Amp power cable, where to run? Options

[Abraxis64]

Hey guys, i know that some of you guys out there have aftermarket audio systems and i was wondering where you guys ran the power cable for the amp...i've pulled up the passenger side carpet by the ecu area (usually a good place to find somewhere) and have been looking for a few minutes and didn't really find any stock grommets through which i could run a power cable...

where have you guys ran your power wire? any help is appreciated. i'd prefer not to drill a hole and install a grommet if i didn't need to.

peace

[K-ESD]

Open your hood and look at the very corner at the front (driver side), you will see this:



This is where you stick your wire in to get inside the fender. It's to your convinience, right by the battery.

You will need to take out the mud guard peice, just find all the bolts holding it. Take it off so you can see this:



Circled in red, you should find a little nipple sticking out of the big grommet, pull on it and cut it off. This is where the wire enters on the side of the driver's left foot.

Pull off ur step peice, you will see where the carpet is snapped on the body, just lift it up and you will see this:



This is where you run your wire from the front to the back of your celica.

Look closer and you will see a perfect spot for you to run a decent size wire. (what maximum size? i am not sure, but if it doesn't fit, cut the clips off)

(In the pict below i circled where some of the clips used to be before i cut them off)




For the rest of the way, you have two options.
1. the frustrating but fast way of pushing the wire thru the inside of the side panel (not recomended)
2.Taking the back seat out, taking out the rear panel and doing it with ease and no pain, takes much longer but it's done right. (highly recomended)

I hope that helps

- Nick

This post has been edited by K-ESD: Jun 22, 2005 - 7:12 AM