cable run in CRX

[NE14MX 10+ year member]

I am putting power cable in my 91 CRX early this week and wanted to know if anyone has done this before? If so, where was the best place to run through the firewall? I searched teh forum pretty good and couldn;t find an answer. I can take teh dash off and all that if I have to but if someone has done this before, it would save me the trouble. Thanks in advance

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[MustangGT25YRS 10+ year member]

You really shouldn't have to remove the the Dash to run a Power Cable through the fire wall. If you have a drop light or flashlight,look under the hood at the firewall for a rubber grommet.It may take some looking,so be Patient!

If there is a grommet that's not being used,you "may" be able to use that one.

Take something,like a wire coat hanger,put a point on an end you cut off(The longest part,and gently push it into the grommet.If there is something behind the grommet,don't force the coat hanger,you could damage something.Then go into the car,with your light and look to see where the coat hanger is comin' through. an i an Depending on the grommet size,and cable you are using,you don't want to have a Humungeous Hole either.Water and elements could get in //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsdown.gif.d22f25895e9b40f2300c953691dacfa2.gif .Take some spray silicone with an extension tube,and spray the grommet where the hole is.

Next,take the cable,and with electrical tape,tape the cable to the coat hanger(couple of inches should do it).Push the coat hangerin the grommet several inches,then stop.Go into the car and grab the coat hanger and pull from the inside(Better to have a friend help you).If there is resistance pulling the cable in,then spray some silicone on the cable.This will help it to make its way thru the grommet w/o binding.Make sure you have enough cable to go to the contours of your car and to the distro blocks or amps,etc.Leave alittle more cable under the seat bottom,in case you may ever need it,and leave enough under the hood so you can wire tie the cable as you route it to the battery>Neatly,away from moving or hot spots.......And Don't forget the waterproof fuseholder within *18"* of the battery.Make **Secure and Neat Connections** .I cannot stress that enough.Do it Once>>>>>>>>>Do It Right //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif .I hope this helps you to some degree.Maybe someone can chime in who may have a CRX,and knows where there is a Grommet.One more thing is Not to get a drill and bit and blow a hole through the firewall,,,,,,,,,There may be something behind a spot that looks good //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif .Take Care and good luck with your system.

 

[NE14MX 10+ year member]

Thanks Mustand, good advice there and it's helpful posts that make forums worthwhile. I looked for grommets already and I really couldn;t find any. It was getting drak however so i will look better tomorrow. Was hoping someone on here had specific info on a late model CRX but if not, I'll follow your advice.

 

[MustangGT25YRS 10+ year member]

You're Welcome //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif . If you want.......Let me know how you make out.

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[VOA_NIGHTMARE 10+ year member]

i did one but it wont help you because we ran 0gau and ran it under the car, it was also several yrs ago so I dont really remember to much details on it, were a spot on the firewall was. But just look around there is almost always a spot, worse case you have to drill a hole your self and thats not too hard neither and sometimes its better to do it that way.

 

[NE14MX 10+ year member]

I'm putting in 1/0 gauge as well. I looked at it again today and looks like I am gonna have to drill which is ok I guess but I really didn't want to. Thanks for the input.

i did one but it wont help you because we ran 0gau and ran it under the car, it was also several yrs ago so I dont really remember to much details on it, were a spot on the firewall was. But just look around there is almost always a spot, worse case you have to drill a hole your self and thats not too hard neither and sometimes its better to do it that way.

 

[VOA_NIGHTMARE 10+ year member]

you can also look into running it under your car,and gettin some type of cover over it and then drilling up into the rear, this is a pretty easy way to do it. Trying to hide that big of wire is a pain in the butt some times depending on your car. But I think that is another reason why we ran it under the car was it was almost impossible to hide it well. thats if you like the clean look.

 

[poorlilrich 10+ year member]

i set up my first system yesterday, we had to drill a hole in the firewall ..89 acura legend

much more simple then you think, the part thats time consuming is finding a spot where you wont drill into anything! check that part many many times before drilling

 

[swaptrex 10+ year member]

i looked in my crx to see if i could find one and mine has one directly under the steering wheel on the firewall. it had a grommet in it and was very hard to spot. from one crx owner to another i have a simple question. i don't have my manual and was wondering what spot the headunit fuse is in the fuse box. hopefully you know, thanks!