Does anyone have any ideas for an attractive short exterior run of cable? I am mounting solar panels to the top of my pop up trailer roof (Mission Overland Summit) and I need to route the wires to the forward tongue box, where the solar charge controller and battery are. I don't believe routing the cable into the trailer makes any sense in this case, but I’m open to persuasion. Thanks ahead of time for any ideas you all may have!
Clean/neat Exterior Cable Management
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llamalander
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I had a light bar with the cable routed up the edge of the windshield using short strips of VHB tape a little thinner than the cable thickness and 1-2" long, every 8-10". It looked (if you noticed) like it just lay there. Pretty tidy and stuck for years till i took it off to change the rack. Just clean/prep both surfaces and it sticks very well.
That might work. With the roof being a pop up, those first edge pieces of VHB will see some movement from the cable when the roof goes up & down and also from wind. Do you think VHB will hold that? I do have some of the “good” VHB (5952) around…
Looks good. Do you have any experience using these outside?
Worked on a boat, going on 8 years, all is fine. PVC will last longer than you will outside.
Unfortunate and confidence inspiring at the same time! Thanks! 😆Worked on a boat, going on 8 years, all is fine. PVC will last longer than you will outside.
llamalander
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I'm still being amazed by VHB tape--Start with little things and soon you'll be sticking whole buildings together with it a la Frank Ghery--
I have come across this in my search, thought it was an interesting option: https://www.kchilites.com/universal-wire-hider-kc-6300.html
llamalander
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Classy! KCtastic at $7+ per foot, but I bet it looks good up close and is indistinguishable any further back...
I’m sure you’re right. My concern is that I have a red/black wire combo on hand. Maybe I need to find some black/black…
I like that, I’ll look into it. Sounds a bit more durable and I still have an excuse to use VHB.
I do, they are awesome folks, very helpful for the non-fab crowd. They have a couple great options for $5-7/ft and the nearest Lowe’s has an okay option for less than $5/ft.