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Car Forum / Toyota / Toyota Trucks / October 2006getting wire into cab
I just bought a new Tacoma extended cab and need to get a piece of coax cable about 1/4 inch in diameter into the cab. The cable will be comming from the back side of the back side of the truck and needs to end up under the dash. Any ideas before I have to reinvent the wheel ? Run it along the frame underneath and then come up through the engine compartment feedthroughs behind the dash. This will save you from any unnecessary cutting.  SignatureTony 1995 Toyota Tacoma 2.4l K&N FIPK Gen. 2 - Throttle Body Spacer Fiberglass fender flares 3" Fabtech Spindle lift & 3" Performance Body Lift 31" Tires >I just bought a new Tacoma extended cab and need to get a piece of coax >cable about 1/4 inch in diameter into the cab. The cable will be comming >from the back side of the back side of the truck and needs to end up under >the dash. Any ideas before I have to reinvent the wheel ? 1/4 inch coax?? You'll be happier with RG-8X Look for a plastic body plug on the backside of the cab between the cab and bed.....then run the coax under the floor mat so it comes up under the dash. In my Tundra, both radios have remote faces so I had to run the connecting cables and a mic cable under the floor mat. The radio bodies are mounted on the floor behind the seat with both the power and coax cables coming through body plugs on the back of the cab. >I just bought a new Tacoma extended cab and need to get a piece of coax >cable about 1/4 inch in diameter into the cab. The cable will be comming >from the back side of the back side of the truck and needs to end up under >the dash. Any ideas before I have to reinvent the wheel ? Pics of the radio install in my Tundra http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/noon_air/album?.dir=a61ere2&.src=ph&store=&prodid= &.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/noon_air/my_photos > 1/4 inch coax?? You'll be happier with RG-8X > Look for a plastic body plug on the backside of the cab between the cab [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >>from the back side of the back side of the truck and needs to end up under >>the dash. Any ideas before I have to reinvent the wheel ? Going off the pictures, I believe you will save a lot of work running it under the frame rail and coming in through the engine compartment, over taking out your seats to run it under the carpet. But both systems would work and since it seems you have had everything out already to run your current wiring that may be the easiest way to go. Just make sure you stay away from your power wire to avoid EMI. SignatureTony 1995 Toyota Tacoma 2.4l K&N FIPK Gen. 2 - Throttle Body Spacer Fiberglass fender flares 3" Fabtech Spindle lift & 3" Performance Body Lift 31" Tires > Pics of the radio install in my Tundra > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/noon_air/album?.dir=a61ere2&.src=ph&store=&prodid= &.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/noon_air/my_photos [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >>>from the back side of the back side of the truck and needs to end up >>>under the dash. Any ideas before I have to reinvent the wheel ? Actually, it was very easy to fish the control and mic cables under the floor mat with a coat hanger without removing the seat. The power cables went under the cab by the frame rails then up behind the cab and through a body plug. The #4 power cables were run through "smurf pipe" before I ran them under the cab I also installed a fuse holder and fuse under the hood so on the off chance that a wire got chaffed of pinched, it would blow the fuse and not the battery. EMI has not been a problem. Kenwood TS-480HX, Turbo-Tuner, Tarheel M-200 screwdriver antenna (200 watts) Yeasu FT-7800R, glass mount dual-band antenna on the windshield.(50 watts) > Going off the pictures, I believe you will save a lot of work running it > under the frame rail and coming in through the engine compartment, over [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >>>>comming from the back side of the back side of the truck and needs to >>>>end up under the dash. Any ideas before I have to reinvent the wheel ? > Actually, it was very easy to fish the control and mic cables under the > floor mat with a coat hanger without removing the seat. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > watts) > Yeasu FT-7800R, glass mount dual-band antenna on the windshield.(50 watts) Good to hear the EMI is not a problem. I am going to install a Kenwood dual band rig. I found a body plug just about under the driver's seat. I was able to find the rg8x I shoved through the hole by feeling it through a hole in the carpet under the driver's seat. There was a nice hole in the carpet where a wire goes to the bottom of the driver's seat. Nice looking install job on your truck. de KU4PT >> Actually, it was very easy to fish the control and mic cables under the >> floor mat with a coat hanger without removing the seat. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > a hole in the carpet under the driver's seat. There was a nice hole in > the carpet where a wire goes to the bottom of the driver's seat. Toyota was very considerate towards us (HAM radio operators) when they designed their trucks. I used the glass mount antenna for the dual bander.... no holes in the body, it is a cellular lookalike, and the feed line was easy to run/hide inside the cab. > Nice looking install job on your truck. Thanx :-) > de KU4PT Noon-Air posted for all of us... > Pics of the radio install in my Tundra > http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/noon_air/album?.dir=a61ere2&.src=ph&store=&prodid= &.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/noon_air/my_photos Hey Nooner, nice job on the install! How did you mount the control heads to the dash? SignatureTekkie Don't bother to thank me, I do this as a public service. > Noon-Air posted for all of us... > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > to > the dash? Thanx... I used 2 mounts and combined them into 1 for both radio faces. I used this one for the Yaesu dual bander http://cgi.ebay.com/No-Holes-Mounting-System-For-IC-2720H-Remote-Head_W0QQitemZ2 70045138468QQihZ017QQcategoryZ4671QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem (note the FT-7800R face in the pic) :-) I used this one for the TS-480HX http://cgi.ebay.com/Yaesu-FT-8900-Remote-Head-Mounting-System-With-Swivel_W0QQit emZ270046506471QQihZ017QQcategoryZ4671QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem With a little modification, it turned out pretty good.....and no holes in the dash :-) SignatureSteve @ Noon-Air Heating & A/C Noon-Air@comcast.net Life is what happens while you were making other plans > 1/4 inch coax?? You'll be happier with RG-8X > Look for a plastic body plug on the backside of the cab between the cab [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > on the floor behind the seat with both the power and coax cables coming > through body plugs on the back of the cab. Thanks for the response. The 1/4 inch coax is rg-8x that I plan on using. This is the first truck I have put a transciever in. Have been putting them in my cars for 30 + years but never a truck. The mount for the antenna was easy as I cut a piece of stainless steel and used one of the screws that holds the tie down rail that runs around the inside of the bed to hold that bracket. I knew others have put transceivers and other things in the cab and would be able to tell me the easy way to get the wiring inside the cab. |
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