Great info. I'm thinking about running a couple 10 gauge wire inside and setting up a switch that will connect / disconnect my battery at the push of a button. Long alternator story.
Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/29/05, Fmiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > rumor has it that David wrote: > > > I'm going to install an amateur radio mobile rig in my W123, so I need > > to run a couple of 10-gauge power wires from the battery. On cars I've > > had in the past, I've always been lucky enough to find existing > > penetrations I could use, instead of having to drill a new hole. Anyone > > done this before, and have some good tricks up their sleeve? > > Well, I've done it about 4 times now.... (different cars *smile*) > > Between the battery and the fender is a grommet that has a big bundle of > cables going through the firewall. I happen to acquire salvage 12AWG > twisted-pair cable from work. I sneak that through the same hole as the > big bundle. I'd bet that 2 10AWG wires could be run through there > instead. > > It comes out under the glove box, but above the removable under-dash > cover. I route that over to the center console area where I use a > euro-style (fully insulated) terminal block to distribute the power to > all my gear. > > That's the easy part. Figuring out where and how to _mount_ the radios > is the tricky part.... > > Philip, radio nut. > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
