Additional wires and hoses through firewall
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Additional wires and hoses through firewall
Hi, those of you who have routed extra stuff from engine compartment into the passenger compartment, where did you poke the firewall? My car is a left-hand-drive turbo diesel, if that makes a difference. So it is rather crowded in there. I would like to add boost gauge, but later I will want to route some additional wiring there, might as well make a cut in the correct place. I have checked firewall cover for any obvious spare holes and looked around from the inside as well, but nothing obvious comes to mind. I would appreciate some advice, if any. Thanks!
1992 TZD Turbo berline, aircon, ABS
1991 TZD Turbo berline
1989 GTi 4x4 berline, ABS
1991 TZD Turbo berline
1989 GTi 4x4 berline, ABS
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Re: Additional wires and hoses through firewall
I fitted a coolant temperature gauge. Working from inside the car I poked the wire through the grommet where the main loom goes through the bulkhead, down in the left hand side footwell. I used a stiff length of wire with the temperature gauge wires secured to it with tape, pierced the grommet and pulled the wire through. Not as easy as it sounds and I had to cut the connector off and reconnect it once the wire was through.
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Re: Additional wires and hoses through firewall
Thanks. I wonder if there are any holes that I could reuse. IIRC abs has it’s own cable, that goes somewhere.
1992 TZD Turbo berline, aircon, ABS
1991 TZD Turbo berline
1989 GTi 4x4 berline, ABS
1991 TZD Turbo berline
1989 GTi 4x4 berline, ABS
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'88 BX GTi (a long time ago) - x 116
Re: Additional wires and hoses through firewall
No ABS on my GT so can't comment on that. There may be other hidden behind the sound insulation.