Any luck routing dome light wire?

[Jemo]

The original wire was on the truck but brittle and naturally broke when I tried to gently pull on it. Any ideas on how to route a new set of wires up there?!

Jeff

[mr48chev]

You might try using a piece of stiff single strand copper wire to shove though in one direction or the other and use it to pull the wire (s) for the light through. Pretty much as an electrician would use a fish tape to pull wires through conduit. Maybe even a piece of welding rod or a wire coat hanger straightened out.

[solidaxel]

Here is what I use............. a old broken inner speedometer cable, start at the top of the A piller and just let it slide down the inside of the post and pick it up just under the bottom corner of the dash

[entourageguy]

on of the guys on the forum used air compressor to blow a string line up then pulled a new wire.

[Russell Ashley]

I couldn't get a new wire in so I ran it out through the firewall and down the firewall with the rest of the tailight and gas guage wires. Then I ran it with the gas guage wire up through the rubber grommet and then fished it up to the light.

[OKGMC4]

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

I couldn't get a new wire in so I ran it out through the firewall and down the firewall with the rest of the tailight and gas guage wires. Then I ran it with the gas guage wire up through the rubber grommet and then fished it up to the light.

Oh! Good call!

[renegade6]

I used a piece of utility wire from the top down thru the front pillar to pull the wire up.

[_Ogre]

i tried a piece of wire from the top and from the bottom for an hour with no luck.
i found some plastic banding (for strapping boxes together) and fished it from the top in 3 seconds.

[Daze57]

i lucked out and was able to use the old original wire - tied a new one on and ''gently '' pulled it all the way thru.- took a li''l time but i got it .

[booger1949]

i also couldnt get threw the post in my 49, so i took a piece of rod down it an it felt soft so i kept jabbin at it an it finaly fell out an its was a bunch of junk that a rat had put in there i guess to live in, no tellin how many years that had been in there

[Kid]

.035" tig rod fished thru windshield postworked for me

[JumboAMONGus]

i worked on mine for three days and just said screw it and left it ,,lol i still cant get it threw the pillar under the dash and the old one i tied new one to broke in the middle

[starterman99]

on my 57 I used heavy string and put a small fishing weight on end to drop from hole where visor mounts.then a length of mechanics tie wire to fish it up to headliner opening.did this on pass side for power antenna wires to behind pass door.

[booger1949]

now u have everybody wonderin what is stuck in there, jab it dude jab it