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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309   
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Whatever route you get cables into the cubby box, if you want to remove the cubby box, then you will need to disconnect the cables from inside the cubby no?
I have a CB mounted inside my cubby and also a USB on the sloping side. I have a quick disconnect for the power and earth so I can remove the cubby with CB inside. |
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9th Nov 2019 11:22pm |
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| DuncanS Member Since: 06 Dec 2013 Location: Cumbria Posts: 299
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Disconnecting the cubby itself isn’t a problem, it’s where to run the cables so they don’t get in the way of removing the mid panel or the transfer box itself. North Cumbria Search and Rescue - Team Leader
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9th Nov 2019 11:35pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5692 
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I’ve gone through the hole where my diagnostic plug is, but mine is a Td5, can’t remember if the hole is still there on the later models. That hole is beside the main hole into battery box.
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10th Nov 2019 9:34am |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1841 
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I haven't got a photo to hand, but on my 300Tdi (battery under the passenger seat) there's a hole in the seat box leading to the transmission tunnel.
I've routed cables through that into the transmission tunnel for the various switches on the cubby. They then route up through a cable grommet, and into a couple of multi-plugs to allow the cubby to be easily removed. If I want to take the centre cover off, I just unseat the grommet and push the cables and plugs through. This wouldn't interfere in any way with removing the transfer box if needed. Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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10th Nov 2019 9:45am |
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| hxk494 Member Since: 29 Apr 2013 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 239
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undertaking something very similar on mine right now - heated seat switches housed in cubby. I can get power to it OK for aux fuse box by battery but wondering about switch illumination and best route to get this from dash to cubby.
Donald, did you take instrument illumination feed too? Options seem to be either; A - from dash, up A pillar, along roof, down B pillar and long top of seat box to cubby B- from dash, down by fusebox, across floor under matting and then up to cubby C - from dash, through to front side of bulkhead somehow, then follow route of battery cables, up to transmission tunnel area and then up into cubby from below. Any thoughts on what might be the best option? Cheers, Martin. 1996 300Tdi Defender 110 |
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25th Jan 2021 11:58am |
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| jimbo55 Member Since: 15 Jul 2020 Location: Midlands Posts: 399
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I used the hole for the diagnosis port to get the majority of the wires into the cubby box. This then gives easy access to grommets on the side of the battery box, I run an auxiliary fuse box in the battery box.
The ignition live and illumination wires come from behind the dash, I ran these under the rubber matting on top of the transmission tunnel Make sure you leave a bit of slack cable under the cubby box, this then gives you enough wiggle room to move or remove the cubby box a bit easier should you ever need to |
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25th Jan 2021 12:48pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1841
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Mine was done with the switch illumination being taken from behind the dash, out through the bulkhead, and down underneath to the battery box. There were a couple of other wires being run at the same time, so it made sense to do it that way as a 'mini loom'.
I've since added more cabling when I was installing the Raptor console, and used the same conduit - I think it's a more future-proof option?? Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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25th Jan 2021 7:26pm |
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| hxk494 Member Since: 29 Apr 2013 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 239
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Thanks Jimbo and Donald,
think I'll probably go with the feed from bulkhead to battery box/cubby through one of the existing grommets as a "loom" in trunking rather than down cabin face of bulkhead and under mats, that way it will pop up exactly below where I need it to be. Hopefully will get them wired up and in use before the snow all goes! Martin 1996 300Tdi Defender 110 |
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26th Jan 2021 5:13pm |
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