Door jam wiring options

[KeithKinPhx]

Getting ready to install power windows and door locks. Not sure which route to go. Any recommendations?

Options seem to be:
1. Door contacts (not sure we have room for these in pillar) https://www.amazon.com/Keep-Clean-16138-Modular-Contact/dp/B003TVL5FG
2. Rubber boot
3. Some sort of sleeve that goes with strap (Wild Horses?)
4. Billet door loom http://www.keepitcleanwiring.com/ca...MBL/12-Inch-Stainless-Steel-Door-Loom-(1-Pair)
5. What else is out there?

Pics would be helpful.

Thanks
Keith

 

[duffymahoney]

I struggled with this a lot. I ended up going with the door limiting strap way. Should look clean enough and shouldn't get pinched. I think all ways have been done with success.

 

[FordBronc]

I think the #4 option is nice. Thanks for the link, I might try a set of those in my 79 F250.

 

[Crush]

I like the straps with the built in wire pocket. looks factory for our rigs that never had anything in the doors. you can also incorporate a plug at this same place so if you want to take off the doors you still can

 

[BlueBastard]

I watched this three-part series from Wild Horses. Might be helpful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_epXcJ1dFM

 

[KeithKinPhx]

I watched the videos and he rejected the boot (idea #2). He did some version a #3 but did not give a close up view (maybe I missed) which appears to have been done between Video 2 and 3.

I called the makers of the SS sleeve and was on hold for 20 minutes with no one ever answering. I looked at the product and the only way to install would involve drilling a hole straight thru the Door pillar because the mounting piece is 2 or 3 inches long.

 

[Steve83]

I just used grommets for the taped-up wire loom in Frank's '75. It worked perfectly for a couple of decades.


(phone app link)

I certainly wouldn't use contacts - open the door, and you can't roll the power window up, power-lock the doors, or hear the speaker. You also lose the options of courtesy lights on the door. And there's not enough space for enough contacts to have power mirrors or any other conveniences.