bokeson Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 okay, so I have a 1998 olds intrigue and I can't seem to find a suitable place to run any power wire through the firewall. any help would be wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monergist Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 My GM vehicle already had an opening through the firewall; straight from the factory. Check to see if yours has the same thing. Otherwise, post some pictures of the engine compartment and we'll help you choose a spot. 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Pioneer AVH-P5200BT Hertz Mille MLK-165 Component System Hertz Hi Energy HCX-165, 6.5 Hertz Hi Energy HCX-690 (6x9s) Audison Voce AV K6 Component System Audison VRX 4.300 Audison VRX 2.250 Sundown 4500D SMD 15" XS Power D3400 (under hood) Three XS Power D3100 (trunk) Monster XLN-201 RCAs DC Power Engineering 390XP H/O Alternator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickass audio Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 I think your engine may be the same as i had with my 1998 oldsmobile 88. Look at the right side of your firewall and follow your throttle cable (i believe thats what mine was) and it goes into a rubber grommet thats the size of a half doller coin. I used that grommet and cut a huge hole in it and fed my 1/0 wire right through it with no problems. If you would like i can post a pic of how i ran the wire. 2004 GMC Envoy1 XS power S3400 batt under the hood and 4 XS Power D3100's battery installed in the rear by the amps0 gauge power wire from front to backAlpine iva-w205 touchscreen dvd/cd/mp3/ipod/am/fm/gps headunitSundown Audio SAX-200.4 amp for my mids and highs8 gauge speaker wire from amp to woofer270 amp Mechman AltRockford Fosgate T1652-s component speakersRockford Fosgate 3Sixty.2 sound processorRca's from Rockford Fosgate and Monster Cable14 gauge speaker wire for the mids and highs1 18" Ascendant Audio SMD Dual 1 ohm with custom Black & Blue carbon fiber and hand signed dustcapBox: 5.66 cubic feet net volume box tuned to 30.13Hz with 1.5" wide wooden dowels and 1.5" thick baffle1 DC Audio 5.0k amp wired to .5 ohms nominal with an imp rise of 1.35 ohms for the single AA SMD 18"Future Vision 8000k 50w bi-xenon projector HID's with 4300k 35w fog lightsLink to my build: Buildupdates/progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmilch Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 I have found very few cars with pre drilled holes. I would put it on the side with the battery, and close to a landmark, so you know you wont drill into anything important. just a tip, use a uni-bit if you dont already have one. Pioneer AVH-P4300DVD | Hertz 6.5 | Alpine Type R 6x9 | Custom 200A Alt | Knu Flek 1/0 Big 3 and all wiring | Eclipse EA3422 | AudioQue 2200d | DC XL 12 | Red Oak Box ~2.8 cubes @ 30 hz | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokeson Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 I think your engine may be the same as i had with my 1998 oldsmobile 88. Look at the right side of your firewall and follow your throttle cable (i believe thats what mine was) and it goes into a rubber grommet thats the size of a half doller coin. I used that grommet and cut a huge hole in it and fed my 1/0 wire right through it with no problems. If you would like i can post a pic of how i ran the wire. if you could post a pic of how you did it that would be great. i have yet to find a spot to run wire anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeatBox Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 I think your engine may be the same as i had with my 1998 oldsmobile 88. Look at the right side of your firewall and follow your throttle cable (i believe thats what mine was) and it goes into a rubber grommet thats the size of a half doller coin. I used that grommet and cut a huge hole in it and fed my 1/0 wire right through it with no problems. If you would like i can post a pic of how i ran the wire. your hood latch cable could also work, they usually have a hole big enough to put some wire thru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokeson Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 I would like to keep it on the battery side because on the other side its hard to move wires and stuff around. how would I go about drilling a hole in the firewall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mzenon88 Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickass audio Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 I think your engine may be the same as i had with my 1998 oldsmobile 88. Look at the right side of your firewall and follow your throttle cable (i believe thats what mine was) and it goes into a rubber grommet thats the size of a half doller coin. I used that grommet and cut a huge hole in it and fed my 1/0 wire right through it with no problems. If you would like i can post a pic of how i ran the wire. your hood latch cable could also work, they usually have a hole big enough to put some wire thru I think that's what it was for me to run the wire through. It was on the opposite side of my battery in the engine but the grommet was big. And I put my fuse holder on the support bracket that goes from my driver to passenger side strut tower. Ill post pics tomorrow but its gonna be late. 2004 GMC Envoy1 XS power S3400 batt under the hood and 4 XS Power D3100's battery installed in the rear by the amps0 gauge power wire from front to backAlpine iva-w205 touchscreen dvd/cd/mp3/ipod/am/fm/gps headunitSundown Audio SAX-200.4 amp for my mids and highs8 gauge speaker wire from amp to woofer270 amp Mechman AltRockford Fosgate T1652-s component speakersRockford Fosgate 3Sixty.2 sound processorRca's from Rockford Fosgate and Monster Cable14 gauge speaker wire for the mids and highs1 18" Ascendant Audio SMD Dual 1 ohm with custom Black & Blue carbon fiber and hand signed dustcapBox: 5.66 cubic feet net volume box tuned to 30.13Hz with 1.5" wide wooden dowels and 1.5" thick baffle1 DC Audio 5.0k amp wired to .5 ohms nominal with an imp rise of 1.35 ohms for the single AA SMD 18"Future Vision 8000k 50w bi-xenon projector HID's with 4300k 35w fog lightsLink to my build: Buildupdates/progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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