Subwoofer HELP! Dont no where to run the live

caza17 · 17th September 2012, 12:03

As title i dont no where to run the live wire to get it from the engine bay to the interior of the car, ive tried looking at the wiki but i dont understand from the pictures how you get it through the door and due to the engine bay being really compact i cant see how to take the panels etc off or if there are any gromets??

wayne88 · 17th September 2012, 14:06

behind the glove box is a gromit in the firewall you can use

caza17 · 17th September 2012, 14:21

Ok. Ive been going out me head lol. Glovebox just pop out?

wayne88 · 17th September 2012, 14:27

a few screws you need to take the center console out too as it all clips together

wayne88 · 17th September 2012, 14:36

people have also gone in a gromit in the drivers footwell

How to install an entire ICE system

caza17 · 17th September 2012, 14:42

The glovebox easier?

wayne88 · 17th September 2012, 14:49

to be honest i have run mine via the glove box because the battery is to the left hand side, plus i have a 0 gauge cable running through mine.

i don't see a issue with the drives side it looks like you still need to dismantle the center console

Caddyroo · 17th September 2012, 15:18

Drivers footwell is the easiest by far ! Just push a long screwdriver through with the wire taped to the end, be careful to miss the wires obviously !

caza17 · 17th September 2012, 15:28

How do i get to the footwell?

Caddyroo · 17th September 2012, 20:31

For real ? Just put your head in the footwell !

I like to sit upside down in the seat I.e. with you back on the seat and legs against the up right if you lay the chair down, gives you real good angles XD

Syx · 17th September 2012, 20:36

You don't need to take the centre console out to get to the driver's side one. Just stick your head in the footwell and look up past the clutch pedal, it's a black rubber piece with a cable loom going through it.

I like to open the door and then kinda lie in the footwell with my legs outside the car rather than get all acrobatic in the seat

Have a look half way down this post, I've stuck a drill bit through the grommet. Unfortunately I forgot to take pics from inside...
Gauge install

webbz31 · 17th September 2012, 20:51

Syx is spot on..

AKBlackFn2 · 17th September 2012, 21:29

Alright mate... I have ran a wire through the driver side footwell. Getting it through the gromet is a proper pain in the arse..... But you must persevere.... It too me more than an hour. Its gawd awful tried a screw driver and everything... In the end I punched a big hole through the gromet and attached the wire I wanted to use to a big long stick from a tree. Real thin with selotape wrapped around it. Carried on pushing untill the other end was in the footwell. Dragged it in to the footwell and voila. It was rock solid though mate so its not easy

Syx · 17th September 2012, 21:37

I stuck a drill bit through to get a hole, then used a hollow piece of metal (copper tube will do, I used a long 10mm socket as it was all I had to hand) to get a circular opening. Fed the cable through the metal tube, and therefore through the grommet, removed the tube and the wire was left behind.

Easy!

caza17 · 19th September 2012, 10:07

Has **** got a photo of the engine bay? When the wire is in as im.not sure where the gromet*goes. Ive seen from the inside just not the engine bay :s

Syx · 19th September 2012, 10:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by caza17

Has **** got a photo of the engine bay? When the wire is in as im.not sure where the gromet*goes. Ive seen from the inside just not the engine bay :s

Syxy Milano - Gauge Install

Halfway through that post there's photos where I've got the drill bit stuck through the grommet.

caza17 · 19th September 2012, 11:07

Got it

thanks!

caza17 · 19th September 2012, 14:54

Right now another question... I cant seem to find a good ground point? And without a ground point will the sub not power? As it doesnt seem to be powering up :s so confused! Ive fitted subs loads of times and never had this many problems!

Syx · 19th September 2012, 15:03

You'll need a ground. Any piece of metal connected to the car's frame will work as the body is grounded.

caza17 · 19th September 2012, 18:30

Under the cap in the back there is the strut for the suspension and the body of the car is open there, if i tape it around the body there will that work? lol. cant seem the find any bolts anywhere :s

17th September 2012, 12:03	#1 (permalink)
caza17 Join Date: 23rd July 2012 Location: stafford Posts: 131 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (1)	HELP! Dont no where to run the live As title i dont no where to run the live wire to get it from the engine bay to the interior of the car, ive tried looking at the wiki but i dont understand from the pictures how you get it through the door and due to the engine bay being really compact i cant see how to take the panels etc off or if there are any gromets??

17th September 2012, 20:36	#11 (permalink)
Syx Clingfilmed Car: 2008 2.2 CTS GT Join Date: 22nd December 2009 Location: Luton, UK Posts: 9,596 Thanks given: 927 Thanked 1,760 Times in 1,536 Posts iTrader: (44)	You don't need to take the centre console out to get to the driver's side one. Just stick your head in the footwell and look up past the clutch pedal, it's a black rubber piece with a cable loom going through it. I like to open the door and then kinda lie in the footwell with my legs outside the car rather than get all acrobatic in the seat Have a look half way down this post, I've stuck a drill bit through the grommet. Unfortunately I forgot to take pics from inside... Gauge install Last edited by Syx; 17th September 2012 at 20:57.

