Running wiring to above head console

Hey guys, thinking of running the Meso customs added 3 switch panel in my 2018 trd sports above head console. This will be used for ditch lights, light bar, and rear trail/setup lights.

are there any good resources on how to run the wiring to the console? I’ve seen on YouTube how to remove it. But not much on how to get the wiring up there. My panel to the left of the steering wheel is already spoken for for the compressor and front/rear lockers. So I’m curious what you all know or have done in the above head.

not considering a switch pro at this time, as I only need to add 3 more OEM switches and I’ll be done with that type of additions.
Thanks!

 

@kmorgan3 has a nice solution for that.

 

Thank you!

 

If you don’t want to remove the headliner it’s pretty easy to run cables in the spacing. I have lines up both a pillars and across the space along the windshield top. Easy as pie.

 

Its super easy to run, first thing you will want to do is make your harness. For this you will want to take your panel, put in your switches, then wire all the switches. They can all share the same common ground, the same illumination wires, and the same power wire, then you just need to run a single wire for each trigger on the switches.
Once you have made the harness, remove the A pillar trim (10mm bolt behind srs cover) then just pull it off. You can run the wires from the overhead console, under the headliner (you can just tuck it by the windshield) then down the pillar and then it will fit into a hole in side of the dash and to your feet area.

Here is the harness that I made for mine. You can see the common power, common ground, and common illumination. Then the blue wires are the triggers that go to each of my lights. Triggers are loomed in a different wire loom than power/ground/illumination so that I could run the triggers to a different place than the power wires.

 

Legendary my dude thank you

 

When you go to make your harness, get some tape and some string. Tape the string on the path you plan to go then measure it, add 2 feet and make that your wire length. Also order tesa tape, its a fabric tape many factory harnesses use. Wrap your new harness with that and it blends in perfect with the OEM. For my power, I used a add-a-fuse from a triggered fuse, then grounded it to a bolt next to the fuse box. You can grab illumination either at the overhead console, or like me I didnt want to add adapters in such a confined space, so I ran my illumination wires down to the cargo light illumination and tapped off that.

Since you made the harness 2 feet longer than needed, you will have some fudge room to run the wires and then trim them to the perfect length you need.

 

Plug-and-Play Switch Illumination Harnesses

 

Easy Peasy...