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Originally Posted by HPsauce

Thanks Sean, I'm thinking of a couple of (hopefully neater) different ways of doing it, I'll post the outcome in my own thread when I get it done. In summary the options are:

A. Common to both. Run the video lead from behind the inner boot lid cover panel down one of the struts, cable tied to the existing tubes/cables. I've done this before when replacing a failed GPS aerial with a glass-mount one on the rear window (previous S8).
B. Run cable from the drainage channel area into the boot by one of two methods:
1. Feed through an existing grommet by making an additional hole and sealing carefully. My right-side grommet is partly split so needs repairing anyway.
2. Lift off the rubber seal around the boot rim and feed it up one side of the exposed metal ridge and down the other before pushing the seal back on. Cutting a small diagonal channel in the metal might be needed. I'm replacing my seal anyway so it has to come off.

My personal preference at present is option 2 as it keeps everything separate from the existing OEM grommets. The best "crossing point" is probably as high as possible, so on the "front" edge towards whichever side strut is used to route the cable out of the lid.

From memory when I was doing mine, I had thought of putting it through the grommets, but then decided I didn't have the patience to do it. Since I didn't cut the original cable, I could in theory do it at some stage, as the loose wire does niggle me a bit. I'm not quite OCD enough yet