Power wire thru firewall
 

Hello
Has anyone information on feeding a power wire thru a Chev 2002 Malibu ??
How and where on wall ??

Any information would be appreciated

Tnx John

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:31:50 -0400, John wrote:

Has anyone information on feeding a power wire thru a Chev 2002
Malibu ?? How and where on wall ??

Any information would be appreciated

We have a '96 Chevy Cavalier. When it was time to install the
mobile I couldn't find a convenient feedthrough. I'm both mobility-
and eyesight-limited and can no longer do all the complicated
automotive wiring that I used to do to earn ham radio spending
money in my younger days.

I took it to the best 2-Way Radio installaton place in Portland and
paid them a bunch of bucks to do that part of the install. I've
never regretted it. They hooked up the under-hood stuff per my
directions and I did the in-car radio and antenna hook-up myself.

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon

"John" wrote in message
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Hello
Has anyone information on feeding a power wire thru a Chev 2002 Malibu ??
How and where on wall ??

Any information would be appreciated

Tnx John


The way we did it when I worked at a Motorola 2-way shop (70's) was to find
a spot on the firewall that was clear from the outside (engine compartment)
and inside (passenger cabin). Drill a 1" hole using a hole saw. Install a
1" rubber grommet into the hole. Run wires through the hole in the grommet.

On the newer generation of autos, you might have to search a bit to find the
best spot. The spot I always went for was on the driver's side, to the left
of the brake pedal. Somewhere below the master cylinder.

--
Dave M
MasonDG44 at comcast dot net (Just subsitute the appropriate characters in
the address)

Never take a laxative and a sleeping pill at the same time!!

Has anyone information on feeding a power wire thru a Chev 2002 Malibu
?? How and where on wall ??

Any information would be appreciated

Tnx John


Not as elegant as the proper method, but the way I have been doing it
lately is find the large rubber grommet where the main wiring bundle goes
through the firewall. It usually has a LOT of rubber between the wire
bundle and the firewall metal. I "Carefully" stick a small sharp probe
through the rubber, being cautious not to damage the wire bundle, and then
check the other side visually to see how it looks. Then I remove the
probe and using a sharp knife blade turn that hole into a small slit.

I can then pass my #14 DC wiring, and sometimes a small coax through
this slit.


Ed K7AAT

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Has anyone information on feeding a power wire thru a Chev 2002 Malibu
?? How and where on wall ??

Any information would be appreciated

Tnx John


Not as elegant as the proper method, but the way I have been doing it
lately is find the large rubber grommet where the main wiring bundle goes
through the firewall. It usually has a LOT of rubber between the wire
bundle and the firewall metal. I "Carefully" stick a small sharp probe
through the rubber, being cautious not to damage the wire bundle, and then
check the other side visually to see how it looks. Then I remove the
probe and using a sharp knife blade turn that hole into a small slit.

I can then pass my #14 DC wiring, and sometimes a small coax through
this slit.


Ed K7AAT

Thank you for your responses
I will attempt to do go ahead with your answers
Thanks again
John VE3FDK

hello john,

Find the hood release cable and run the power cables
along that route.

Most cars the hood cable runs past the car battery.

73 jimbo