best way to string wire throught firewall grommet?

[ivrex 10+ year member]

soon i will be wiring up an amp in my friend's '98 integra. this will be my 1st amp install and the only concern i have is getting it through the firewall. the rest is cake =).

i saw a suggestion that i should connect a wire coat hanger to the power wire and feed it thru the grommet that way. another suggestion was to remove the grommet and cut an appropriately sized hole for the wire

so what should i do?

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[azbass 5,000+ posts]

if you can remove it and make a hole in it do that. othe wise, use the coat hanger/antenna trick. to poke it through

 

[ivrex 10+ year member]

so what? take a razor and cut a hole in the grommet the same size as the wire?

 

[89montero 10+ year member]

I have found the best way is to stick a needle nose plies through the grommet(handles on side you want the wire). The jam a screw driver handle or something similar in between the plier handles so it holds the pliers open. Then go to the other side of the wire wall and rest the end of the wire on the open plier needles. Now go back to the side with the plier handles, remove the screw driver handle(or what ever is holding the pliers open), grab the pliers tightly and pull the wire through.

That's how I do it and it works great every time.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

If you can get to the grommet with a razor knife, cut a slit in it, not a hole the size of the wire. Just cutting a slit will leave a tight seal between the grommet and the wire and prevent moisture from getting in through the hole.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

so what? take a razor and cut a hole in the grommet the same size as the wire?

take razor. cut a Slit. no hole. then take the wire, tape it to a pice of hanger/antenna and poke it through.

 

[rocky 59 5,000+ posts]

you your penis. best way hands down. tho i preferre hands on //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

oh make sure to use lube too

 

[dgr00s 10+ year member]

cut hole, shove wire until desired amount enters cab. boom.