come with 12' of insluated wire, depending on how many poles you have will determin the number of wires.

-Matt

The yellow you see in the second pic is the insluation on the wire, very flexy... the plug is only 1/2 tall.

 

[SOCALFJ]

Sweet! Im gonna have to go bug those guys soon! Thanks Matt for the 411.

 

[Brentbba]

Dave,

Do the leg work on this one please.

I'll be very interested in what you find. Lights are in the near future for my Inti rack as well.

AMMO and Link Motorsports do nice work!!!

 

[okefenokeefzj80]

Since we've already see how people get it from the snorkel to the lights on your rack. These are some pics of how to get it from the snorkel, across the engine bay, to the battery.

These first two pics aren't great, but I'm trying to show how I have the wires coming out of the snorkel.

 

[okefenokeefzj80]

These last few pics are just the wire running across the engine bay over to my battery.

 

[okefenokeefzj80]

SOCAL, I was trying to help, but I think my pictures came out horrible. It's misting here right now so I had to move quick.

 

[SOCALFJ]

They look fine to me... Do you have any pics of how it enters the snorkel outside? For the heck of it.

 

[okefenokeefzj80]

They look fine to me... Do you have any pics of how it enters the snorkel outside? For the heck of it.

Here you go...First is a side pic, second is a pic from the back of the lights/rack.

 

[SOCALFJ]

Cool. You've never snagged that on a tree limb or anything?
Was it hard to feed through at the other end? Did you have to use a snake?

 

[okefenokeefzj80]

Cool. You've never snagged that on a tree limb or anything?
Was it hard to feed through at the other end? Did you have to use a snake?

I have never snagged it on a tree limb...I almost want to think that the snorkel itself acts a guard against that since the wire goes somewhat diagonal to the rack after coming out of the snorkel.

I was not the one who put the snorkel on, but I can only imagine they had to use a snake/wire/string to be able to pull the wires from the engine bay to the cap opening. Then they drilled the hole in the nozzle and ran it through.

 

[extremetoy1]

cool idea, maybe exit it lower and run it up the drip rail?

I was going to ask... "you must live in Fla" but when I looked at your screen name (Okefenokee) duh !! I recognize the back ground.... spanish moss in your trees post 16 pic 1
I really miss that place... and damn has it changed down there in the past 20 yrs (I grew up on the gulf coast)

 

[80krazE]

SOCALFJ-

Have you thought about running the wiring not in, but on the outside of the back-side of the snorkel? You could use some variation, of your choice, of "flex"-hose and pull the wiring through. You could then run the "flex" up the back-side of the snorkel, up the drip rail and finally to your lights.

Seems like with the right kind of flex/hose/shield, this would be the way to go. It would be clean and keep the wiring very close to the body. What do ya think?