aznutx

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

ukoner

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.

DiamondGCoupe

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Run it under the kick plate covers, the plastic between the kick plate and the carpet and then under the back seat area.

aznutx

thx!! pics be greatly appreciated.

ukoner

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.

MaxToTheG37

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↑ Good... Detailed pics like that is what will help everyone run there own wire... If you can take pics of running power wire that would be great...
Or pics of where it "would" be ran...

ukoner

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

MaxToTheG37

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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?

04STi208G37

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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.

aznutx

thx!! haha only took 3 months j/k

after that do you go thru the kickplate area? or down thru the carpet area

04STi208G37

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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.

aznutx

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

04STi208G37

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I will probably work on it Sat. I can do some pics.

aznutx

sweet!!

MaxToTheG37

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yea please takes some pics... it will help members big time!