wiring through the firewall

[Cobia]

Hi, I've got a 2012 ST-X v6 diesel and want to run a wire through the firewall, I'm having heaps of trouble finding a location to run it, does anyone have any idea's?
Thanks in advance
cheers Cobia101

 

[nuckin futs]

mine run through a larger size rubber grommet above the accelerator pedal. i just poked some mig wire through it into the engine bay then pulled the wires through. doesnt hurt to run a couple of spares for later on

 

[nuckin futs]

 

[Cobia]

Thanks for the reply , but there is no grommet above the accelerator pedal, I kid you not, there is nothing there to go through. Is yours a v6?

 

[Cobia]

hey thanks for the photo, I just tried to get a wire through there but to no avail, I'll give it another go in the morning cheers

 

[nuckin futs]

nah, 2.5. theres suppose to be another grommet on the passenger side that some ppl use, but i dont know where it is. havent even looked

 

[andrew0]

I went through with one of the wiring harnesses. Just go a tad to the right of your cables. Used a coat hanger. Bit of a bitch to get in. I put a loop and the end of coat hanger then striped a cable and twised it around the loop.

Try to taper your way though and you will get a nice tight fit and be nicely water tight. It's a 2.5 too but yeah, follow your loom just don't hit existing cables.

What you running in?

 

[Shaun 550]

And be carefull not to knock the Gromit out, I have done this and for the life of me I can't get it back in, I've spent hours trying with no luck.

Almost thinking to cut it off and fill the hole with fire rated sikaflex

 

[Cobia]

I'm running an amp wire through, but I think while i'm at it, I'll run a couple of spares as Nuckin Futs recommended

 

[ericcs]

far right side on my 2.5 where the grey wire goes through!

 

[abouttogobush]

Run some trailer wire through at the same time for any future low voltage circuits.

 

[04HUG]

G'day

I've got a V6, I went through from the engine bay. There is a large grommet with a big bunch of wires near the steering column. Use a wire coat hanger or similar, make sure you have plenty of spare length on the wires.
There are also grommets at the rear of the cab and under the seats.

 

[Shaun 550]

Dam. you have so much access in the 2.5.

In the 3.0L you can barely even see the grommets.

 

[Shaun 550]

Run some trailer wire through at the same time for any future low voltage circuits.

This is esactly what i have done.

1 up to the overhead console and 1 to under the dash.

 

[Cobia]

Thanks heaps for the input, what I ended up doing was drilling a dedicated hole through the firewall, where the clutch pedal would have gone, ran the wires, ran a couple of spares and sealed it with black sicaflex. I figured it had to be easier, tidier and less stressfull.