Cant get it In :-D

[HeavyDee]

hello all,

trying to get the power lead into the car (for the sub), a member on here told me there is a gromit underneath the glove box and you can feed it through there, but i cant get it out or put the lead through anyone have any suggestions?

thanks!

 

[The Boosh!]

drill a bigger hole!

 

[stooby]

you dont need to drill it..
push it from thru from the engine bay then grab the end in some pliers from inside and pull. theres a rubber part with some other wires going thru it, just make a new hole in it with a screwdriver first.

 

[The Boosh!]

he might need to if hes using 0gauge wire though!

 

[stooby]

my wire was about 15mm thick.. is that 0gauge?

 

[The Boosh!]

my wire was about 15mm thick.. is that 0gauge?

eeerm... not sure, my sub wire was only thin stuff! if yours is that fat he should be able to cram his through then

 

[stooby]

I kept blowing fuses so went for the fatty (had 3 amps running thru it) never blew after that. The fuse was huge! about 50mm long and 15mm thick.
Managed to get it through after alot of potty mouthing.

 

[matt|H]

Just grab as much of the grommet from the inside as you can and PULL.

The grommet pops out and you can then get a better look at it, or just run the cable through the hole (as in.. not through the grommet - but careful it doesn't rub).

 

[HeavyDee]

ok cool, but if im feeding it through from the engine bay the heat shield is blocking the entrance, would i be better pushing it through from the inside?

 

[stooby]

I found it easier to do from the engine bay tbh. Can't remember the heat shield getting in the way tho.. was a while ago tho. dont have it in anymore either stripped out the rear a while ago. The only problem iirc about doing it from the inside is you need to be quite 'bendy' as you have to get under the back of the glovebox. It's a head in the footwell, legs on the seat job. Not very comfy...

 

[Laura]

tis easy when you know how, but if you have a 2.0 you have to remove some things 1st

 

[HeavyDee]

yeh i diffently cant see it in the engine bay do u know if the grommet pulls out? ive had a good pull on it and still no joy..

 

[Laura]

you need to remove the powersteering resevoir and coolant bottles, then get your hand down the back of the sound deadening

 

[HeavyDee]

round the back or pull it off?

 

[Laura]

no... just to get to it from th bay side

you dont need to putt it off just make a hole in it with a screw driver..
seriously this has been covered countless times... use the search function

 

[HeavyDee]

no... just to get to it from th bay side

you dont need to putt it off just make a hole in it with a screw driver..
seriously this has been covered countless times... use the search function

oh dear :star:

 

[Dan 172]

I remember this being a pain.

I cut the terminal off the wire and put a screw or nail into the end of the wire and pushed it through after swearing alot.

Once you pull the deadening back you should be able to see the wire pretty easily.

 

[CrippsCorner]

you need to remove the powersteering resevoir and coolant bottles, then get your hand down the back of the sound deadening

I went mad trying this yesterday! Gave up in the end :dapprove: I was trying to push it from the footwell into the engine bay, but I will try making the hole bigger first...

my question is, what the hell does the powersteering resevoir and coolant bottles look like!? I'm a complete n00b, I couldnt make out anything in the engine bay for getting to the glovebox.

PLEASE HELP

 

[AlexG]

chuckle

 

[HeavyDee]

there on the passenger side one fairly sized sphyre shape and a smaller sqaurer one with a steering wheel on it.

 

[CrippsCorner]

I took a picture of where it seems I should be looking... is it the black thing behind the battery that needs taking out?

 

[Sean.]

no thats the ecu! remove the tank behind that. just pulls up n off.

if your using 4 gauge its incredibly difficult to get it through, but persist it will go eventually.

anything smaller is very easy. anything bigger n i'd look for other means!

 

[CrippsCorner]

Okay tank on the back left i take it? I'll give it a go at the weekend!

 

[Millsy]

move the coolant tank out of the way (the one on the top left of that pic), then unclip and move the power steering tank (top right of that pic), then go into the passenger footwell, if you look up and behind the fuse box, under the dash, then you will see a rubber bung (get a torch to help you see).

then pull the rubber bung inwards and out of the hole, make a hole in it and feed the power cable from the engine bay through it. if the cable is too big to fit through the bung then run the cable through the hole in the firewall and push the rubber bung back as much as you can.

feeding the power cable next to the ecu and down into the hole will be easier to see once you've pulled the rubber out. get someone to poke there fingers through the hole if you cant see it, iirc the hole is just above the brake line distribution block.

 

[CrippsCorner]

Okay so I got the coolant tank off, which as basically made no difference what so ever :dead: (unless I need to take the hoses off as well!?)

And as for the power steering tank, well, I couldn't get it off! Is it meant to be as simple as "un-cliping" it? I even pushed the clips in with a screwdriver and put some force into it and it wasn't budging... didn't wanna go too mad without checking that I'm not missing something obvious?

This is the stage I got to! Another failed attempt lol

 

[HeavyDee]

u have to be vigilant with the power steering bottle its not that tough to get out but u do have to give it a good wiggle, there is 2 pipes/leads running down the back of the noise deadening material follow them to the grommit and push the power lead through (usually helps sticking the lead to a screwdriver and pushing through.) hope this helps.

