Engine bay cable route through bulkhead/firewall to cabin

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Hi All,

2018 LWB Kombi ... Picked it up last week and due to horrible weather Iv not had chance to fit my charger and battery for download tomorrow, oh well!

Im struggling with the cable routing, Did a search which came up with a grommet in the passenger foot well, I think I see it but im struggling to get anything through and I didnt want to force it and damage it. It looks like its the adjuster for the left headlight? I could also get my hand to one slightly higher up but this felt like some sort of drain.

Is there any other route im missing, or can I pick up a feed from any of this under the passenger seat? Im guessing those big 40A are for the electric doors?

any advice gratefully received.

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There is a grommet behind the glovebox to just behind the battery.
 
I must be loosing my mind I took the battery out and couldnt see it, the only one there was to the right (looking at van) and hidden right behind, or are you talking about the one much higher up?
 
The one behind the battery.
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Next step. Leisure battery and dc-dc charger arrived from @travelvolts with the dedicated loom. Very happy with this. So yesterday I decided to have a go at the installation, following the instructions on travel volts website. First job was to feed the lead that connects from the Redarc to...
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Thankyou, you bunch of lovely people!

I saw the first thread earlier but it just didn't look right... i should have eaten first!

I know what im doing now
 
Hi
In my kombi highline I used a spare cable under the passenger seat, so I didn’t need to go to main battery
Although if you have electric/ heated seats this may have been used

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Can I use this hole in engine bay covered with rubber cap for PLUS battery cable (6mm2) and D+ cable from alternator (1.5mm2) to the cabin?

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No, it’s the aircon on drain, there isn’t a D+ from the alternator either :thumbsup:

there is a grommet in the plenum chamber behind the battery and if you need something similar to D+ then you can use the 2nnd battery relay isolator signal from the BCM
 
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Engine bay cable route through bulkhead/firewall to cabin

Ok ! I don’t want a 360system, I bought a « smart switch » that automatically switch from reverse to front camera when switching from reverse to forward gear. I think I will try both places tomorrow. I bought a simple camera, I will plug it and simulate both places to check which one I prefer...
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Deaky said:
No, it’s the aircon on drain, there isn’t a D+ from the alternator either :thumbsup:

there is a grommet in the plenum chamber behind the battery and if you need something similar to D+ then you can use the 2nnd battery relay isolator signal from the BCM
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I already have PLUS battery cable (factoUnder driver seat If PLUS battery cabel already
Deaky said:
No, it’s the aircon on drain, there isn’t a D+ from the alternator either :thumbsup:

there is a grommet in the plenum chamber behind the battery and if you need something similar to D+ then you can use the 2nnd battery relay isolator signal from the BCM
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Thnx Deaky.
1. So I can connect "2nnd battery relay isolator signal from the BCM" directly to Votronic 121230 D+ input pin?
2. And use existing PLUS cable (factory) under driver seat (driver on zhe left side)?

My plan is to install second battery under passenger seat, with 1200W inverter and AC-DC charger for charging battery with 220V. I will not connect any refrigerator and neither solar setup. I will use it for notebook, some led lights and for charging phones/photo/camera.
 
can i bring this back alive and just ask where people put the ctek alternator small postive to...switched live piggyback in fusebox?
watched a vid for the fitment which at first i thought not bad...
do not use the air con drain pipe route, its toss... i siliconed my hole back up and replaced...far to close to metal work the wiring, upset my ying yang greatly.

thankyou to the others on this thread i shall find said gromet in the morning behind the glovebox.
 
I suggest using any of the empty ports towards the top of the centre column. It is important to have the piggy back cable exiting towards the passenger side otherwise you have no fuse protection.
 
travelvolts said:
I suggest using any of the empty ports towards the top of the centre column. It is important to have the piggy back cable exiting towards the passenger side otherwise you have no fuse protection.
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many thanks...i wash in a rush to use van....had all carpets and seats out...put all my wires and my 240 hook up wires through the top left bulkhead grommet...(i have hook up under bonnet)...rebuilt everything...
guess who forgot the switched live....lol...what a tool.... nmind...
 
T6DSGChris said:
many thanks...i wash in a rush to use van....had all carpets and seats out...put all my wires and my 240 hook up wires through the top left bulkhead grommet...(i have hook up under bonnet)...rebuilt everything...
guess who forgot the switched live....lol...what a tool.... nmind...
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You are not alone!
 
I wired up 6 ceiling LED spots last night and started to put the headlining back to realise one cabled LED was the wrong side of a hole too small to pass it through....... More haste, less speed.
 
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