Trailer light DIN plug at tractor

[rctrucker2]

I am building a Freightliner Cascadia. The trailer lights DIN plug is supposed to be attached in the bottom left corner of the sleeper roof. I have seen trucks on this site where the DIN plug is mounted between the frame rails and not on the body of the truck. However most of those trucks were stretched. My truck has the standard frame with the optional Tamiya aluminum fifth wheel servo mount. Due to the frame cross member mounted at the point between the end of the servo mount and floor pan of the cab, a raised box of some sort would be needed to hold the DIN plug if mounted on the frame rails. Does anyone make a part that would allow me to mount the DIN plug on the frame rails and not the cab of the truck? Anyone have any ideas on how to do this. I do not have the skills to build something from scratch so any help on this would be most appreciated. Thanks.

[Cossett]

You could make a small right angle bracket with a hole for the female end of the ding to attach to and mount it to the side of the chassis rails.

Cheers Tracy

You could also drill a hole through the rear cab cover and somehow fasten (glue) the plug to it. I did that before and it came out pretty good. All of my other trucks I just run it under the cab and through the frame rails

[rctrucker2]

Thanks guys for the suggestions. I am still open for more ideas. Has anyone done this with their Cascadia?

[rctrucker2]

Problem solved thanks to Ryman here on our forum. Riley had the perfect solution and it works great. We started with a piece of heavy plastic cut to form around the Tamiya aluminum plate that would bridge the gap in the frame. Then marked the holes for the DIN plug and drilled the plastic. Then Riley used aluminum diamond plate from RC4WD to make a cover that would cover both the Tamiya aluminum plate and the plastic piece for a very nicely finished product. It not only looks good but also works great. Because of the tight fit between the servo and the frame cross member, some material had to be removed from the cross member to allow for clearance. A big thank you out to Riley for his help on this. Pictures attached.

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