Pathways For Accessory Cables

[slateya]

Channels and pathways for accessory wire routing throughout the vehicle will help greatly for customization and keeping the cost of adding the accessories people want down.

This would cost some engineering time upfront, but shouldn’t really add to manufacturing cost down the road if it’s rebuilt into the exterior body panels and interior panels.

The current crop of new cars are extremely difficult to get any wires from point A to B due to zero forethought for adding accessories.

Don’t junk up the vehicle with pre-wiring this and that for everybody. That will just drive cost for those of us who don’t want assorted things.

 

[Luxrage]

True, just give me some cable run points, a fairly easy way to get to them, and I'll be set. I need at some way to get to the roof for 12V power for Dashcam, etc.

 

[cvollers]

We know wiring needs to run to the back of the bed for the third brake light relocation in SUV mode. We know that wiring can be run to the doors for the power windows option. I'm assuming that wiring runs behind the dash have been thought out. With 400v architecture, step down is required for 12v accessories and DC loads (like devices attached to the dash and double DIN head units). I'm hopeful that Slate will include easy access to 12v power as well as at least one negative ground bus bar.

 

[Luxrage]

I just hope they are keeping an eye on the forums, or whoever wins that 'visit' is a real blabbermouth and keeps brining up what we need lol

Some of this stuff would make our lives a lot easier!