The Most Waterproof Way To Route Wires Into Your Rig From The Outside
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 พ.ค. 2021
- In this video I’ll show you the most waterproof way to route wires to the inside your rig with a little product that has been used in the marine industry
Where to get yours: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
(This video is not sponsored by Seaview.)
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I’d add another cable gland on the inside for aesthetics!
Adding solar to my pickup camper and this is the solution I've been looking for! Thanks for the video
I've used ones similar to these before in both vessel and truck applications. They are GREAT!
De-pinning the connectors helps you cut smaller holes. It's more fiddly - but aesthetics of having a nice neat hole with a grommet makes for a professional looking install :) Just some food for thought. (also makes it easier to route cables in tight areas)
I know...just didn't do it because I didn't have the tools to remove it cleanly. It's what I originally wanted to do but didn't want to go through all of that for one cord. It can def be a pain
@@BaptismOverland No worries - I figured it was something of the sort. Some cables are also easier to de-pin than others. But just figured I'd mention it for future reference. Genius idea with these marine grade pass-throughs.
I knew about de-pinning and grommets but never thought about these marine grade jobbies. Thanks for the video!
@@EyebrowsMahoney one day I'm gonna learn how to de-pin. With so many types of connectors I have to make sure I learn how to do each properly. I didn't have such a good experience first time I tried but I also didn't have the tools. It was a MESS 😂
@@BaptismOverland de-pinning a connector is super easy especially deutsch plugs. No special tool required to disassemble. If i buy something and it doesn't come with a deutsch plug on it I will put one on. I did buy a tool kit to build my own.
@@TheRedsuper1 Cool. Will def learn because I am a super fan of deutsch plugs now. They're so convenient.
Thanks for producing the video. Great content as leaks will drive anyone nuts. Now I’m running down the de-pinning rabbit hole and the entry glands.
Good stuff! I found this video right after it was released and forgot all about it until I saw a ad on instagram a couple of days ago and ya, I still don’t feel comfortable drilling holes in the canopy roof of my 96 bronco but now I know what I need to get
Well to ease your worry I've never had a leak :) But drilling that first hole was tough 😂
Why not just cut the plugs off, drill a small hole for the wire, then re-connect the plug.. Much smaller and neater hole.
Def could do that. My answer? The ends of all those wires would require me to reinsert each pin all over again and for some of the connectors I don’t have the tools to take it apart and push them back in. That means I would have to just splice wires again and create another connection point that could go bad.
Great videos!!... I’ve watched a few now and I am enjoying the quality and the content!! ... Subscribed!!
THOSE ARE NICE, I love new things that make wiring easier
Great share, you are correct there are no other videos about running wires like this.
For the inside ceiling of your vehicle you can fabricate a a cover plate, or 3D print one, that has some style. Just cosmetic.
Yep! Have already been thinking about a way to do it. The problem is that it went through the middle of a bump so it's not flat.
I did learn something. I knew about cable glands but not this type. Now on to new projects !!
Nice setup! You can use some Windex around the rubber plug for an easier install. But you gotta clean your cable connectors with some isopropyl alcohol, if you get some Windex on it.
Great video! Solved my recent confusion
I just bought a former police vehicle and they had the wires for the roof lights running along the windshield. I am definitely going to be using this to clean it up!
just recently used one of these Seaview cable glands, I have always just drilled holes in the roof of a vehicle and used marine sealant around the cable. Hasn't rained yet, but I'm going to assume it should be fine but only time will tell haha. I figured if it is used on marine equipment and boats it should be more than good enough for a truck on the road.
I like the solar roof glands you can change the cable size without if you need to and modify it to pass up to 8 cables safely
Will look into that! Might switch. That sounds way more convenient
It's funny how one can dive head first into the YT rabbit hole of "how to run wire into vehicles" and scroll, scroll, scroll away. It was a comment on another channel that took me to a your channel! Happy to have found yours as I'm in the beginning stages on my exterior electrical project for my 4R. Last week a buddy and I were thinking about how to run wires from my SP to the roof. He said why not drill a hole? I cringed at the thought BUT now that Seaview device may change the way I complete it. Now to brainstorm and come up with the final location that works for a easier/waterproof penetration of the metal roofline. Cheers.
Oh man the rabbit hole is REAL!! The other day- for some unbeknownst reason to me- I went down the rabbit hole of The Voice performances 😂
@@BaptismOverland...Now that's funny!! Cheers! BTW those seaview cable glands aren't cheap BUT worth my sanity in the end. Cheers
Great video, nice job!
Good job! Thank you!
When I install light bars on cars and trucks I'm going to use that product from now on to route wires
Great video and info! Mahalo cuz!!
Just got one for my JL!
Very interesting information good video job to , thank you for all this info. 👍👍👍👍
Thanks - Really nice piece of gear. Did you attach with self-tapping screws into the fiberglass roof or through holes and bolts? If self-tapping screws does it seems like that got a good purchase and will hold firm?
