How to run heavy DC cable from passenger compartment to battery in 2009 Accord?

You are probably going to have to drill or cut your own hole and install a grommet, then seal the grommet after the wires are in place. (I'm presuming the high power has to go to a head unit rather than a unit in the trunk.) Do you know what guage wires you will need?

Mike

Alan WA4SCA wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

the straightest,shortest route would be under the car and then up into the trunk area.(like the fuel lines...) trying to go thru the passenger compartment will result in a twisty and more difficult routing. You'd have to pull carpet,trim,and then there's the chance of breakage and not getting it fitted back together properly.

Jim, Mike,

In the past, I have placed the RF unit under the passengers seat, and mounted the control head somewhere in the center console. Since the rig pulls about 12 amps, that cuts down the drop in a long run to the trunk. Of course, I can use heavier cable if I go that route. In my old car, I was able to find a cable run which worked well with minimal trim removal.

Of course another trick is to tie into the DC power to the power seat. Plenty of capacity, unswitched, and test shows it to be clean. Not sure about the new car though.

-- Alan