@Binx1310 - when i did my front grille DRL light bar, i ran a cable from the BCM, through the firewall and into the engine bay.

its located above the passenger (for RHD cars) footwell. there is NO need to remove the glovebox or the fusebox there.

u will need to remove the battery though, which u've done, to pull the wire through.
no need to remove the airbox either.

close up of the grommet .....

grommet located just above where the felt ends......

blue line showing the path

34 minutes ago, JR RS said:

@Binx1310 - when i did my front grille DRL light bar, i ran a cable from the BCM, through the firewall and into the engine bay.

its located above the passenger (for RHD cars) footwell. there is NO need to remove the glovebox or the fusebox there.

u will need to remove the battery though, which u've done, to pull the wire through.
no need to remove the airbox either.

close up of the grommet .....

grommet located just above where the felt ends......

blue line showing the path

Thanks. Will have a look at this tomorrow. If I can get through there I’ll return the conduit!

17 hours ago, JR RS said:

@Binx1310 - when i did my front grille DRL light bar, i ran a cable from the BCM, through the firewall and into the engine bay.

its located above the passenger (for RHD cars) footwell. there is NO need to remove the glovebox or the fusebox there.

u will need to remove the battery though, which u've done, to pull the wire through.
no need to remove the airbox either.

close up of the grommet .....

grommet located just above where the felt ends......

blue line showing the path

Couldn’t find this grommet at all. So went back to plan B. I ran the cables across the back of the bay in some heat proof conduit and then tucked it down behind the heat shield and in through the clutch grommet.

Wires all terminated and routed next to the PDC controller ready for when the correct 18 pin plug arrives.

Today I removed the Ali express blind spot detection kit.

I wasn’t comfortable with how it worked.

• It only detected vehicles that were gaining on you, if they were alongside at the same speed the light went off.

• It only detected 80% of those vehicles that gained on you.

• It just flat out did not work in the rain. And when visibility is poor is when you need it most.

If I cannot trust it 100% then it’s not worth having. It was always just an experiment and proof of concept to see what the kits were like. No wires were cut as part of the install so removal was straightforward. No harm done other than £40 and my time. And I enjoyed the experiment so it was just a small cost. I am wholly expecting some “I told you so” comments!

I may look to do OEM fit in future but for the cost even with second hand parts, and the in depth coding required, probably not for what I would gain.

Hopefully finish off the front OPS set up today if the unit I am waiting on doesn’t need a new dataset.

Edited 41 minutes ago41 min by Binx1310