I used self tapping yes. But also a lot of RTV silicone
I am going to try this from the inside, arb dual, to the outside arb lockers.
THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! You are the shizzle! So much grief and paranoia GONE!
Thank you!
Thank you
May have been mentioned, but I use a product in clean rooms that is similar to what you are showing, but I think the rubber piece is a little better. It called RokStak the rubber is in thin layers and you just pull out what you need and when you put it back together it will seal everything super tight.
Oooh I like that! I'll def look at that option next time I run wires in. Prob for a trailer project or a new vehicle. Thanks man!
Skip to 4:03 😊
thanks!
I want to feed wires to the roof rack of my LR4.
Fantastic! Subbed!
Product details please
Awesome.
Many years ago when I needed to run electrical wiring through the roof of a vehicle, I just used some stainless steel bolts as a pass-thru electrical connector with ring terminals on the wire that were in the cabin side and for the wires that were outside going to the lights. I would use O-rings to keep the water from coming around the edges of the stainless steel fender washer, although a garden hose washer would have probably also worked. If I ever needed to permanently remove one, it was a simple matter of plugging the hole with a short stainless steel carriage bolt so that the rounded dome was on the outside. The wires on both side of the stainless steel bolt had ring terminals on them, so it was possible to have multiple wires coming to the same thru-point of they were all o the same circuit. Once satisfied with the connections, a bit of RTV over the exterior portion or a rubber cap like you see on winch connectors or battery terminals on motorcycles would work. If your roof is electrically conduction (i.e. metal), you will need to add some insulation between the bolt and the metal of the roof so that it does not short to ground... You might need to grind off the square inner portion of the carriage bolt head...
Another solution would be to drill a hole through the center of stainless steel carriage bolts and make the pass-thru out of them with the wire going all the way through the center of the carriage bolt...
I'll try that next vehicle. I like that it would be cleaner that way for sure
@@BaptismOverland -- Drilling a hole down the center of a bolt is *possible* with just a hand drill (I've done it), but it is a LOT easier when you have a lathe to hold everything perfectly on the same axis... A mini-lathe is a great little tool to have in the shop for things like that...
scanstrut has a few options for this aswell👍👍
Can you cut threw the freedom panel? Or should I drill threw the hard top. I have a 2 door jk.
Only reason I wouldn't put it on freedom panels is because you might want to take those off later for whatever reason and it's hard to do that with wires attached to it. But it's basically the same structure as hard top so yeah you CAN.
So good! I've been struggling trying to figure out how to do this for a minute. I'm curious how it's holding up 7 months in?
Been great! No leaks!
You are not the only one. Thanks BO
Solar panel entry glands are a possibility too. I just wish that there were types that would accept more than two wires. The advantage is that each wire has a compression joint to ensure a really tight, waterproof seal around the wire. But you have to get the proper size compression joint and the entry glands I saw have a limited selection of wire sizes. And the wires enter parallel to the roof surface, further avoiding water entry.
But I’m going to check this out. I want to run two solar panel wires and a smaller wire for a roof rack mounted backup camera.
Agreed. I actually just installed a solar panel and used a solar gland for that one. I like how it tightens pretty securely.
@@BaptismOverland
I used an entry gland without compression joints. Instead there are MC4 connectors for the solar panel feeds. As long as the manufacturer did a proper job designing the seals, they were installed properly, etc then I should be good to go.
BTW, I ditched the idea of a backup camera. I already have two. Long story about why I considered a third camera. Suffice it to say it has to do with the fact that the vehicle inspections here in Japan often will fail the vehicle for certain structural changes. For instance, I’ll have to remove all the cabinets, including all the batteries, solar charge controllers, etc every year prior to inspection. PITA.
@@BaptismOverland do you have a video or photos of you solar setup.
@@Axelthetaxman there is. Check the channel.
What are the outer dimensions? I’m trying to find a cable gland narrow enough to fit the corrugated ribs on top of my van. Thanks!
I would love to answer that question except that it is now hidden under the roof rack and roof top tent lol. You can look at the description for the link and it should say on Amazon. It's ABOUT the size of a business card.
Electrician uses wire glands all the time. Good idea to use on the rig.
the drill bits came with the Seaview brand gland?
Yep!
Silly question but how did you avoid drilling or screwing through your head liner
On a Jeep there's no headliner. Unless you put aftermarket ones of course. But that's only in certain spots. The whole roof isn't cloth. (That's why it can get so loud inside a Jeep haha)
umm whats to keep water from dripping down the wires through holes?? or did i miss something
If you make the holes slightly smaller than the wires then once you put it in, the rubber basically clamps around the wires and creates a really strong seal. One the plastic cover goes over it all it compresses the rubber really well
Great idea. What did you do inside? So it looks clean thanks
That one was a mess the first time. I've since added another cable gland for my solar and for that one I made sure the hole kinda fell above the roll bar so you never even see it. Goes straight into roll cage and hidden in the roll cage cloth wrap
Any pics ?
