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After searching the forums, I can't seem to find an answer/recommendation:

I'm installing a set of DRLs and want to have a toggle switch inside somewhere on the dash. The problem is trying to find a place to run the wire from the engine compartment through the firewall into the cabin.

Does anyone know a suitable location to do this? Or do I have to drill? Or is there an alternative method?

Thanks!!

(2003 Base model)

the easiest thing to do is to take it through one of the existing grommets in the firewall (usually next to another bundle of wires) If you do drill a hole in the firewall, be sure to use a grommet in the hole & then run the wire. You don't want the sharp edges of the hole slowly cutting the insulation on the wire

Ill upload a pic of where my amp wires were ran through
...gimme a few minutes

A Psycho Martyr wrote:Ill upload a pic of where my amp wires were ran through
...gimme a few minutes

Thanks!!

here ya go...
it's hard to shove them thru there, but they'll fit
i think i used a screwdriver to kinda pry the edge up and hold it
then i fed it thru and a friend pulled from the inside.
it comes thru over the pedals

Awesome stuff.
Where does it come out on the other side? Below the dash above the gas pedal?

yep...above the pedals to the right a little

When I ran my wires through the grommet, I went from the inside with a LONG screwdriver and taped the wire to the screwdriver using electrical tape and just pulled it back into the interior (much easier than trying to jam in from the engine bay).. Also I ran the wire through the middle of the grommet, where the other wires are located to keep a good seal from the engine bay to the interior. oh and I used the same grommet hole shown above

VibeBear wrote:the easiest thing to do is to take it through one of the existing grommets in the firewall (usually next to another bundle of wires) If you do drill a hole in the firewall, be sure to use a grommet in the hole & then run the wire. [b]You don't want the sharp edges of the hole slowly cutting the insulation on the wire[/b]

Hey Psycho Martyr, you forgot this.....

Nah, i didn't forget about it.
I'm aware of the risk,
just didn't have room to shove that huge wire through the grommet