I did this for a solar panel rig. I drilled through the rear inside wall of the luggage rack. There I installed a waterproof marine connector (like the military ones with screw-on weather cap). I then a hole in the roof of the van between the rack and the canvas (so it's covered and weather-protected with the pop top down.) Thence underneath the headliner (had to take out screws and pull it down a bit) and down through the door pillar. You can access that space from the bottom through the ventilation hole. I the drilled through the pillar wall back into the van inside (I put my charge controller on the composite wall that faces the rear of the driver's seat). I remember it took a while, and it is no fun drilling holes through that thick German sheet metal with a hand drill. Will publish a few pictures if anybody wants. Steve Gough '86 Westy > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of Markus Benne > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 8:42 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Getting wires to the roof - how? > > > I'd like to route some cables to the roof of my westy (luggage > rack area) and was wondering if anyone has > come up with a good, inobtrusive way of doing this. > > In general, if you have to punch a hole through the roof to run a > wire, what is the best way to do this that > ensures that the wire won't rub through the insulation and that > no water will come in? > > Thanks, > ...Markus |
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