Thx
Dang. I just realized it is going to be such a pain to do this through the headliners. Lol - still going to do it though!
😂 it’s worth it!
It depends where and on which vehicle you want to install it. On some vehicles you can get access to the roof around the edges of the vehicle with only having to remove or loosen a few pieces of trim. You don't want to take the whole headliner off, just try to find a place with enough access to comfortably feed the wires through the hole. If you have a rear hatch, that's likely your easiest point of entry.
Do the screws come threw the ceiling of the van?
It did not no. Because the Jeep top has 2 layers
you can use part for soler its batter
That's what I did with another one.
Scanstrut has the DS-Multi model that's basically the same thing as this Seaview... I actually liked the looks of Scanstrut model better, but the cheapest I was able to find the Scanstrut model was around $50 shipped, but I was able to find this Seaview for $30 shipped... Ordinarily I would pay the extra $20 to get the one I like most, but considering they look very similar anyway, and the fact that it's going to be on the roof of my SUV where people won't really see it, I decided it would be wise to go with the Seaview. I'm pretty confident that either option would be very effective in waterproofing the hole. Although there was one review on Amazon who said the Seaview CGM17PG leaked a little when he hit it with a high pressure water wand while washing his truck.
Good to know! Luckily no leaks so far and I've had it on about 8 months now. And yes, same thought process. No one will ever see it.
@@BaptismOverland Yeah, good to know yours is still going strong with no leaking. I liked the video bro, thanks for sharing. It helped inspire other ideas for me.
@@imdbtruth Thanks!
Excellent video! I am doing this now. Did you ever figure out what to do to the inside area? I’m having the same issue.
I left it alone. I used a dremmel to cut it nicer thought and then used rubber trim to clean up the edge. Doesn't look too bad anymore
@@BaptismOverland excellent. I figured you probably must have by now. So nothing on the inside. No water coming through? I must do something to the inside. It looks kind of sketchy.
@@dr.christophergroves2116 nope no water at all! And inside it's fully open too. The rubber inside this thing is great at keeping water out.
@@BaptismOverland thanks again bro! Keep the videos rolling. I’m all in! I think I will seal the top with some silicone and leave the inside bottom alone.
Always use a little silicone on your screws. It’s a common place to leak. Nice job
I did actually after I learned that lol. Been doing it since. Specially when I installed a roof rack on the 4Runner
So water doesn’t travel along the wire and through the hole you drilled through the rubber?
Nope. Sealed super tight. These things are miracles lol
We're do you get the product
Amazon. Just look up cable gland
What does the wiring look like inside the vehicle?
I had it come through above the roll cage so you don't see anything. There would normally be a hole
I coulda also used rubber grommets
I have your mindset to a T. However, with my experience of PVC buried or outside, water gets in always and that's my concern here. Plus you're putting even more holes in your panel.
Would only use this on Jeeps because it doesn't have a headliner and this Jeep already has a bunch of holes lolol at some point if I ever sell it I would just keep all the gear, throw a soft top on and call it a day
How is it called? Cant find it.
It''s called a cable gland
@@BaptismOverland cable gland is the little waterproof nipple where the cable goes in.
Yes. But I think they're asking for how to find it on Amazon. Type in cable gland and there will be options. I think I put a link to so idk fully what their question is lol
Maybe a second unit on the inside?!
I wanted to do that but the inside, the hole goes straight through where the roof curves at a 90° angle. Apparently the shape on the top of the roof differs from the shape on the inside. The slats run parallel to each other fml
Just use another gland on the bottom
I tried but below it where it curves. Apparently Jeep thought it's a good idea to have the bumps go one way on top and then the other way on the bottom haha. I'll have to get a gland and maybe do some trimming to go around the curve
Where can I get that sweater 😅
My cousin runs a botanical shop in San Francisco called Frisco Foliage and he sent it to me. Not sure if he has a website or where to get it but you can follow them on IG and send a message.
😂
Um, RVers have this concept also.
Yep! But based on the comments on this video, there are many in the overland space that didn't know.
@@BaptismOverland Fair point. Sad that horizons are so narrow.
Why do people choose plastidip over normal paint? That shits gonna peel in 2 years at most. What's the hype over that shit. Black paint still exists.
Different reasons. For me, mainly because it will peel and will peel cleanly vs paint that gets scratched up and then it doesn't look so good. Also it coats well without streaks or runs much easier than spray paint which doesn't adhere as well without proper priming.
aaannnnnd. this is a video on how not to do it. unpin the connector next time.
Tbh at the time I didn't know how. I've learned since then lol