Clean XM Roady 2 Installation in a Subaru Outback (no loose wires!)

Step 3 Contain the wires

If you've made it this far, you're almost done. Now to get the loose wires under control. The power cord is the main one to deal with on the dash, while the antenna wire just gets tucked under any available surface with a fat flathead screwdriver. For this installation Bob went all out, and used a drill bit to grind away a notch on either side of the top of the ashtray so that it would open and shut fully without hitting the wire entering and exiting. The wire was coiled up and two holes were drilled at the wire entrance (top right side of ashtray) in the center bottom of the ashtray, and at the wire exit (top left side of ashtray). Bob used small zip ties to pin down the wires at each spot, and then a dab of JB Weld at each notch where the wire enters and exits the ashtray. Bob made sure the minimum length of the power cord extended from the left side of the ashtray to keep things neat.