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Old May 2, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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i cant find a space in my firewall to run the power wire to my battery.. can sum1 please help
Old May 2, 2008 | 10:32 PM
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There are several threads here about it, some with pics. There's are big rubber grommets on both sides of the car. I couldn't find the driver's side grommet, but I found the passenger's side one. There's a big nipple sticking out of it. I cut the end off the nipple, then lubed up my fat cable and shoved it in.
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Originally Posted by memebag
There are several threads here about it, some with pics. There's are big rubber grommets on both sides of the car. I couldn't find the driver's side grommet, but I found the passenger's side one. There's a big nipple sticking out of it. I cut the end off the nipple, then lubed up my fat cable and shoved it in.
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Old May 3, 2008 | 03:57 AM
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bahaha.. nice

so the passenger side is really easy.. driver's side is easiest to get to from inside the car.. look around the gas pedal to the right.. there's a big rubber grommet with a wiring harness going through it.. i just took a razor blade to the part where no wires were going and ran my wires through there and under the carpet
Old May 5, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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There's a diamond shaped depression near the bottom of the grommet. Poke a short sharp object, say, 6 inches of metal coat hanger, into it
and you'll be surprised where it shows up in your engine compartment. Very easy to get to. If you are going to use anything bigger, lube it before poking. The green and yellow wires you see are from my non-factory fog light install. No puns intended in anything said about poking
Old May 24, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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I ran the wiring under the car and up through the grommet under the spare tire.
Old May 24, 2008 | 04:49 PM
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^^^^^^^ i would rewire them inside the car.
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i cant find where it comes out from the driver side... nor can i find the passenger gromet... help out please!
Old Jun 5, 2008 | 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by miketf1
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i cant find where it comes out from the driver side... nor can i find the passenger gromet... help out please!

go under the hood, put your hand on the ecu harness, follow it to the firewall. that's where it comes out
Old Jun 9, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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OMGWTFBBQLOL!!1!ONE!

found it. heres a pic for others



it comes out next to the brake reservoir. its kinda harder for the dudes like me and have the strut bar and have fat hands like i do.. child labor FTW!
Old Jun 9, 2008 | 11:03 PM
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actually, I cheated. stuffed and electricians fish thru the grommet from the inside. found it under the hood and taped a nylon feed line to it
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