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Old 03-27-2015, 12:42 AM
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Patience is your friend my friend. I use a fairly thick weed-eater string to pull my wires through (the thick black craftsman weedeater string). I've done it several times and it works well. I've installed several Vindikta SG bars that have the upper sharp point. For me the weed-eater string gives it a nice round bend over the edges. I also found that it was as much about pushing the wire through as it was about pulling the wire through. I was able to push the wire through and pretty much only pulled it enough to give it the direction to go.

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Old 03-27-2015, 02:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 1sandking1
A little update, I got some 5/8" vinyl tubing and pulled it through the bars then ran the wiring through that. The soft tubing went in like butter and so did the wiring. This was not only easy, but it will protect the wires from getting nicked on the edges. Just finished one side, now headed to the next side. Thanks for all the other ideas
So did you get this vinyl tubing at a store we could all go to and buy it??????? And if so, which one? Or is this something you stole from work that none of the rest of us have access to? Inquiring minds want to know!
 
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Old 03-27-2015, 09:13 AM
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The tubing is just basic 5/8" sold at Home Depot. But, as my luck always runs out, the tubing on the other side got stuck somewhere in the middle and my wire pulling it in broke, leaving the end of the tubing in one of the bends somewhere. I cant even pull it out or pull a new pull-wire through it. I think this is my last road block on these PITA bars
 
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Old 03-27-2015, 09:17 AM
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Unless anybody knows of some type of "vinyl eating acid", I am going to buy new bars and start over.
 
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Originally Posted by 1sandking1
Unless anybody knows of some type of "vinyl eating acid", I am going to buy new bars and start over.
Dude take a coat hanger and bend a small hook on it and go in after it.

2010 Limited with some stuff
 
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Old 03-27-2015, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by SBates08
Dude take a coat hanger and bend a small hook on it and go in after it.

2010 Limited with some stuff


I've tried that one, that's the first thing I tried. Since I cant push, pulling it just digs into one of the corners
 
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