Help running 0 gauge!

[stephens30228 10+ year member]

I am about to attempt my first amp install myself, and unfortunately it is 0 gauge. I was wondering if there was anything I needed to know before beginning and what is typically used as a grommet so that the firewall doesn't cut the wire? Thank you

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[stephens30228 10+ year member]

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[Radiospank 10+ year member]

silicone maybe for grommet?

 

[stephens30228 10+ year member]

silicone maybe for grommet?

Well I thought about that, but was curious how I would go about keeping it from cutting open to expose wire, I was kinda skeptical about if silicone would work for that part or not.

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

You should be able to get an actual grommet somewhere on the cheapz. Or use a bit of split wire loom. Silicone around the edge of the hole could work, or even electrical tape(attached to the firewall, not the wire). I wouldn't recommend using the electrical tape, but as long as you aren't moving the wire around much, and assuming it's not bouncing all around, it should be fine with any one of those options.

Some people don't even use grommets.

 

[CHEMMINS 10+ year member]

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_35298_Scosche-WPG0-10.html

Get one, makes life easy.

 

[stephens30228 10+ year member]

You should be able to get an actual grommet somewhere on the cheapz. Or use a bit of split wire loom. Silicone around the edge of the hole could work, or even electrical tape(attached to the firewall, not the wire). I wouldn't recommend using the electrical tape, but as long as you aren't moving the wire around much, and assuming it's not bouncing all around, it should be fine with any one of those options.
Some people don't even use grommets.

Hmm, so I could actually be super safe, I could put the wire in a loom, tape the loom, then silicone the hole when I put in the cable? I have a fear of cutting wires so I am trying to ease my mind.

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

Hmm, so I could actually be super safe, I could put the wire in a loom, tape the loom, then silicone the hole when I put in the cable? I have a fear of cutting wires so I am trying to ease my mind.

That wouldn't be very pretty, but it would work, yes.

 

[stephens30228 10+ year member]

... Who sees the wire once it goes behind the motor anyways? Then once it goes through the firewall it is hidden under the carpet. ;-)

 

[CHEMMINS 10+ year member]

just get the pack of 10 grommets for $7..........

weird....last one links to monster...here is the sonix one.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_35298_Scosche-WPG0-10.html

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

just get the pack of 10 grommets for $7..........
weird....last one links to monster...here is the sonix one.

Scosche WPG0-10 10 Pack of 0 Gauge Waterproof Grommets

I didn't know if OP's already in the process of installing his wire or not, so I didn't want to suggest getting something online. But, it would be a good idea to get these.

 

[stephens30228 10+ year member]

Well that is the thing, I am in the middle of the installation... should have preplanned this, but this is the only opportunity for me to install for a few weeks, I may just pay a local stereo shop the $20 and let him just run it through the firewall and secure it and such, that way I can do the rest. I will be ordering those grommets for future use though.

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

I simply used an existing grommet..

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

Well that is the thing, I am in the middle of the installation... should have preplanned this, but this is the only opportunity for me to install for a few weeks, I may just pay a local stereo shop the $20 and let him just run it through the firewall and secure it and such, that way I can do the rest. I will be ordering those grommets for future use though.

Yeah, since you're already installing, don't worry about getting grommets. Just get a small piece of wire loom(cut it to a size that's similar to what a grommet would be), tape the loom itself shut, silicone it to the firewall, then run the wire through that.

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

I don't use grommets because there isn't a convenient place to drill through the firewall on my pathfinder. Instead, I took off a piece of metal that exposed a large hole and ran my wire through that. To prevent cutting I just put some electrical tape around the edges of the hole to take away any sharpness...kinda ghetto, yeah, but it works lol.