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drilling in front sidewall truck bed

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Littleriver, Mar 11, 2025.

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Mar 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM

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i want to drill a small hole through my front side wall bed (between the cab and the truck bed) to run a #4 awg wire from my car battery to my charge controller. Can you see a problem of doing it? At first i wanted to go through the cubby on the driver side but my cable will be to short. Is it better if i drill it under the bed instead? i will use a grommets and silicone caulking to seal it.
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Some do no drilling and put the wire through the bed crack between the left bedrail and the front bed rail.

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