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Old 11-01-2010, 04:36 AM
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Have done a lot of searching through old posts because I was sure this would be answered, but it looks like most everyone is just using Invisicord, something I don't want to do, for a few reasons I won't get into...

I've wired V1's in the past on both a C5 Z06 and a C6 coupe by running the wire up inside the headliner, over to the passenger A-pillar, then down to the fusebox (seat heater fuse in the C6 coupe). In the C6 Z06, it seems the headliner is extremely tight up against the window, there's really no room at all to push a cord in. Has anyone wired a C6 Z06 this way, and what did you have to do? Do I need to remove the A-pillar trim and the visors to get enough room between the headliner and window to get the cord in?
Old 11-01-2010, 05:39 AM
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pull the a pillar and visor. it will tuck in farther and you can zip tie it to the wiring already in there
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Or just buy the Invisacord. It plugs into the connector on the back of the mirror.

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That's exactly how I did mine and I didn't remove anything. It should be like your C6.
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Originally Posted by spdmn75
pull the a pillar and visor. it will tuck in farther and you can zip tie it to the wiring already in there
What I did five years ago.
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Originally Posted by jlutherva
Or just buy the Invisacord. It plugs into the connector on the back of the mirror.

Jim
Bingo!
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Originally Posted by BearZ06
That's exactly how I did mine and I didn't remove anything. It should be like your C6.
It is somewhat different from the C6 coupe, the coupe has a hard plastic "headliner" with plenty of gap between it and the window to push a cord up into. But the Z06 has a fabric headliner that is shoved up tight against the window.
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Originally Posted by jlutherva
Or just buy the Invisacord. It plugs into the connector on the back of the mirror.

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Bingo!
Not helpful guys - OP specifically said he didn't want to use the Invisicord.
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Originally Posted by dmuellenberg
Not helpful guys - OP specifically said he didn't want to use the Invisicord.


Originally Posted by Fireblade
It is somewhat different from the C6 coupe, the coupe has a hard plastic "headliner" with plenty of gap between it and the window to push a cord up into. But the Z06 has a fabric headliner that is shoved up tight against the window.
Why I'd agree with a couple others who recommended removing the a pillar, can't be that big of a deal.
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Yeah, I've removed headliners entirely before (in the C5), so it shouldn't be a problem. Thought I might be missing something, but sounds like that's the way to go and that it should work.
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Invisicord here as well!
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Originally Posted by dmuellenberg
Not helpful guys - OP specifically said he didn't want to use the Invisicord.
Your right...I'll have to blame that response on my short attention span and my reduced reading comprehension:o

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