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1995 Pontiac Firebird firewall?
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 3:06 pm
by lotas
Hey installers, you guys ever install on one of these? my buddy has one and im putting an re10" in for him, just wondering if theres a specific location you know of where to get through the firewall?
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:29 pm
by Ryan from Ohio
I try to run the power wire right along the factory wiring. Newer cars are harder though as not only do they use tight fitting gromets, but they tape them also!
ouch...
I would try to go that route first. With just that single 10" Im guessing its a small amp and power wire... If its just a 150WRMS or so amp 10 ga will be fine.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:39 pm
by audiobass10
Yep, newer cars can be hell. I did one in an 06 focus recently and just drilled through the firewall..about the easiest way of doing it in most cases with newer cars.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 7:29 pm
by Jszar
Take a good look before you do any drilling though. In some cases there are pre drilled holes with gromets for aftermarket equipment.
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 7:36 pm
by Mithrandir
95 sunfire, take out the batter air box and fuse box, poke a hole in the grommet where the big wiring is goin through, and it leads right into the car near the kick panels, thats how i ran my 4 gauge
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:40 pm
by lotas
Mithrandir wrote:95 sunfire, take out the batter air box and fuse box, poke a hole in the grommet where the big wiring is goin through, and it leads right into the car near the kick panels, thats how i ran my 4 gauge
thanks mith...is sunfire the same layout as a firebird though?
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:14 pm
by Mithrandir
lol oops should be close, i think most cars have a layout like that. Im sure there is a grommet somewhere that leads right under the dash, even if its the one the throttle cable goes through
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:40 pm
by Chris from MI
You can usually find a grommet to go through. Luckily the rustang had a completly unused one in the fire wall that was even big enough to fit my 1/0 through. Be careful if you do drill thru cause hitting wires can really suck. Also if you use the same one as the throttle cable, be sure that you don't put any resistance on the cable or pinch it. That would suck to have the peddle hanging up.
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:11 pm
by phthisis
I have a 95 firebird and I just ran the wire around the firewall because i couldnt find any place to fit 1/0 and didnt want to drill anything. I went down the passenger side door and up into the floor on the passenger side where there was already a grommet(dont think it was a factory grommet but not sure).
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 5:14 am
by smoker
its not underneath the car is it?