Why oh why is the battery in the back???

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Winch wiring is complete, and what a monstrous pain in the butt. Took every bit of 4.5 hours... I opted to run through a grommet under the driver side back seat trim panel, as opposed to removing the entire back panel and drilling through the wheel well (like Dissent). I chose that route because I have the ADGU drawer system, and need easier access to the fuse just in case it blows, so didn't want it behind any plastic.

Wiring comes from battery, out two drilled grommet holes in the plastic, and then under the carpet after the 250amp mega fuse. Wire is completely hidden because the drawer system blocks it out. I'm not sure it saved me any time, but really didn't want to pull the entire rear apart.

I sealed the cut in the grommet with FlexPaste... Really happy with how it turned out.
 
The battery is in the back because the hybrid inverter is under the hood. I’m not sure if there is any Toyota hybrid with the 12V battery in the engine compartment.
 
Winch wiring is complete, and what a monstrous pain in the butt. Took every bit of 4.5 hours... I opted to run through a grommet under the driver side back seat trim panel, as opposed to removing the entire back panel and drilling through the wheel well (like Dissent). I chose that route because I have the ADGU drawer system, and need easier access to the fuse just in case it blows, so didn't want it behind any plastic.

Wiring comes from battery, out two drilled grommet holes in the plastic, and then under the carpet after the 250amp mega fuse. Wire is completely hidden because the drawer system blocks it out. I'm not sure it saved me any time, but really didn't want to pull the entire rear apart.

I sealed the cut in the grommet with FlexPaste... Really happy with how it turned out
Congratulation. I will do it tomorrow.
If you have some photos of your installation way, please share. Many thanks.
 
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