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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 02:57 PM
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Where is a good place to drill for the Power wire?

I bought 27ft of 2ga wire and Im just wondering where a good place to drill is. Im only running like 700RMS but it was 30cents a foot at home depot : )~

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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 08:49 AM
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On the driver's side near the kick panel (go forward of the kickpanel area and up and you will see it)there is an area where there is a coutout on the rubber mat material that you can run it through. Just pull the "tab/cut out" off and you will see metal. You will also see a cutout on the other side on the engine compartment. I drilled a hole through the metal and ran my wiring through there. Good luck.
Old Jan 16, 2005 | 11:14 AM
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thanks, i drilled in a similar area, but it was a complete pain in the ***, even just for a 10ga wire. Ill look for the cutout on the engine side. Pics soon
Old Jan 16, 2005 | 05:40 PM
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why r u drilling when u dont need 2. theres a huge grommet in the driver side fender well.
Old Jan 16, 2005 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jzq
why r u drilling when u dont need 2. theres a huge grommet in the driver side fender well.
You mean under the plastic fender guard? How do you get the wire from the engine bay into the fender well? I thought this was in the faqs, but I can't seem to find it.
Old Jan 17, 2005 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Terran
You mean under the plastic fender guard? How do you get the wire from the engine bay into the fender well? I thought this was in the faqs, but I can't seem to find it.
There should be a hole in the engine bay that leads to the fender well. follow the wires and u should b able 2 find it.
Old Jan 17, 2005 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by jzq
why r u drilling when u dont need 2. theres a huge grommet in the driver side fender well.
Easier, faster...why would you want to run your wire through the fender well when you can run it straight to the engine bay without any hassle, and at the same time saving wire since it will use less.
Old Jan 19, 2005 | 06:58 AM
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Easier, faster...why would you want to run your wire through the fender well when you can run it straight to the engine bay without any hassle, and at the same time saving wire since it will use less.
I ran mine closer to the center console. You need to drill a hole when you're using 4ga - 1/0ga.

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