Refining "Sierra"

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Originally Posted by northern 85

Very nice work

Thank you sir

Originally Posted by Chaplain

Could you post pics of how you mounted your amp and the cleaver way you disguised your wiring?

These are the only pics I have. It doesnt show the channel we cut in the bottom of the box, but it does give a good idea of the amount of wires we we trying to hide.

The amp has a wired controller, power, ground, turn on, and input wires. This made for a pretty big bundle to try to add to the wires in the door channel. If you factor in speaker, cargo light, dome light, and seat belt buzzer wires, the channel on the drivers side is already full. That meant we would have another big bundle on the passenger side that would have to go all the way across to the receiver.

I dont really like running wires under carpet, but it was my only option. We cut a channel in the bottom of the box for the wires to exit from and run under the carpet. We used black duct tape to ensure that it lays flat and ran it straight forward to come out under the dash.

The turn on and input wire went to the receiver, the ground to a bolt in the firewall, and the power wire exited the cab at the fuse block and went direct to the battery. We added a fuse holder near the fuse block for ease of access. The wired controller will reside in the glove box, attached with velcro.

In the second pic I am soldering wires. We eliminated about a dozen crimp connectors. I prefer to solder wires and cover with shrink tube when possible. We added plug in connectors in locations necessary to make future service easier.