amp ideas please

aceinsports · 11-25-2004, 01:11 PM

im installing a new amp and subs myself but have not found an open hole in the body to run in power cabel from the battery. any ideas where there is a whole or where i could drill one???

bestatchess · 11-25-2004, 01:28 PM

A/C drain grommet on passenger side firewall

hood latch release cable grommet on driver side firewall

1/2 inch plug just above hood latch release cable grommet

lizardking · 11-25-2004, 01:29 PM

There is a access hole on the drivers side very between the hood cable entry and steering column. I believe it's a 1/2" hole and it will have a rubber plug.

aceinsports · 11-25-2004, 01:34 PM

very new to this stuff, could use better explanation on locations, not sure what the A/C drain is.

lizardking · 11-25-2004, 01:38 PM

It's located on the passenger side firewall.. Just lookunder your glove box and you will see it.

aceinsports · 11-25-2004, 04:54 PM

i found no such holes!!!!! if u have any pictures or can explain more, i dont know what the hood cabel entry or what part of the steering colum?

bestatchess · 11-25-2004, 05:01 PM

Look under the driver's side dash. Follow the cable from the hood latch release lever to the firewall. The 1/2 hole w/plug is located just above the grommet where the hood latch release cable goes through the firewall. You have to move the black insulating foam out of the way and look with a flashlight. You can also see the black plug from the other side of the firewall by looking under the hood with a flashlight if you look at the firewall behind the brake booster.

I ran 4 gage power cable through this hole by removing the plug, making a hole in the plug of a size to allow my wire to pass, running the wire through the plug and through the hole in the firewall, and then sliding the plug along the wire and pressing it back into the hole to serve as a bushing to prevent the power cable from sawing on the metal. I then sealed it with a little GE Silicone II. It helps to have two people to feed the power cable through the hole, one working under the hood and the other working under the dash.

Hatchman · 11-27-2004, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by bestatchess

I ran 4 gage power cable through this hole by removing the plug, making a hole in the plug of a size to allow my wire to pass, running the wire through the plug and through the hole in the firewall, and then sliding the plug along the wire and pressing it back into the hole to serve as a bushing to prevent the power cable from sawing on the metal. .

Nice tip on using the black plug as a bushing. I would have just wrapped the cord with enough black electric tape to make it fit.