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Fuse bypass wiring

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#1 ·
Trying to rig my 2015 Acadia for dingy towing the easy way. I want to use a switch bypass for the onsat and icm fuse located at the battery.
Any idea on how to get my 12/4 rubber jacket wire from the battery compartment to the remote positive terminal under the hood? The power cable must have an access for it's travel.
I'm putting a st3p toggle switch to bypass the three fuses that have to be pulled for flat towing.

Thanks for the help.
 
#2 ·
You're on your own with that. The Acadia cable appears to go from the + terminal under the hood, though a grommet, behind the firewall, and into a relatively twisted path inside the body to the battery box (see part 7 on the diagram). Looks like it would be too much of a hassle to get a fish down the path so you can pull the the cable through. Plus, there's probably not enough room to run your cable beside the stock cable through the firewall grommet. Why not put a hole with weather-proofing (grommet or other sealant) into the battery box and run your cable from the battery box, beneath the car along a support rail, and in front of the firewall up to the + terminal?

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#4 ·
If you're real good at removing/refitting carpet, trim and such, you could probably find the positive cable's pathway through the body and fish your cable through that path in steps starting at the battery. An extra set of hands would likely be most helpful while doing this. Then, you'd still be faced with getting the cable through the firewall.

Your car is still under warranty, right? Remember that any problem which could remotely be determined to have occurred as a result of your work might void that warranty.
 
#5 ·
Yes sir, you're spot on about voiding the warranty. That's why I'm in the "no hole" mode.
Getting to the firewall is 95% of the problem. There are a couple of holes that I can get through the firewall at.
The center console is passable but getting from the box to it appears to be closed.
I think this is a "and this too shall pass" situation.
 
#6 ·
From the diagram it appears that if there's any place to 'take a peek' at the positive cable routing, it would be under/near the sill panel of the RF door.