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Where is the hole in the firewall?

Discussion in 'Interior' started by roll03, Jun 25, 2004.

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    roll03 Guest

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    Where is the hole in the firewall?

    Where is it that the wires from the engin bay run in to the cabin of my car? Can I get to the hole in the firewall easily from under the hood? If so, where do the wires enter the cabin? Woudl I have to take my dash apart?
    roll03, Jun 25, 2004
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    brownbanana ToadMotorSports

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    its pretty easy to get into..youll see a bunch of wires going into the firewall (while looking at the engine bay)..i stuck my 4gauge power wire in there..it was pretty tight.
    brownbanana, Jun 26, 2004
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    hole

    just drill a hole
    nickgyro, Jun 26, 2004
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    I drill a whole to pass my 1 gauge wire !
    Left-Track, Jun 26, 2004
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    Why would you drill a hole, then you could get leaks and rust, theres already places to pass wires thur the firewall and they have rubber gromets to seal the holes too.

    Kids these days...
    Tro1086, Aug 12, 2004
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    bewildered_spruce Guest

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    if i may butt in here real quick... the accepted term nowadays is "bulkhead". firewall inplies, to those that dont know cars, that it is fireproof

    by the way im just bored so i thought id up my post count :D
    bewildered_spruce, Aug 13, 2004
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    1337Rolla oh my

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    On my 02 there is a small grommet in the center of the firewall that goes through to the other side. This is the only one I've seen that can be used easily. I tried to route it through the side body cavitys with the wiring harness' but the corners are very sharp and I would have to pull the body panels to make the wires turn them.
    1337Rolla, Aug 13, 2004
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    Tro1086 Guest

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    hmm, never heard the firewall called a bulkhead. Bulkhead makes me think of a big ship or something. I think ill keep calling it a firewall, hehe.
    Tro1086, Aug 13, 2004
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    Bulkhead is the military term for wall.
    imported_systemerror, Jan 19, 2005
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    Schoat333 New Member

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    technically firewall means fire resistant wich the as you call it "Bulkhead" in a car is fire resistant. there really isnt a such thing as fire proof, if it gets hot enought it can melt or burn anything.
    Schoat333, Jan 24, 2005
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    Ok, so try to pass 2x 1 gauge 1 wire in it...!
    Left-Track, Jan 26, 2005
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