ANybody do an install in a focus?

[stangman67 10+ year member]

Where did you run the wiring through to the engine compartment. I see a grommet under the drivers side where the main harness passes to the engine compartment but around the harness is hard and I cannot for the life of me see where the harness comes out in the engine compartment. Cramped engine bays FTL

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[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

just drill a new hole

 

[john denver 10+ year member]

new hole anywhere you want always works for me.

 

[stangman67 10+ year member]

Wanted to avoid drilling but if I have to I will, using 4 gauge so the hole does not need to be huge

 

[anj46907 10+ year member]

i have summoned lambofgood91....he shall be arriving momentarily

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

just cut a slit into the grommet and push the wire in until it is visible in the car.

but its so much easier to drill a new hole on the same side as the battery IMO

 

[stangman67 10+ year member]

"grommet" is on the same side as the battery, the problem I am having is the grommet is hard and not visible from the engine compartment. As far as I can tell you need to get the wire through the grommet and then it weaves through some framework and then in to the engine compartment. Looks like i will be drilling.

 

[lambofgood91 10+ year member]

Ok look right next to the brake pedal. Theres a good size whole to the left of it, its big enough to fit 2 runs of 1/0 through so 4ga should be no problem. There might be some kind of rubber grommet blocking the whole, just pop it out and run the wire through. Hope that helps, if u can't figure it out I'll go out and take pics 2morrow //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[stangman67 10+ year member]

I have a manual if that make a difference, caus I did not see a whole. I will go check again now though.

 

[mythyone 10+ year member]

What type of focus is it? hatch back or a sedan. And as for the hole by the break pedal, i don't have that either ,so it may be a manual thing. The best way is to drill a hole. There is one spot that 4 gauge may work though , look by the steering rod,where it goes threw the firewall. There is a decent is a decent hole that the rod runs threw, you may be able to sneak in threw there.

 

[stangman67 10+ year member]

Zx3, I don't think sneaking a wire through the same whole as the steering shaft is a great idea. I am going to try to force it through the hole where the cars wiring harness goes into the engine. Looks like this going to be **** near impossible but I am going to try.