Tips on Wiring Your Overland Vehicle: Proven - Gear & Tactics by X Overland

Welcome to Proven! This new series is all about the proven gear and methods we have used or learned along the way during our travels. Clay speaks from his personal experience with Expedition Overland over the past 9 years and the systems we have used along the way!
Clay dives into the subject and frequently asked questions of wiring; how to do it safely and make it look good! He talks from our experience over the years of installations, what has worked, and what we've changed. Clay also gives some tips on how we keep our vehicle dash's free of clutter, placing your electronics within an arms reach, and maintaining the integrity of your vehicle for resale. Thanks for watching and if you have any tips for us, we would love to hear them! Enjoy! #overlanding #expeditionoverland #xoverland
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[@mandaloin]

An actual tutorial on wiring all this stuff up would be extremely helpful. To hear your thinking behind what you use for a particular product and why, and seeing you do it. This is where my biggest knowledge gap is.

[@ExpeditionOverland]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@davidharden8469]

@@ExpeditionOverland I second that. Please "dumb" it down for the first graders in your overlanding classroom. Some of us literally are starting from scratch (don't know anything).

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

That USB port with the battery voltage is pretty nifty. Never scene one of this before. Thanks for the vid

[@ExpeditionOverland]

Thanks for watching! We hope these tips help and please let us know what tricks you learned through your installs!

[@w.w.beason9183]

It’s crazy what almost burning down a truck will teach you. Been there, done that, now I really take my time and do it right. I like the idea of running the usb cables behind the dash!

[@ExpeditionOverland]

It most definitely will! Thank you and good luck on your projects!

[@saschaholstein8657]

Great Tips 👍🏻 All the best from Germany

[@blackwell32]

Thanks again for a great video. I have a 2018 Jeep Wrangler JLU Sport S and you showing everything how you did it in the Gladiator is a big help. Again great info. Keep up the good work

[@BM4A]

Dang now I have to go back and add a fuse block in my cab at some point, because you are right having a bunch of wires running through the fire wall probably isn't the best idea. Great video!

[@hughwolfe1176]

Incredibly useful information, you’ve really got things dialed in. Thank you for sharing.

[@stedvet]

Very well done! I'm getting to this point in my build. Thanks for the proven tips!

[@OdySlim]

Thanks for the nice video. I recently added a remote RV battery to the bed of my GMC truck. Like you, I used great caution to do the job right. The battery has the capacity to power my Dometic Fridge for several weeks if needed. It charges from my alternator after the starting battery charges thru a relay. The next project will be adding devices to hold my Garmin. Your video was a big help as I have not done much research. My first excursion ended up with items like the Garmin ending up on the floor out of reach. I love the magnetic microphone holder. What a great idea. Thanks for your time. Ody Slim

[@ExpeditionOverland]

Awesome - good luck!

[@wbball15]

Thanks, Clay. Really enjoying this part of your content.

[@davidmadej5955]

Something I did in my 190e is take all the USB cables that we would be using for charging across our trips and split them between the front and rear of the cabin, then same thing for gps and other devices and then rotate the wires together without putting any tension on them and sealing it with electrical tape. Then the front wires would have a colored tape attached to them for charging 1.5 volts for example and run them to a place that is easily accessible but out of the way, such as the glove box for less used cables for power banks and cameras or center console for phones and tablets. For the rear of the cabin the cables would run under the seats. All of this was planned over the location of the cigarette lighter ports and everything is removable so the battery won't drain under daily conditions once the trip or journey was finished.

[@rallye81]

Great source of info, Clay. Even after over a decade of overlanding wiring, there’s some tricks I learned from this. Thank you.

[@ExpeditionOverland]

Glad to hear it!

[@Warpetrie]

Haven't thought about using grommets, great idea and will definitely be doing that in my vehicle!

[@davidmscott4409]

Great wisdom on wiring, very well put together info and easy to understand.

[@ExpeditionOverland]

Wonderful - good to hear.

[@jshrawder49]

Yep Snakeskin is the best to use like you have there for your wires.!!! Great advice!

[@larrymoulder2455]

Great Information, I'm looking to start setting up my rig. I'll be following these tips.

[@jgcorn61]

perfect timing, couldnt decide what to do with my mic, ill pick up a niteize tomorrow

[@Odin_View]

Loved the tips. I started doing some of them coming from the car audio install environment. I am definitely going to do the remote fuse box next.

