power cord to trunk
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power cord to trunk
anyone have a diy to how to get the powercord from the battery to the trunk?
i asked this in another thread a while back, but everyone said just go get it down professionally, but i kinda wanna do it myself. as i like to play with my car. thx ahead of time for anyone that responds
i asked this in another thread a while back, but everyone said just go get it down professionally, but i kinda wanna do it myself. as i like to play with my car. thx ahead of time for anyone that responds
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I am in the process of installing some radio gear in my G. There is an accessable and unused hole in the firewall (will have a rubber plug in it) near the bottom passenger side of the battery that comes out behind the sound deadening pad. It is fairly easy to route from there to the trunck under the sill trim, and back seat side panel to the trunk. I have taken several pictures and will post them once I have finished.
I was able to reach the rubber plug out front without having to disconnect anything or remove the battery. I did remove the glove box, covers, etc. inside.
I was able to reach the rubber plug out front without having to disconnect anything or remove the battery. I did remove the glove box, covers, etc. inside.
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I am in the process of installing some radio gear in my G. There is an accessable and unused hole in the firewall (will have a rubber plug in it) near the bottom passenger side of the battery that comes out behind the sound deadening pad. It is fairly easy to route from there to the trunck under the sill trim, and back seat side panel to the trunk. I have taken several pictures and will post them once I have finished.
I was able to reach the rubber plug out front without having to disconnect anything or remove the battery. I did remove the glove box, covers, etc. inside.
I was able to reach the rubber plug out front without having to disconnect anything or remove the battery. I did remove the glove box, covers, etc. inside.
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I didn't get a usable picture from the engine side of the hole. It comes into the passenger compartment just to the right of the metal bracket on the right of the fan motor housing about 4" up from the bottom of that metal bracket.
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I didn't take any real detailed pictures of the wire routing, but I have just posted a brief description/tutorial on the installation I did do.
https://www.myg37.com/forums/audio-video-and-electronics/178223-invisible-mobile-radio-installation.html
https://www.myg37.com/forums/audio-video-and-electronics/178223-invisible-mobile-radio-installation.html
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so i am trying to run some power wire...
Could one of you all tell me or explain excatly where the hole is behind the battery to go through?
EDIT: I have found a rubber gromet where someones feet would be but it have a long rubber hose in it that leads in the direction of the HU. I pinched it and it feels like there is nothing in it...
^^^ is that what you guys are talkin about?
Could one of you all tell me or explain excatly where the hole is behind the battery to go through?
EDIT: I have found a rubber gromet where someones feet would be but it have a long rubber hose in it that leads in the direction of the HU. I pinched it and it feels like there is nothing in it...
^^^ is that what you guys are talkin about?
Last edited by MaxToTheG37; 03-01-2008 at 02:50 PM.
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Found it.
Remove the trim piece on the lower edge of the windshield. To do that you have to remove the battery cover surround. Then look behind the battery for a large round rubber grommet going down from just under the front edge of the windshield. It will have a large bundle of wires. If you open it, make a pinhole away from the bundle, feed a wire thru it , and into the hole the wire comes out by the passenger right pinky toe area. Replace the grommet and reassemeble batter compartment.
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yes
That's what I was planning. I just got the wire done last night. I don't know if I found what the previous poster was talking about but I did not remove my glove box or carpet pad. Just the above , then fed the wire down the hole, and it came out in the footwell.
I was searching and came across this thread saw your old post and thought WTHeck.
I was searching and came across this thread saw your old post and thought WTHeck.
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haha well please.. if you do figure it out take some pics and help me out, i live in a podunk town and i dont trust any of the local audio shops to do anything to my car, and too busy and live too far away from a bigger city to take tiem to get an install,
gl! im counting on you
gl! im counting on you