FireWall!!! amp install

[sponger]

It's not my car, though. It's my brother's. I don't think he'd be cool about drilling a hole into the firewall. sounds like a good idea, though. You'd think it wouldn't be too hard to find the grommet that the ecu harness passes through, but there's just too much stuff down there compared to my car.

[hexaine]

So.... someone post something about this. I'm also in the process but I'm not confident enough to drill the hole and assure myself that things will be OK afterwards.

[hexaine]

Ok, I did it. I fed it through some hole that leads to behind the front tire and drilled a hole through the passenger-side toe area as close to the corner as I could. Gonna seal it up with some kind of sealant tho, water could get in if it rains really hard, but I'm from Arizona so WTF do I care for.

BTW, its a 1990 240SX.

[SHO411]

Quit being so scared, I just went to look at my 240 cuz there is nothing in it except the glass, dash board and all harness removed, nothing but bare metal and a steering column. The hole that you seek is way out of reach. With your dash in, it is going to be so difficult to reach it, it is high up in there and there is some cover that kinda hides it too. Drill a hole get you those rubber gromets from auto zone, it ain't hard, trust me. But look first, don't drill through your booster and come crying to me, check both sides carfully or else, reach to the top left side on the drivers side, and follow the harness. it goes through that hole then comes out behind the fender, and then back into the engine compartment.

[zdude]

ok, so i was cleanin my whole car out, and i realized the prev owner didnt drill his own hole. he fed it throught a hole that is right behind the gas pedal, has a grommet, and even some wires goin in there that actualy belong there. its not too hard to access, you just have to kind of contort yourself upside down on the floor board and feed the wire thru while you are up-side-down. btw, i think i have 4 gauge wire, so anything smaller will fit. damn that wire is fuggin huge, at least 1/4 inch thick!!

[hexaine]

I did drill it. Didn't you read my followup post? Meh. It wasn't out of reach at all... I figured it was the safest, and yes I did put a grommet in there, but I'm still going to seal it in case it rains. Gets pretty deep 'round here since we have crappy drainage systems. Rains 3 times a year anyway... *shrug* The wire runs under the passenger-side carpet.

It's only 8-guage though. Probably can handle only up to 500W. Oh well, I'm not that big of an audiophile... not like I'm gonna go from a 200W anytime soon.

[zeroneonzn]

best thing to do man is drill a hole make it a little bigger then later on if u want to add something else like neons its easyer to run and cleaner and no hassle of trying to find out where to put the cable thourgh any more

[zeroneonzn]

haha check my system i had in my car before, 2000 watt amp powering 2 alphasonic subs 1000 watt each , dynomate the whole trunk and sides also running a 1200 watt amp powering 4 speakers focals haha my sound was BANGING like a mother, i was like ye untill i started racing -_- hahah nows its sits in the garage collecting dust -_-

[hexaine]

Thanks for the suggestion. I think neons are retarded though. I like it stock. Cept for under the hood... and in the stereo of course.

Nice sound setup. Mind if I come pick it up? I'll do it for free... :P I need to find a bigger amp cuz I have a 750W RMS sub (PowerAcoustik) and I really want to hear it... well, maybe someday soon.