Wiring harness firewall passthrough
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Hello friends, I am adding an additional 5-wire harness wrapped in fire sleeve for my extra oil pressure and oil temperature sensors. This assembly is roughly 3/4" thick.
I would like to pass this into the cabin for wiring into ECU/Gauges, but I need a suitable location to pass the wires through. The car does have A/C so using those grommets is not possible. Likely would need to drill a new hole into the firewall and use a rubber hose as a grommet. Has anyone done this, and do you have any suitable locations for me to drill through OR pass these wires through?
I would like to pass this into the cabin for wiring into ECU/Gauges, but I need a suitable location to pass the wires through. The car does have A/C so using those grommets is not possible. Likely would need to drill a new hole into the firewall and use a rubber hose as a grommet. Has anyone done this, and do you have any suitable locations for me to drill through OR pass these wires through?
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Check out this short video, what do you think about this idea?
http://imgur.com/gallery/WXDmM2E
EDIT: On second thought, while convenient, this is a bad idea. Great way to let water into the cabin.
http://imgur.com/gallery/WXDmM2E
EDIT: On second thought, while convenient, this is a bad idea. Great way to let water into the cabin.
Last edited by dsamani; 05-31-2020 at 07:45 PM.
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You could also try a bulkhead connector, otherwise just buy a grommet and punch a hole. For oil temp and pressure, those wires only need to be ~18-22 gage, make sure you're not using bulky wiring when it's not warranted.
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GOOD NEWS:
There is a HUGE empty space just behind the washer tank. In addition, if you remove the glovebox and look straight in, there is a spot that is exposed with no insulation behind it. If you remove the washer tank, you've got plenty of space to drill through it.
You can mark the spot you need to drill with a punch. I didn't have a punch available that was long enough, so I "made" a punch with two 12" extensions, a 1/4" socket, and a phillips driver bit. I then used a hammer to imprint the area to drill the hole.
I then used a stepped drill bit to drill it out to 7/8" and made a grommet by taking a 1" vacuum cap and drilling out the top of it with the stepped drill bit. To get it in, I cinched it down with a hose clamp, put it into the hole, then removed the hose clamp. Worked like a charm!!!!!1
There is a HUGE empty space just behind the washer tank. In addition, if you remove the glovebox and look straight in, there is a spot that is exposed with no insulation behind it. If you remove the washer tank, you've got plenty of space to drill through it.
You can mark the spot you need to drill with a punch. I didn't have a punch available that was long enough, so I "made" a punch with two 12" extensions, a 1/4" socket, and a phillips driver bit. I then used a hammer to imprint the area to drill the hole.
I then used a stepped drill bit to drill it out to 7/8" and made a grommet by taking a 1" vacuum cap and drilling out the top of it with the stepped drill bit. To get it in, I cinched it down with a hose clamp, put it into the hole, then removed the hose clamp. Worked like a charm!!!!!1
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