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I have just put a light bar on the front of my roof rack. It's a gutter mount system.

Where would I run the wiring into the car? Drivers side because of the switch being mounted on this side. I loathe drilling holes but I can't see a way around it. Having the wires hidden would be nice.

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I ran mine in the rear passenger door, cut a slit in the seal and came in from the B pillar side. I haven't noticed any leaks and the door open and closes fine (I chose that door because it's less regularly opened and closed too)
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If you do find that you need to drill holes (yuck) I would probably go through the stock rails so the sealant is under the rail and out of sight...
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If you do find that you need to drill holes (yuck) I would probably go through the stock rails so the sealant is under the rail and out of sight...
Good idea. But wouldnt you need to pull the headliner out to get to the wires? The plastic cover on the side of the windscreen is easy enough.

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Good idea. But wouldnt you need to pull the headliner out to get to the wires? The plastic cover on the side of the windscreen is easy enough.

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Wouldn't need to take it out, just lower it down on one side, only one extra cover to remove....
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