[@RubiconV]

Very cool stuff! Great info. Thanks

[@TexasSlinger]

This is the most important when outfitting you’re rig. Yet 100s and thousands of views on lift kits tires and wheel. An extremely overlooked area is wiring on overland vehicles

[@xavflor]

Really great tips! I’m installing dual battery system. Will show you final pix!

[@Dutch1951x]

Some great tips! I will incorporate many of them.

[@Feintgames]

Love these videos

[@georgewashington938]

thanks for the video. If you want some more practice, I am getting a brand new truck that will need some setup.

[@senseidadproductions]

thanks - a lot of great ideas for my next project!

[@ExpeditionOverland]

Awesome! Good luck!

[@Pimptorious69]

Another great vid, love your content!!

[@eckertk]

Awesome video!

[@stevecram7705]

Great tips. Quick question... can you describe the rearview mirror delete, and what mount you used for the ham radio? I have the same issue with my rearview mirror as I have a topper with a solid back door, thereby eliminating any view out the back. I think I may actually be able to install a ham radio in the spring-loaded sunglasses holder, but I'd be keen on the rearview mirror delete option as well. Any information on how you accomplished the delete/replacement would be appreciated.

[@haydenpruitt5199]

Thank you

[@dsvivolo]

I've seen other videos that recommend using fuse/relay setup and negative switching your devices. Do you run this setup with your electronics? Why or why not? Is it overkill? What are the benefits / drawbacks of both? Trying to figure out which route to go with my truck.

[@asgerhst9320]

Nice video! I have been working with some accessory lights and charging ports and struggled with powering it. I decided to tap into the original fuse box. How did you wire you accessory fusebox? from the start battery, if so, how do you prevent it from draining the battery?

[@Jeepophile]

Its cool to see your set up and general theory in designing these “cockpit” systems. One problem that I’ve run into when adding electronics to my Tacoma is RF interference with my HAM setup. Things like a dash camera, USB power adapters (Voltage step downs), and the like seem to really kill the squelch on VHF. Have you guys run into this issue much? Are the BlueSea power adapters worth their price tag in this regard?

[@xOdin330]

Would you do a tire comparison? Why you use the tires you do? How they preform in conditions ie wet, snow, ice, mud. Awesome work guys!

[@lrsmith6037]

They are sponsored by General tire. All of their vehicles are fitted with General Tires.

[@xOdin330]

@@lrsmith6037 ahhh that makes it hard to do a comparison.

[@cristianbutcovich8057]

Hi there! Great tutorial and a video explaining how you guys mount and use your gadgets/gear. I was wondering if you could tell me which brand is the USB with the voltage read built-in? or maybe I got that wrong? Thank you very much!

[@blackwell32]

Just purchased a Garmin Overlander and want to setup like yours as i hate wires also. I found the Blue Sea usb adapter but where did you connect that to. Did you connect it to a fuse box or somewhere already with the vehicle. And if a fuse box which one did you use. Thanks

[@ThatGuyTravels]

I click the link that yall have for the Ram Mount and it looks completely different than whats in the vehicle in the video? Any chance you have a better link?

[@shivin1962]

Cable management is currently the death of my gladiator 😭😭

[@brendanroy7456]

are you guy releasing a new season? I feel like its been years. Thought i saw a summer update that said late September??

[@hbdoffroad2037]

What are You using for the actual female usb plugs you mounted in the center cubby ?

[@MintExplorer]

Wait what was the box on the ground?

[@renatotalacay8016]

Happy Halloween to the family of you gays farm manila Philippines

[@ExpeditionOverland]

Thank you - same to you!

[@davidharden8469]

I found Rufio! XO sold it to Garmin. Watch this video on their website about their Overlander GPS (kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGLJYaarr7anars). About 0:45 sec in you will see Ivan Stewart's signature on the headliner. I am happy to find it, but sad it's not part of XO anymore. Sniff, sniff. LOL.

[@Sjackson2369]

I have seen too many windshields need replaced due to suction cup mounts to ever get one again.

[@gbwildlifeuk8269]

And I've never seen one in over 40 years!

[@markf8740]

This channel used to be the best on KZbin but 11 months of blogging and videos like this come on! It's time for some real content again

[@twilacarlson7205]

Mark F This Thursday a new season begins.