Cabling through the firewall..??

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Cabling through the firewall..??

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Well...ive got all my bits not and am gonna tackle the installation job tommorow...

any tips on tackling the 'power cable through the firewall' issue

photos would be helpful

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no photos as such, but plenty of patience would help... my installer took an hour just to shove the RCA cables thru the firewall!
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*blank stare*
why would you run rca cables through the firewall???


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LOLz...!! to be honest i dunno what cable it was but it took a shitload of effort!
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If you look just behind the battery area and slightly down you will see a black grommet, pull this out and feed your cable from the engine side.Now go inside the car and open the glovebox up ( gives you a bit more light ) and look from underneath to find where the cable has come through, it takes about 5 mins and is easy to do...Good luck...
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GPXXX wrote:LOLz...!! to be honest i dunno what cable it was but it took a shitload of effort!
Hey GPXXX I dont know why it took so long for you but it only took me and my mate 5 mins with a coat hanger. Maybe the gromet we are talking about was allready in use in your car an the installer had to create a new hole?

Anywayz SilentBob, I set up my sound system a little while ago, check out http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... opic&t=723.

Hope this helps.
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Well its all wired...
took a little more than 5 minutes cause it wasnt coming through to start with, but we ended up draggin it through with some wire from a coat hanger...

Now all there is to do is mdf surrounds for splits to attach to, sub box and bolt on the amp..

at least i have some music through the sh*tty rears for now


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There is a hole just below the battery with a grommet. It took me about 1 hour to get the cable through there, because I am using 0 gauge cable on my car. All you need is a lot of patience to get that bastard through the fire wall. But if u use 4 or 8 gauge cable it will take about 2 minutes.
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