It's been awhile since I did mine so I'll try to help out the best my memory will let me. I don't know if it will make a difference, but did you order the kit made specifically for our trucks, or did you buy a universal kit? IIRC all the wires were bundled conveniently so I didn't have to mess with them much.
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Originally Posted by WinDancer
1. Is this made so that the dash stuff goes out into the engine well and then back into the cab somehow? Or should I just cut open the factory bundling so I can run the dash wiring up into the dash area inside the cab?
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The fuse block (obviously) mounts inside the cab. Everything that needs to be in the cab (Dash, Door, Speaker, A/C & Heat) all sprout out from the top of the fuse box. The Engine and Rear sections come together in one big "plug" that bolts to the fuse block from the engine bay. The only wire I had to run from the engine bay into the cab was the fuel sending unit wire.
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Originally Posted by WinDancer
2. The instructions say to route the rear wiring down onto the 'floor pan'. Can't do that without cutting and redoing the factory bundle ties. I was told that our trucks have the rear wiring out into the engine well and then down the firewall and into the frame for the trip to the rear.
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I don't remember my instructions suggesting this.
I routed my Rear section into the plastic wire holder on the top of the firewall that also holds the windshield washer squirter hoses. Than ran it down the firewall behind the engine and inside the frame to the rear...just as the stock wiring. You'll see clip holders along the frame and firewall just for this purpose.
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Originally Posted by WinDancer
So should I just redo the bundle to that the wiring can go the correct direction from the fuse block or am I way too slow to do this myself?
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Like I said, in my experience everything was correct and the wires were bundled conveniently so I didn't have to mess with them much.
Hope this helps.