Wires thru firewall
Race Director
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 10,961
Likes: 0
From: Dawsonville Ga
Re: Wires thru firewall (shftn6)
Right behind the battery you'll see where the main wiring harness goes through the firewall. You can run right along with it. It comes out in the upper passenger footwell.
Thread Starter
Pro
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 654
Likes: 0
From: McHenry
Re: Wires thru firewall (Bigtoe)
OK, I have the battery out and I am trying to run a wire thru with the big bundle of wires. The problem is that in the passanger footwell I have the panel open but there is so much stuff there that the wire never comes thru. Any help on how to fish thru?
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 1999
Posts: 4,570
Likes: 0
From: Welcome to the SEC...#GMFG !!!
Cruise-In I Veteran
National Champs Gators 4 St. Jude '09
Re: Wires thru firewall (shftn6)
Try an unbent coat hanger. Attach the wires to it and pull through.
I've done this before.
I've done this before.
Race Director
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 10,961
Likes: 0
From: Dawsonville Ga
Re: Wires thru firewall (shftn6)
I used a straighten-out coat hanger. Be careful of any loop or hook you use so that it does not grab any existing wires.
I ran right along side the bundle of wires. I did remove the footwell panel (the one covering the bottom of the dash) . The coat hanger will come through somewhere in the bundle. I put a tight loop to hold my wire and taped it good so not to grab any other wires when I pulled it back through.
I ran right along side the bundle of wires. I did remove the footwell panel (the one covering the bottom of the dash) . The coat hanger will come through somewhere in the bundle. I put a tight loop to hold my wire and taped it good so not to grab any other wires when I pulled it back through.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 2,540
Likes: 2
From: Milwaukee WI
LS1Edit Guru
Cruise-In I Veteran
Cruise-In II Veteran
Cruise-In III Veteran
Re: Wires thru firewall
I just went to Pep Boys and bought a 1" firewall grommet. I used a 1" hole saw (Home Depot) and cut a hole in the firewall right next to the factory harness. Installed the Pep Boys grommet into that hole. Now I have a nicey trimmed 1" hole, weatherproof, for whatever I need to run through it...
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
Pro
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 711
Likes: 0
From: Orlando, Florida
Re: Wires thru firewall (shftn6)
I couldn't find a good spot on either side of the car...
Since I preffered a wire on driver side, I removed the dead pedal, pulled the carpet back as far as possible, & drilled a hole.
Since I preffered a wire on driver side, I removed the dead pedal, pulled the carpet back as far as possible, & drilled a hole.
