Hey guys,

I know alot of you are using a grommit in the engine bay to feed 4ga cables, I'm helping out Owen today with him amp install and I need to know where this grommit is, and where it comes out...

Anybody got some pics of this?

Thanks,
Dean

pretty sure, from memory, its in the wheel arch, behind the well lining, up against the firewall

Hey guys,

I know alot of you are using a grommit in the engine bay to feed 4ga cables, I'm helping out Owen today with him amp install and I need to know where this grommit is, and where it comes out...

Anybody got some pics of this?

Thanks,
Dean
Pretty sure you can't see from inside when the glovebox is out, done a few audio installs in 3rd gens and basically you can see the grommet from the firewall, best thing to do is to just keep poking the wire through, until someone can feel it coming out on the other side mate

Well I found a couple of empty rubber bits allowing access to the inner wheel arch, but I don't see a way I can get it through without taking the wheel arch lining off...

Its on the passenger side about 30cm down from the top near the coolant and power trans fluid pipes. It stand out like a sore thumb due to all the wires coming out wrapped in electrical tape. It's more toward the centre console than the door side of the glove box. I have never had to take the glove box out of a 3rd gen to fit a power wire.

I just run my power cable for my amp today (8G) was a mission. I'm glad i didn't run the 4G i had, i used the grommit on the passanger side and had a really hard time finding it behind the dash. Then took ages getting it through the harness rails into the boot (had to pull the back seat out aswell) but glad its all back together and the cable is poking into the boot ready to go.

Not looking forward to running the RCA's down the other side :cry:

if you pull the carpet up a bit you will se a white plastic thingy held down with 2 10mm nuts on the passenger side towards the transmition tunnel. its the same one i use for all my magna installs

Well I found it and got the wire through (4g slid right though, didnt even have to remove the cover), had a bit of an accident beforehand though (involving a drill), I won't go into details... Thanks guys.

dont know why your using a drill around wires but any ways

I couldn't see the wires, started drilling a bit of plastic... it wasnt a bit of plastic, it was the cooling unit, got sprayed in the face with AC gas :-/ Learnt my lesson, sometime soon its pretty much a whole days work to fix it :-/

I couldn't see the wires, started drilling a bit of plastic... it wasnt a bit of plastic, it was the cooling unit, got sprayed in the face with AC gas :-/ Learnt my lesson, sometime soon its pretty much a whole days work to fix it :-/
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ayne']did you lose your cool?

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Life, you are so full of fail sometimes it good to have you around to laugh at...... See you Sunday to help you fix that mess


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Dude can you help me fix something this weekend, I drilled into an AC unit

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Life, you are so full of fail sometimes it good to have you around to laugh at...... See you Sunday to help you fix that mess


(jks, love you man)

Love you too Pete :bowrofl:

Love you too Pete :bowrofl:

remember this is a car forum guys
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ayne']remember this is a car forum guys
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You're wrong, its a house of love!

A drill into an AC coolant line? Stay away from DIY modification :nuts:

I couldn't see the wires, started drilling a bit of plastic... it wasnt a bit of plastic, it was the cooling unit, got sprayed in the face with AC gas :-/ Learnt my lesson, sometime soon its pretty much a whole days work to fix it :-/
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umm... what?

oi, sweet idea, drill into the bottom of your sump and feed the power wires through that

:doubt: hey, it was my car!! lol

umm... what?

oi, sweet idea, drill into the bottom of your sump and feed the power wires through that

well guys you dont need to pay him out about it.. it sounds like he has made a genuine mistake... every one of us on AMC has made a mistake before... :rant: :rant:

if i was him and i was trying to get that massive cable through the firewall and saw abit of plastic that looked like a gromit... i would probably drill it out and see where it led me

so guys please dont pay him about and sorry about the rant :rant:

:doubt: hey, it was my car!! lol
You should start a "Who isn't allowed to touch my car" list, and add a certain someone to it after this :bowrofl:

You should start a "Who isn't allowed to touch my car" list, and add a certain someone to it after this :bowrofl:

hahahahahaha yeah he should

well guys you dont need to pay him out about it.. it sounds like he has made a genuine mistake... every one of us on AMC has made a mistake before... :rant: :rant:

if i was him and i was trying to get that massive cable through the firewall and saw abit of plastic that looked like a gromit... i would probably drill it out and see where it led me

so guys please dont pay him about and sorry about the rant :rant:
It's ok, I'm used to it :P Atleast I'm man enough to admit mistake, fix it up and take responsibility.

After this, the drill stays in the box!

Mate, it was an honest mistake, it happens

I have done plenty of stupid things with cars, learning the hard way is a part of life

i still like what me and my mate did when we blew a perfectly good deck up... plugged the old kenwood harness into the new alpine one... hmmm:confused:

Well I found a couple of empty rubber bits allowing access to the inner wheel arch, but I don't see a way I can get it through without taking the wheel arch lining off...
I believe you have to, to feed the wire through. 5 min job.