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running wires - 4/30/2008 9:19:02 PM    chrisg3482   Posts: 1 Joined: 4/30/2008 Status: offline I JUST BOUGHT A 4DR SI AND IM TRYING TO RUN THE AMP WIRES TO THE BATTERY, I CANT SEEM TO FIND ANY WAY TO GET THAT WIRE THROUGH.....IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN DO THIS WITHOUT DRILLING A HOLE THROUGH THE FIREWALL???? Post #: 1

RE: running wires - 5/1/2008 4:49:33 AM    macbeth18288 Posts: 1057 Joined: 1/20/2008 Status: online Try following the hood release cable. That's the path I ususally use. Or get a haynes manual and find out if/where the spare grommets are. _____________________________ JP 2001 Civic EX Coupe MT "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no substitute for a good blaster at your side” (in reply to chrisg3482) Post #: 2

RE: running wires - 5/1/2008 10:15:10 AM    T3rry Posts: 106 Joined: 3/22/2008 Status: online not sure what year your car is, or if the SI is that much different than the LX, but i have an LX, and there's a big grommet with a ton of wires runnign through it ont he passengers side behidn the glovebox... i just punched a hole int hat grommit and ran the wire through for my power inverter... it was a PITA, but it works. _____________________________ 04 LX EM2: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3049153 Mods (done): 17" Tenzo-r GT6 Rims RS-R Down springs 35% tint on 5 windows Ebay projs w/ HID Mods (coming): OEM fogs, smoked Smoked tails full EX exhaust SRI (in reply to macbeth18288) Post #: 3

RE: running wires - 5/1/2008 12:17:02 PM    addiction2bass Posts: 7482 Joined: 6/21/2006 Status: offline not sure what year ya got.. but look for a factory wire gromet and poke a small  spike thru the gromet and then hop inside the car and look for that same gromet with the poked spike thru it. make sure the area below is CLEAR OF ALL WIRES... then just use a razor blade to open the gromet up enough to squize the new wires thru.. depending how large ya slit it... alittle bit of silicone around the wire is good to seal it up perfectly so its water tight... _____________________________ (in reply to T3rry) Post #: 4

RE: running wires - 5/1/2008 12:18:54 PM    mk378   Posts: 2099 Joined: 6/5/2007 Status: offline Yeah punch an extra hole in the grommet with the big factory wiring harness, there's one on each side.  Make sure there is rubber all around your new wire, don't just push the grommet to the side and have your wire up against the metal. (in reply to addiction2bass) Post #: 5

RE: running wires - 5/1/2008 1:47:21 PM    mill$civic Posts: 8473 Joined: 2/24/2005 Status: offline ^Thats what I did, you just have to remove your battery. _____________________________ Member since Feb 2005 (in reply to mk378) Post #: 6

RE: running wires - 5/1/2008 5:00:00 PM    imshirazy Posts: 317 Joined: 12/18/2007 From: EH, CT Status: offline WELL YOU SEE WHAT YOU GOTTA DO IS TELL US YOUR YEAR BUT YEAH THERE'S USUALLY A HOLE IN THE FIREWALL COVERED BY A RUBBER GROMMET LOL I ACTUALLY JUST REMOVED THE WHOLE THING, IF NOT THEN YOU CAN RUN IT UNDER THE FENDER BUT THAT'S A FIRE HAZARD >:O!!!! < Message edited by imshirazy -- 5/1/2008 5:08:24 PM > _____________________________ burntheplanets.com/forum my website! (in reply to mill$civic) Post #: 7

RE: running wires - 5/2/2008 6:08:47 PM    civicduty96   Posts: 371 Joined: 4/10/2007 Status: offline guess what year a 4dr SI is..... anyone.... i'm pretty sure theres not alot to choose from..... haha I'm gonna go with 07 or 08.... < Message edited by civicduty96 -- 5/2/2008 6:18:15 PM > _____________________________ 96 civic..t25 turbo...FMIC jdm sir ll swap..stage 2 ACT clutch OBX LSD...hondata s300 AEM wide band...ACL race main and rod bearings JE forged pistons and rings Eagle H-beam rods...cometic head gasket GM 3bar map sensor..GM boost seloni (in reply to imshirazy) Post #: 8

RE: running wires - 5/2/2008 7:56:22 PM    imshirazy Posts: 317 Joined: 12/18/2007 From: EH, CT Status: offline you're forgetting 2006, therefore 3 years to choose from _____________________________ burntheplanets.com/forum my website! (in reply to civicduty96) Post #: 9

RE: running wires - 5/2/2008 8:58:30 PM    civicduty96   Posts: 371 Joined: 4/10/2007 Status: offline my bad then i was under the impression they where coupes in 06.... i thought the 4 door came out in 07 _____________________________ 96 civic..t25 turbo...FMIC jdm sir ll swap..stage 2 ACT clutch OBX LSD...hondata s300 AEM wide band...ACL race main and rod bearings JE forged pistons and rings Eagle H-beam rods...cometic head gasket GM 3bar map sensor..GM boost seloni (in reply to imshirazy) Post #: 10

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