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Oakseywick

Member Since: 20 Dec 2014
Location: Cirencester
Posts: 1000

Best way to run light bar cable through roof?

Help can anyone give me some advice on the best way to run cable to a led light I want to mount on my roof rack. I would like to be vale to unplug light to remove roof rack from time to time. Any suggestions on water proof surface mount plugs and where to site it?

Picture of what you have done would be great

Thanks Andy

12th Jan 2015 10:15pm

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

Have a look on the mobilecentre website or call Tim, I bought a couple about £30 and made for marine environments

13th Jan 2015 7:15am

Cheshire110

Member Since: 26 Jul 2013
Location: Cheshire/London
Posts: 2760

With regards to cable routing, if you don't want to drill your roof then you can always run a cable up the A pillar, through the door frame where the seal sticks on and then drill a hole through the gutter and go straight up through the gutter. Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwardsâ€¦ Daily is a 110 V8.

13th Jan 2015 10:09am

zone30

Member Since: 07 Sep 2012
Location: Gent
Posts: 669

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 X-Tech LE Nara Bronze

Mine goes along the snorkel, between the gap under the bonnet, through the motorcompartment, underneath the car and through the plate under the cubbybox.

I.a.w. only a hole through that plate. No holes through roof!

13th Jan 2015 11:44am

nakatanenga

Member Since: 12 Nov 2010
Location: Neumarkt
Posts: 546

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SII or SIII in max 1.5k

13th Jan 2015 1:08pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17450

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

My preferred option is pretty much the same as Zone30's, ie to run a trunked cable down the outside of the RAI, through the gap between bonnet and wing, but I'd put a connector just under the bonnet.

It is tidy, doesn't require puncturing any body panels, and can be removed easily if the rack is to come off.

13th Jan 2015 2:22pm

VeeTee

Member Since: 06 Mar 2011
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1512

+1, as in Zone30's post.

Click image to enlarge Cheers, Vincent
1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold)
1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold)
1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold)
1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold)
2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold)
2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold)

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13th Jan 2015 5:12pm

Landlord

Member Since: 27 Oct 2009
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 582

Ran my cables from the second battery along the rear tub, out the rear of the hard top, into a connector (from Mobilecentre) then along the roof rack to the LED lights..

I can remove the roof rack and lights with out any issues of water ingress.

This is the connector to use mounted on the rear of the hardtop http://www.mobilecentre.co.uk/index.php?ma...mp;pID=701 2007 TD5 90 Hard Top

14th Jan 2015 10:07pm

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