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Old 31-03-2006, 07:36 PM   #1
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hey guys...

i was having a look under my bonnet today trying to figure out where to feed a wire from the engine bay to the inside of the car, for like an amp or something... and i cant find where.

i found the wiring going somewhere near the steering column but i coudnt feed anything anyway...

is anybody able to tell me where i can feed wires for this sort of stuff?

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Old 31-03-2006, 07:45 PM   #2
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i hate taking off and putting gromets back on so i just drilled it next to my clutch cable and cable tied to it, then to the battery leads, nice and neat.....for me anyways.
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Old 31-03-2006, 07:46 PM   #3
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i found the wiring going somewhere near the steering column but i coudnt feed anything anyway...
Grab a wire coat hanger, straighten it then round the tip with some pliers and push it through the hole. :

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Old 31-03-2006, 08:04 PM   #4
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yeah use the coat hanger than u can tie string or whatever to it and pull it back through then tie it to your new wire then pull it back through - did this when installing my bonnet release cable

the hole is the one up from the radiator resevour and a thick black cable running into it(bonnet release cable) just so u no what im talking about
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Old 31-03-2006, 08:25 PM   #5
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It's a little difficult but keep persisting and it eventually goes through, mine was tight as... reminds me of a girl i once knew...
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Old 31-03-2006, 09:01 PM   #6
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on autos there is a grommet/plug for where the cluth cable is meant to be. just take it out and put it through there and then force the plug back in.
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Old 01-04-2006, 07:42 PM   #7
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ok i found what felt like this rubber thing that the wires are going through... i got an auto so ive no idea where the clutch cable is sposed to be...

but i tried putting a coathanger through the rubber thing. but to no avail :S can anyone tell me where this rubber thing leads/comes out in the engine bay so i can go the other way?
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Old 01-04-2006, 08:16 PM   #8
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ok i found what felt like this rubber thing that the wires are going through... i got an auto so ive no idea where the clutch cable is sposed to be...

but i tried putting a coathanger through the rubber thing. but to no avail :S can anyone tell me where this rubber thing leads/comes out in the engine bay so i can go the other way?
looking from the front of your car the brake boosters on your left go about a hand width across + down mid way between the eng. + booster there should be a grommet on fire wall pull it out that is ware the clutch cable would have been you should get your wires thru there it can then be seald up again with silastic or caulking compound..hope this helps
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Old 02-04-2006, 09:37 AM   #9
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alright, thanks, ill have a looksie.
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