06' Silverado wiring help!

paramedszaf · #1 (**permalink**) 07-17-2009, 08:01 PM

Alright, spent a good part of the day fabricating my own console (did an alright job with the exception of a 1/4" here or there)

Did a shit job on my last wiring attempt and have to try something better.

Can anyone point me in the direction to get the following into the cab SOMEWHERE (I can deal with distance if necessary.

3 sections of coax (VHF, UHF and scanner antennas)
1 10ga positive
1 10 ga negative

I have stared at the engine compatrment and every imaginable section of the truck looking for a cheat to get inside...

Anyone?

I will post link to thread with my "work in progress"

crazyboy · #2 (**permalink**) 07-17-2009, 08:57 PM

Drill the roof and the coax will be in the cab, the whole car is the negative, and you should be able to find a grommet that you can fit a 10 ga through. If not its not that bad to drill a new one.

paramedszaf · #3 (**permalink**) 07-17-2009, 09:16 PM

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8330/4.5.0.77 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/105)

No can do on the drilling the roof (sorry guys a lease) have to be careful..

Anything else?

crazyboy · #4 (**permalink**) 07-18-2009, 12:15 PM

How were you planning on mounting the antennas?

paramedszaf · #5 (**permalink**) 07-18-2009, 09:23 PM

Lip mount the VHF / UHF (already have em') and probably a mag mount for the scanners...

enine · #6 (**permalink**) 07-19-2009, 12:06 AM

There are two places you can drill the firewall easily (do you think the lease company will look at it that detailed?). One is above the gas pedal, you can see about a 1.25" hole in the black plastic covering the insulation and the drill centering dot. You can see the same hole on the engine side of the firewall with the same hole in thee insulation too. The other is above the floor electrical center (where you plug in things like the trailer brake controller). There is about a 3" circle lightly molded in the rubber covering and a tab at the top you grab and pull. You will then see the little drill centering dot in the center. You will have to feel behind the computer module mounted by the bake booster and pull the insulation out of the way to get to it, its held by a plastic push on nut. That one was easiest to drill by removing the fender brace and then the plastic covering over the underhood electrical center. I then moved some of the wiring and unplugged the ones going to that computer module (IIRC it is for the electric throttle control) so I woldn't hit any of it with the drill bit.