power wire

[tru_cb7]

im not really a newbie to hooking up sounds but i am new to cb's. were could i run the power cable through the fire wall? i looked at it and cant seem to find a place! pics would be a plus!!!!! thanks

[Fuzz]

Is your CB7 an Automatic or Manual.

Normally with Automatic cars there is always a place for where the clutch master would normally go, that you can either punch through the grommet or just drill a hole.

But yea, the Firewall is the way to go, so just find a good spot.

Always drill with the smallest bit, and then go inside the vehicle and find out where the hole is, and what is near it.

[tru_cb7]

my cb is standard! im looking to run it through the passenger side of the fire wall cuz im mounting my amp under the passenger seat....ive installed systems on other cars, they would have a grummet for the wire harness that i would just run the power line through to the battery! i guess the cb is different! thanks alot! will drill! haha

[Otto]

a search will show some spots if you happen to use just the right words.
Anyway, there is a nice (about 1" or 1.5" I think) hole just above the passenger's foot on the firewall, behind the carpet. Has a grommet in there. I just punctured the grommet and ran wires through there, then sealed with gasket maker.

[Fuzz]

a search will show some spots if you happen to use just the right words.
Anyway, there is a nice (about 1" or 1.5" I think) hole just above the passenger's foot on the firewall, behind the carpet. Has a grommet in there. I just punctured the grommet and ran wires through there, then sealed with gasket maker.

My thoughts exactly.

Be careful when Drilling. Do not drill what you can not SEE! The last thing you need is to drill into your heater core, or something else that you will need!

[williamsvt]

My thoughts exactly.

Be careful when Drilling. Do not drill what you can not SEE! The last thing you need is to drill into your heater core, or something else that you will need!

lol.

i would imagine drilling would be a pain.

[OnBBS17s]

I dont like drilling much, but a good place to do that is next to your ECU.

Typically i go though wireing gaskets, however i have 2 gauge power running to the back (which is too big to get through any of the gaskets), so i went through a gommet commin up through the floor on the passenger side maybe half a foot back from your ECU. the draw back to this is that the wire is exposed on the bottem of your car for about 3-4 inches.

[4CYLPOWER92]

This has been covered many times. There is a grommet right below the charcoil canester on the pasenger side. You can also see it above the carpet on the passenger side, or right behind the carpet near the top of it I think.

[Otto]

lol.

i would imagine drilling would be a pain.

yeah, It would suck to hit something. All I did was use a drill bit, but NOT in a drill, just used it by hand to make a hole in the grommet

[2.2litrebeater]

This has been covered many times. There is a grommet right below the charcoil canester on the pasenger side. You can also see it above the carpet on the passenger side, or right behind the carpet near the top of it I think.

[TheNextEpisode]

This has been covered many times. There is a grommet right below the charcoil canester on the pasenger side. You can also see it above the carpet on the passenger side, or right behind the carpet near the top of it I think.

Yeah, pop that grommet out and drill a hole in it. The grommet is not hard to pop out and it is not hard to drill a hole in the grommet, especially once you have removed it from the firewall. Don't stress over it; its not hard.

[93CB7]

RIGHT THERE!!!

That's the factory hole of your factory headlight wiring harness.

[Dan89]

mine is plugged in the big gommet behind the blower, where there is 40-50 wire, but my blower doesn't fit normaly because I put a 0AWG wire...I bolted the it only at the bottom and ductaped it with the thing next to the blower(don't know the name in english for air conditionner).

you can pass you wire trought the gommet on the passenger floor as the others said, but protect your wire with loom

[Otto]

Yeah, pop that grommet out and drill a hole in it. The grommet is not hard to pop out and it is not hard to drill a hole in the grommet, especially once you have removed it from the firewall. Don't stress over it; its not hard.

I just left it in place and passed the drill bit through it.

[tru_cb7]

wow,ok i didnt drill,lucky thing i didnt....i ran my power wire through the grummet next to the charcoil canaster....everything is done and sounds great! thanks for the help! much appreciated!