Door Boot wire running tips and tricks

Starting a thread for those situations where you want to run wire through your front or rear door boots.

• Remember to take care removing the door panel on 3rd gen Tacoma as far as the lock and latch cables, note their orientation and routing
• With the door panel off is a great time to install sound skins (they have a 3rd gen specific product which takes some of the install pain away
• Remove the door speaker, it's worth the time and saves it from potential damage
• Disconnect the connections in the kick panel and pull the boot all the way into the space between door and cab. Then pull the end of the boot into the door cavity where the door speaker was. Remove tape on both ends if present
• Using a coathanger or 18v solid core wire or an evap cooler snake tool, feed through the boot
• tape the wire you wish to feed to the end of the leader. I like to use a poly hanging tape as it tears by hand and it has a slick backing as well as good strength without residue
• pull the leader back through the boot, slowly and cautiously to avoid separation and then feed the entire length of wire you want through
• reinstall tape at the ends if you want to, this isn't a crucial step as the ends are both in protected locations
• Reseat the door boots into position, noting the seam on the rubber boot which I like to have facing up/down just for consistency on both sides

The next time I do one I'll take some photos. Anyone else who has them already, feel free to post up, helps out the next guy.