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Hello. I have a center mount pod and some new gauges to go in where the existing speaker lived. The connectors for the sensors are pretty large in size and are also connected to the same plug as the power wires (AEM). They ultimately need to go over to the passenger side for the EGT and wideband. What is the best route? The power wires I ran to under dash on driver side but that feels like a really long path for the sensor wires. Seems a bit tighter on thr passenger side and not sure where I can get the sensor plugs through. Thanks in advance!
what dale said yes. we used a welding wire instead but its the same concept. coming down the driver side is easier. there is a cross duct for the ac that's a straight shot from one side of the dash to the other. its pretty big in diameter and is unimpeded. take the right knee panel off and you'll see it.
to see the route you need to go, you'll take the center speaker panel out and shine a light up top. looking from under the dash up towards the center speaker, you'll see the light and you'll use the coat hanger or whatever and feed it up so you can watch it. when its fed, you'll tie the wires to one end and pull hanger through.
I put one of those GaugeArt CAN bus gauges in the center speaker location. I used a technique similar to Dale's and FDAUTO's, using a wire to fish the cable thru. Since I was running a 4 wire CAN bus cable (2 signal wires + power/ground) for the gauge from my Link G4+ ECU which is mounted where the OEM ECU was, I opted to run the wires from the passenger side. But in truth, I played with fishing the wires from either side (drivers/pass) and they were about equally easy. One tip that might help, assuming it's not a cable with a pre-wired connector on the end - add the connector to terminate the wire AFTER you fished the wire/cable thru the speaker hole, as it will probably be easier that way.
Thank you all for the replies. As you can see, these have pretty large prewired connectors. Will these fit out through the passenger side, down where my right foot kick panel would be?
Those don't go up to the gauge. The other ends of those go to the gauge. The small ends. The large ends remain down below so the sensors can plug into them
Those don't go up to the gauge. The other ends of those go to the gauge. The small ends. The large ends remain down below so the sensors can plug into them
Correct. I already have the other ends up through the center speaker as shown in the pic. My question is, will I be able to get the sensor connectors out through the footwell or do I need to pull it all out and start by feeding the smaller end through. Does that make sense?
Well; the good news is that I was able to get the connectors out to the engine bay. It wasn't easy; where the Power FC and knock system was down at the passenger foot well there was a huge cluster of wiring and very little visibility. I ended up removing the inner fender liner on the passenger side, had to pull out the rubber surround for the main wiring harness that runs in so I could fit the white connector ends through and then used a fishing tape to get them down to the foot well; finally putting everything together. The bad news is that I am now sure that 2 out of the 3 wires aren't going to be long enough to make it up to the pod . I don't know if AEM has a plug-and-play extension or if it's going to have to be made.
Well; the good news is that I was able to get the connectors out to the engine bay. It wasn't easy; where the Power FC and knock system was down at the passenger foot well there was a huge cluster of wiring and very little visibility. I ended up removing the inner fender liner on the passenger side, had to pull out the rubber surround for the main wiring harness that runs in so I could fit the white connector ends through and then used a fishing tape to get them down to the foot well; finally putting everything together. The bad news is that I am now sure that 2 out of the 3 wires aren't going to be long enough to make it up to the pod . I don't know if AEM has a plug-and-play extension or if it's going to have to be made.
Is there any easier, shorter path to get out to the engine bay?
04-14-23, 04:25 PM
. I don't know if AEM has a plug-and-play extension or if it's going to have to be made.
