Hole in firewall?

[pimp86LX]

k, i am curious as to wer eyou guys ran your power cable. I can't find any plugs or holes in the firewall that i can run my 4g wire through...helppp!!

[shepherd79]

does your AC works?
If it doesn't there is a hole you can use. on the passenger side under the dash you should be able to find rubber hose which is going outside that hose for AC condensation stuff.
if you don't use it, rip it off and run the power cable on passenger side and audio cables on driver side. this way you won't have any problem with noise in your speakes.

[pimp86LX]

yeah the ac works :-(

[89bumblethumper]

dude...lift up your passenger carpet...there should be a rubber grommet...there was in my car...so there might be for yours...

[Dman87LX]

I just drilled a whole on the passenger side under the glovebox, cable went under the carpet easiy with no buldges and is on the battery side of the car so it all works out nicely.

[shepherd79]

make sure you don't drill into anything.

[88bluelx]

On the drivers side of the firewall I found a rubber plug and I punched it through. It comes out behind the pedals. I then ran the wire across the firewall. It comes put perfect to go under the carpet. Good luck! I can e-mail you some pictures if you need them.

[pimp86LX]

thanks man. i really was hoping not to go over to the other side, but it seems preferable to drilling. but...i don't know if i should butt-end connect to my exisiting 4g wire (that cost $20) to get the remaining required length or buy a whole new 4g wire.

Also, i'm going to run a distribution block. right now the block runs to just around the ecu..do you guys think i could mount the block on the ecu case?? i was wondering if its best to keep the block closer to the amps or something like that...anyway..i'll see what i come up with

[pimp86LX]

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[89cordlx]

in my car I had a hole allready in the firewall right like right under the glovebox (if you lift up the carpet.) Thats how I ran I think 4guage wire when I had my 10's.

[pimp86LX]

well, today i ripped out my passenger side dash and didn't find any holes that could fit wires. I only found 3, which i assume was for the harness, the heater core and something else. so i ran the 4g wire through the drivers side and to the back seat to a distribution block. it fit soo nicely


thanks for the help guys, i'll get some pics in a little while

[three6ohchris]

i just drilled a hole right under the glove box on the passenger side and i have the amp under the passenger seat... sounds nice... put some silicone around the wire after you run it through to keep it in place and stop air/water leaks.....

[sanjay]

IS 6 GAUGE larger than 8 GAUGE?
???

[three6ohchris]

the smaller the number, the bigger the wire.... so yes, a 6 gauge is bigger than an 8 gauge