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wayne88 Supporter Car: 2010 CTS Milano Red Join Date: 9th September 2010 Location: london, UK (Surrey) Posts: 332 Thanks given: 73 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts iTrader: (2)	behind the glove box is a gromit in the firewall you can use

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caza17 Thread starter Join Date: 23rd July 2012 Location: stafford Posts: 131 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (1)	Ok. Ive been going out me head lol. Glovebox just pop out?

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wayne88 Supporter Car: 2010 CTS Milano Red Join Date: 9th September 2010 Location: london, UK (Surrey) Posts: 332 Thanks given: 73 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts iTrader: (2)	a few screws you need to take the center console out too as it all clips together

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caza17 Thread starter Join Date: 23rd July 2012 Location: stafford Posts: 131 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (1)	The glovebox easier?

17th September 2012, 14:49	#7 (permalink)
wayne88 Supporter Car: 2010 CTS Milano Red Join Date: 9th September 2010 Location: london, UK (Surrey) Posts: 332 Thanks given: 73 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts iTrader: (2)	to be honest i have run mine via the glove box because the battery is to the left hand side, plus i have a 0 gauge cable running through mine. i don't see a issue with the drives side it looks like you still need to dismantle the center console

17th September 2012, 15:18	#8 (permalink)
Caddyroo Supporter Car: 2008 2.2 3 Door Tangerine Join Date: 24th October 2011 Location: Telford UK Posts: 451 Thanks given: 6 Thanked 39 Times in 39 Posts iTrader: (1)	Drivers footwell is the easiest by far ! Just push a long screwdriver through with the wire taped to the end, be careful to miss the wires obviously !

17th September 2012, 15:28	#9 (permalink)
caza17 Thread starter Join Date: 23rd July 2012 Location: stafford Posts: 131 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (1)	How do i get to the footwell?

17th September 2012, 20:31	#10 (permalink)
Caddyroo Supporter Car: 2008 2.2 3 Door Tangerine Join Date: 24th October 2011 Location: Telford UK Posts: 451 Thanks given: 6 Thanked 39 Times in 39 Posts iTrader: (1)	For real ? Just put your head in the footwell ! I like to sit upside down in the seat I.e. with you back on the seat and legs against the up right if you lay the chair down, gives you real good angles XD

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webbz31 Supporter Car: 2006 1.8 type s nighthawk bl Join Date: 20th October 2011 Location: wolverhampton Posts: 186 Thanks given: 52 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts iTrader: (2)	Syx is spot on..

17th September 2012, 21:29	#13 (permalink)
AKBlackFn2 turbo's are just cheating Car: 2008 CTR NHB Join Date: 29th January 2012 Location: Manchester Posts: 136 Thanks given: 6 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts iTrader: (2)	Alright mate... I have ran a wire through the driver side footwell. Getting it through the gromet is a proper pain in the arse..... But you must persevere.... It too me more than an hour. Its gawd awful tried a screw driver and everything... In the end I punched a big hole through the gromet and attached the wire I wanted to use to a big long stick from a tree. Real thin with selotape wrapped around it. Carried on pushing untill the other end was in the footwell. Dragged it in to the footwell and voila. It was rock solid though mate so its not easy

17th September 2012, 21:37	#14 (permalink)
Syx Clingfilmed Car: 2008 2.2 CTS GT Join Date: 22nd December 2009 Location: Luton, UK Posts: 9,596 Thanks given: 927 Thanked 1,760 Times in 1,536 Posts iTrader: (44)	I stuck a drill bit through to get a hole, then used a hollow piece of metal (copper tube will do, I used a long 10mm socket as it was all I had to hand) to get a circular opening. Fed the cable through the metal tube, and therefore through the grommet, removed the tube and the wire was left behind. Easy!

19th September 2012, 10:07	#15 (permalink)
caza17 Thread starter Join Date: 23rd July 2012 Location: stafford Posts: 131 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (1)	Has **** got a photo of the engine bay? When the wire is in as im.not sure where the gromet*goes. Ive seen from the inside just not the engine bay :s

19th September 2012, 11:07	#17 (permalink)
caza17 Thread starter Join Date: 23rd July 2012 Location: stafford Posts: 131 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (1)	Got it thanks!

19th September 2012, 14:54	#18 (permalink)
caza17 Thread starter Join Date: 23rd July 2012 Location: stafford Posts: 131 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (1)	Right now another question... I cant seem to find a good ground point? And without a ground point will the sub not power? As it doesnt seem to be powering up :s so confused! Ive fitted subs loads of times and never had this many problems!

19th September 2012, 15:03	#19 (permalink)
Syx Clingfilmed Car: 2008 2.2 CTS GT Join Date: 22nd December 2009 Location: Luton, UK Posts: 9,596 Thanks given: 927 Thanked 1,760 Times in 1,536 Posts iTrader: (44)	You'll need a ground. Any piece of metal connected to the car's frame will work as the body is grounded.

19th September 2012, 18:30	#20 (permalink)
caza17 Thread starter Join Date: 23rd July 2012 Location: stafford Posts: 131 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (1)	Under the cap in the back there is the strut for the suspension and the body of the car is open there, if i tape it around the body there will that work? lol. cant seem the find any bolts anywhere :s