 

[AlexG]

take the power steering bottle off and pull the insulation back then it is down to the right hand side

 

[Richhallam]

LOL at the title just spit on it and push as hard as you can. Nature wanted it that way

 

[CrippsCorner]

u have to be vigilant with the power steering bottle its not that tough to get out but u do have to give it a good wiggle, there is 2 pipes/leads running down the back of the noise deadening material follow them to the grommit and push the power lead through (usually helps sticking the lead to a screwdriver and pushing through.) hope this helps.

Okay, vigilant it is :star: it's starting to make sence why I need to take it off now, attempt number two coming up this weekend lol. Cheers for your help so far guys (sorry for being a n00b!)

 

[CrippsCorner]

Okay... update: done this weeks attempt lol! Got a lot further, but you guessed it, still haven't done it... here's where I got too...

This is how it was left in the bay, as you can see I finally got the other part off! Does this look right to you? Then pull back the lining?

Now with the gromit I stuck a long screwdriver through it hoping to see it in the engine bay so I knew where I was aiming for. This is how that looked...

But, try as I might, I couldn't see where I was meant to be going? Nothing in any of the following photos!?

On another note, my coolant tank is running on minimum! Where do I get some new fluids? And the power steering tank, there doesn't seem to be anything in there at all so same question there too!

 

[agithegreat]

Grab the bonnet release cable grommit from inside, and yank it right out!
the use a screwdriver to make guide hole in this (use above the release cable)
15mm^2 thats nothing! i run 0guage (50mm^2) through mine! I did make a new one though :rasp:.

Then just get a small glass of soapy water, dip it in there then RAM and i mean RAM until you pop it through, push through a fair bit then put the grommet back into place. Then go round under the bonnet fish around down the back of that sound dead crap. Then pull the wire up carefully (it's easier if you have someone feeding the cable through from inside the car!)

 

[CrippsCorner]

So that grommit bit is the right bit i've got isn't it? I tried pulling it so hard! Pilers and everything lol... I ended up ripping half of it off, dont think I'll be able to get the rest of it out as there's nothing to grab on to now :dead:

Thing is, behind the material in the engine bay I just don't know where I'm looking? That screwdriver was about 6" and try as I might I just couldn't find it :quiet:

 

[DeeKay86]

I ran a 4 gauge - drilled a hole! LOL

 

[benmore]

after I picked my 172 up, I wasn't insured until the next day, so I took the time to install my amp cabling carefully.

took me 2 hours to get this thru, including finding the hole under the glove.

just snip the terminal ring off, push the cable thru the grommet, and push push push literally as much thru as poss until it eventually finds it's way out which it will. or mine I got the thin nosed plyers in. took a while, fiddly, grazed fingers, lots of swearing but job done in the end.

didn't remove anything. was pretty worried to as I only just bought it lol (excluding interior trims to hide the cables obviously)

 

[CrippsCorner]

Okay the only thing I'm thinking is that I stuck a 6" screwdriver through, and couldn't see it... if i stick the wire through I don't see how I'm going to see that? Unless I let it drop to the floor I guess.

One more attempt I reckon then out comes the cheque book lol, just cba! Corsa = 5 mins, CRX = 5 mins, 206 = 10 mins, Clio = over a month and counting! :quiet:

 

[benmore]

lol the wire is huge if you push it thru a few times and push plenty it will find its way near you soon enough

you won't see it as much as feel it sticking your fingers down the sound proofing...

 

[AlexG]

what cant you do you have put a screwdriver through the hole. now just go to the inside of the car and tape the cable to it.

i got a 4 gauge through that grommit easy peasy!

 

[CrippsCorner]

what cant you do you have put a screwdriver through the hole. now just go to the inside of the car and tape the cable to it.

i got a 4 gauge through that grommit easy peasy!

lol but try as I might, I couldn't see the screwdriver! :clown: I think I have a portal in my engine bay.

Hang on... unless the gap between the footwell and the bay is greater than 6"!? Though I seriously doubt it :S

 

[agithegreat]

what cant you do you have put a screwdriver through the hole. now just go to the inside of the car and tape the cable to it.

i got a 4 gauge through that grommit easy peasy!

lol but try as I might, I couldn't see the screwdriver! :clown: I think I have a portal in my engine bay.

Hang on... unless the gap between the footwell and the bay is greater than 6"!? Though I seriously doubt it :S

It's not, but it is however double skinned. So if you have gon in at a mad angle you would have gone between the 2 layers. Make sure the driver is perpendicular to the body when aiming at the cabin.

 

[CrippsCorner]

Done it! It's easy when you know how lol... I was poking through to the engine and my bro was looking out for it and grabbed it :star:

I was looking totally in the wrong place. I'm now boomtastic, just need to borrow some sticky stuff from work to stick the amp and sub down. How do other people stop them from moving around in the boot?

I stuck em down in my 206 and it ended up with the carpet getting ripped out :dapprove: