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Interior/Exterior Help running wires into interior from engine compartment....

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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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Help running wires into interior from engine compartment....

Finishing up the wiring of my drving lights, and i am looking for the best way to run the switch wires into the interior. Looking around the Brake booster, i see the large rubber grommet that the "big red wire" goes in.

Is it best to poke a small hole in that and feed the wires in? Anywhere else?

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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 10:31 AM
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There's a pass-through on the driver's side - it comes out near the steering column linkage. In this photo, the red, yellow and whie wires you see a tthe BOTTOM of the image pass through that opening. It's sealed with thick tape be default (for noise reasons) but you should be able to pull it off with fingers or needle-nose pliers - just be sure to not grab any wires along with the tape!



PS- don't use this as a suggested placement of the relay for your lights - I had to move it after this photo was taken to an opening under the bonnet "blanket" because it was interfering with the bonnet closing... When I pulled aside the bonnet covering I found some opemnings behind there that were perfect to tuck the relay and extra wires into.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 10:50 AM
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great tip - thanks!
 
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 10:58 AM
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PS- spread a towel over the engine before removing the blanket retaining devices... they love to drop into the gubbins.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 11:55 AM
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That has been my first step each & every time I start working on this project!

keeps the lil parts out of the hard to reach places, and the IC protected!



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PS- spread a towel over the engine before removing the blanket retaining devices... they love to drop into the gubbins.
 
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