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Turn Signal Wire Routing

The last task that I had on my punchlist before the truck can go to into bodyshop jail was to see how to route the wiring from the turn signal switch. The bright wires just stood out against the black interior so my first thought was to use a black wire loom to cover them us a bit.

I decided to just use an expanding braided sleeve and some black heat shrink to seal the ends and keep it from fraying. I liked the look that yielded but I needed some way of retaining it to the column. I could have just used a black wire tie but that didn't look too good so I settled on making a 3D printed “wire chase” of some sort to corral the wire bundle. The design I chose is somewhat similar to the fitting that bolts the steering column to the dash.

It ended up looking acceptable but I will eventually paint it to better match the steering column so that it becomes more understated.