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Old Oct 18, 2013 | 08:52 PM
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Hi all, I was wondering if there is a "best or easiest" way to route a few wires thru the firewall w/o drilling?
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Old Oct 18, 2013 | 09:43 PM
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snake it through on the passenger side with the other bundle of wires going to the fuse panel under the dash.
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snake it through on the passenger side with the other bundle of wires going to the fuse panel under the dash.
I did this the other day. It's just behind the battery and really easy to do.
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Old Oct 19, 2013 | 01:31 AM
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I did this the other day. It's just behind the battery and really easy to do.
Ran a 4 gauge cable through there very easily. I taped a feederwire to the cable to fish it through first.
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Chaz, as the guys say, there's a grommet through the firewall behind the battery bay. I routed wires next to the main harness through the grommet. I used a small piece of wire to poke the wires through into the passengers foot well.

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good luck
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Thank you all! DeeGee's pic really helped along with the rest of your advice, and my underbumper lights work. (even better after I realized I had the switch upside down)
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