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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 06:23 PM
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where to run fan, boost, wires etc...

looking for a place to run my boost, fan, temp wires through, took a look today and cant find anything. i really dont want to drill through my car , anyone know where i can go through? thanks in advance
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 06:44 PM
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i installed an amplifier for my stereo and i drilled a hole through the firewall in the drivers side. Since you dont want to drill, get under the drivers side dash and look for a pre-existing hole.

i would recommend drilling through the firewall however, only b/c there will be a plethora (yes i said plethora ) of things that will ultimately go through the firewall.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 07:18 PM
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Steering rack boot...use a clothes hanger and some electrical tape and when you poke the wires thru they will go with the hanger...i have a vacuum hose for the boost gauge, ground, and temp gauge sensor wire
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 07:50 PM
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i drilled a hole to the right of my gas peddal, in the engine bay it comes out right next to your master cylinder.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 08:01 PM
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http://www.rx7turboturbo.com/robrobi...ge_install.htm

Also, you can run them on the driver's fender area (there is an opening near the igniter/cruise control area). They will poke through by the fuse box at the drivers foot area.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 08:06 PM
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OMG, Mahjik's way is clean and beatiful, but man its tougher said then done. I did it once, but after that I just did the firewall drill procedure and get the grommet to make it clean.
Caution: if drilling on driver side, watch out for the booster.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 08:15 PM
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Take out the fender liner and use the driver-side grommet. Cut a slit in the grommet and also punch a small hole in it to allow the wire to slide into the center of the grommet.

Anything else is a hack.

You have a driver-side and a passenger-side wiring path to choose from.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 08:47 PM
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this happen to one of my friend who did drilled a hole through firewall.. cause the car leak water when rain and rusted the area where he drilled
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 09:08 PM
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ok removing the fender liner sounds like a good way... i just tried to get it off and it is pretty hard , it seems to be together with something behind it ( looks like its connecting to the side vent..etc ). i dont want to just yank at it because i dont want to break nothing , how should i go about removing it?
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 09:12 PM
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Push inwards to provide freespace at top.

Then pull towards front of car.

The part you are sticking on is this:





BTW: Take all plastic fasteners out of the liner, front part included. You must remove the entire liner.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 09:12 PM
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Originally posted by smg944
ok removing the fender liner sounds like a good way... i just tried to get it off and it is pretty hard , it seems to be together with something behind it ( looks like its connecting to the side vent..etc ). i dont want to just yank at it because i dont want to break nothing , how should i go about removing it?
The fender lining just has some plastic screw "jobbies" that hold it there (don't know there technical name for 'em). You should only need to remove a few of them (maybe up to the top of the wheel well) to have good access behind the fender.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 09:21 PM
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Also, if any fasteners present an issue, use something to hold the outer section of it to stop the entire fastner from rotating when you loosen the plastic screw.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 11:08 PM
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thanks for the pics clayne , that gives me a good view on what was holding it back. will get it off tomorrow hopefully...
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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 03:35 AM
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My god, Clayne. What part *don't* you have a picture of!?

Thanks, BTW (you too, Mahjik). I need to pull some gauge wires through there... some day.
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