97 Dakota install - cable routing

VE7NGR · Post by **VE7NGR** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 3:13 pm

I'm in the process of installing a radio in a 1997 Dakota. The radio is under the driver's seat. I have already run power and coax through the firewall. I also need to run coax and power to the rear bumper. I should have no problems running the cable underneath the truck once I get it out of the cab, but I would like some advice on the best way to get it out of the cab.

Anyone know of any existing holes/grommets/etc I could use?
Any tips on drilling through the floor, if I need to? It looks like it might be a double floor - I'd hate to drill through anything that might be in there.
Would I be better off just going forward through the firewall, then down and back?

BTW, it's the extended cab version, bucket seats, with the center storage console, in case it matters...

KG6EAQ · Post by **KG6EAQ** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:36 pm

Ok well different truck but it may apply to you. In my '73 Ford there were some grommets behind the main bench seat on the floor. I poked a hole in one (then sealed with silicone) and routed a cable through it to my bumper. I'd just slide underneath it and start looking for rubber grommets. That's also how I found a spot in my Explorer. You'll find something

007 · Post by **007** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:47 am

There should be a rubber body plug back there that you can run it thru...

I know of a similar body style Dakota that had wires run out for an antenna and lights thru a factory hole, I just don't know where.