2009 chevy silverado crew cab

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fireguy810
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2009 chevy silverado crew cab

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I'm trying to find access into the cab of my 2009 chevy silverado crew cab. I need to run coax from the antenna mounted on the tool box. I can't find any holes to access into the rear of the cab. I also need to run a power wire through the firewall. Can't find any holes through their either. Any suggestions??
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Bill_G
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Re: 2009 chevy silverado crew cab

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I haven't done a mobile install in a few years, and am not familiar with the best places to drill a hole in the latest trucks. But, I always used a 3/4" hole saw and a rubber grommet somewhere between the steering column and e-brake assy to run batt lines. For your ant line either lift all the carpeting in the back to look for drain holes, or drill another 3/4" hole with grommet to reach the bed and box.
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azlooker
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Re: 2009 chevy silverado crew cab

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look under the carpet on the passenger side, on the forward side of the floor slope. you may find a body bolt access plug. you can get to engine compartment thru this hole. If this is not there, lift the rocker panel off and there should be some body hole plugs you can go thru. This is usually the easiest way to get to the engine compartment. Of course, you can always just drill and grommet like the last post. Unless you are running power for a high power HF radio, the distance of the power cable power should not make much difference. As for the antenna cable, same thing, I seem to remember some drain plugs in the rear for use as access.
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Re: 2009 chevy silverado crew cab

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I guess you haven't tried getting under the truck and taking a peek very hard. i have always found a large rubber
plug under the rear seat area on both sides.

Have you tried looking around the emergency brake cable and the gas pedal linkage. Again I have yet to find
a truck that doesn't have a rubber grommet on the drivers side that you can punch a hole through for a
power wire.

Jim


fireguy810 wrote:I'm trying to find access into the cab of my 2009 chevy silverado crew cab. I need to run coax from the antenna mounted on the tool box. I can't find any holes to access into the rear of the cab. I also need to run a power wire through the firewall. Can't find any holes through their either. Any suggestions??
colby4601
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Re: 2009 chevy silverado crew cab

Post by colby4601 »

Jim202 wrote:I guess you haven't tried getting under the truck and taking a peek very hard. i have always found a large rubber
plug under the rear seat area on both sides.

Have you tried looking around the emergency brake cable and the gas pedal linkage. Again I have yet to find
a truck that doesn't have a rubber grommet on the drivers side that you can punch a hole through for a
power wire.

Jim


fireguy810 wrote:I'm trying to find access into the cab of my 2009 chevy silverado crew cab. I need to run coax from the antenna mounted on the tool box. I can't find any holes to access into the rear of the cab. I also need to run a power wire through the firewall. Can't find any holes through their either. Any suggestions??

Exactly what we did with our Silverado. It's the 2009 model crew cab and it has a rubber grommet down by the pedals. We sent the wires through there and then underneath the center console and out the side where the radio was mounted.
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