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Originally Posted by ElectroBoy
Hey, what a great idea! I was wondering what waterproof plug/socket combo you used, do you have part numbers or a link?
When the season is over do you have a waterproof dust cover to seal up the unused plug at the hatch grommet?
Do you have any more close up photos of the hatch plug?
Thanks.
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The plug on the outlet end is just a regular plug repair screw-on type. I went with a 2-prong because it's easier to insert and remove from the outlet, and the lights I converted didn't have a ground to start with.
The waterproof connectors I think were
these from Amazon, not high quality, but good enough. I didn't want the pigtail type because I was going to provide my own wire cut to length.
I always meant to go back and make a sealed connector to help protect the connector when not in use. 3 years later and I still haven't gotten around to it. Here's a picture from tonight. It was drizzling on the drive home, and this is about 90 minutes later from inside the garage. It looks to be holding up well, and is pretty protected inside the hinge.
Suggestions for your project:
1) IIRC the hardest part was getting the upper inside trim piece off of the D pillar. Start with this. The lower section is easy since you can access by removing the access panel to the tail light.
2) Run the wire from the top down. I started at the base of the grommet and went down, then pushed the remainder up through the grommet to finish.
3) Solder the wires to the connecting pins on both sides. My initial test pull (in case a branch caught the wire) pulled right out.