Cowl cover removal and ditch light harness routing

Bolted on my SDHQ ditch brackets along with a pair of Baja Designs Squadron Pro lights. I'd like to route the light section of the harness under the cowl cover, but I can't get the center section of the cover to release. I see a plastic pin protruding through the sheet metal with hooked clips on either side of it. After several attempts to get the hooks to release I gave up for now. How do I finish removing the cover without damaging it? The cover costs over $400. The outer sections of the cover released easily. My second question is where to pass the switch side of the harness through the firewall? It was already suggested to me to poke a hole through the grommet with the thick harness bundle below the brake reservoir. Not in love with that idea. How are all you guys with ditch lights completing your installs?

 

Following, was looking at this the other day. Only reason I havent done the ditch lights is because I dont want a bunch of wires hanging around.

 

I ran my wires along the hinge and zip tires them to other wires on the firewall. Can't even tell it's not factory

 

This

 

This was plan B. However the BD harness isn't long enough to reach between the two lights to run it like this. I may have to cut and splice to make it work. How did you run your wires into the cab?

 

Through a grommet in the firewall.

 

+1

 

Which gromett?

 

I'll go take a pic next time I get in my truck

 

Cool that will help thank you

 

It's to the left of the brake pedal as you're sitting in the drivers seat.

 

Ran it through under the giant harness on the drivers side.

 

That's the one. Perhaps a little higher than the brake pedal assembly than I remember...

 

Thanks for the pic. I was not successful with removing the cowl cover. I don't know why the two center clips won't release, but I didn't want to push the issue. I ended up routing across the firewall like suggested. I had to cut and splice in a full 2 ft of wire to reach the light connectors. For the switch side of the harness I ran the wire next to the hood release cable where it passes through the large grommet in the above photos. Worked out great.