Easy place to wire power cable through bulkhead - Clio 182

[Kev@KAM]

Clio 182 - I need to run a power cable to the battery in the enginebay along with some other wiring. Has anyone run cables to the interior without majorly stripping the car down?
I cannot really use a longacre bulkhead terminal as I have suspension wiring to add in too (electronic damping)

 

[Louis]

Below the bonnet pull. Theres a gap in the grommet that is perfect for this.

Have to remove the PAS bottle to access it.

 

[Kev@KAM]

Ok. So attack it from engine bay side and thread through? or remove the door trim suround and pull up carpet to get to the grommet?

 

[Louis]

Ok. So attack it from engine bay side and thread through? or remove the door trim suround and pull up carpet to get to the grommet?

You can access it under the glovebox without removing anything. It's pretty fiddly! If you can use a screwdriver to make the initial incision, then empty a pen out and push this into the hole. From here you can feed the power cable through the pen.

TBH its easiest just to drill the bulkead.

 

[bozothenutter]

On a lhd there is a big hole to the right of the reservoirs.
Dunno how much these bits are mirrored though

 

[botfch]

My shell is pretty much stripped if you want pictures of anything.

 

[JamesBryan]

Below the bonnet pull. Theres a gap in the grommet that is perfect for this.

Have to remove the PAS bottle to access it.

I tried this when I was fitting the oil gauge.

Fucked it off and just drilled a hole and stuck a grommet on it, put the wires through and then stuck some black sealant in to seal it up proper.

 

[Louis]

Easy peasy

 

[JamesBryan]

Easy peasy

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Where's that 😂

Mine didn't look to have nearly as much room as that 🤔

 

[Louis]

Where's that 😂

Mine didn't look to have nearly as much room as that 🤔

That's the bonnet pull one

 

[JamesBryan]

That's the bonnet pull one

That pic taken from under the scuttle panel?

 

[Kev@KAM]

I tried this when I was fitting the oil gauge.

Fucked it off and just drilled a hole and stuck a grommet on it, put the wires through and then stuck some black sealant in to seal it up proper.

Show me your hole James

 

[JamesBryan]

Show me your hole James
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😂

It's just a 20mm hole up in the footwell, comes out about where the abs pump is. It's a bit rig up but if it works, right?

 

[Louis]

That pic taken from under the scuttle panel?

Yeah

 

[Cliomaxx69]

On a lhd there is a big hole to the right of the reservoirs.
Dunno how much these bits are mirrored though

Can you elaborate? Looking to fit an oil temp gauge in a LHD

 

[bozothenutter]

Can you elaborate? Looking to fit an oil temp gauge in a LHD

Standing in front of the car, it is to the right actually....sorry 😒 hard keeping two directions apart....🤣
Do to the right of the reservoirs/master brake cylinder.
It is covered by some isolation.

 

[Cliomaxx69]

Thank you