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Roof light mounting question.

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#1 ·
Does mounting a light bar to the OEM roof rack mean you have to drill a hole in the roof to get the wiring into the car?

I've looked at the how-to theads and people definitely drilled holes in the roof... but at the front of my 2010 it looks like there's a white tab you can maybe run wires under, in front of the front mount point of the rack, going down towards the A-pillar. Anyone know if this is true?

I also know you can just run the wires all the way back and into the back door, which is a no-drill solution but requires a heck of a lot of wire.
 
#4 ·
you bet... you can go through the outside pillar cover. Lastgreatroadtrip.com has the video up on youtube and metcafe.com. Here it is for convenience.



However, if you are running thicker wire or more of them.... you might have to drill the roof. It's painful, I know!
 
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#6 ·
Hi, what does that connector do? I read the whole thread and still couldn't deduce it. Do you replace your aftermarket lights' wiring connector with that connector, which lets you plug into whatever wiring exists in the A-pillar inside? (If so,wouldn't you have to drill through the roof for that?)

And if I run the wiring down the outside of the A-pillar as shown in this video, doesn't thatwind up in the engine bay on the wrong side of the firewall? How do i get the wiring back into the cabin?
 
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