Tips for running clean wires?

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

just the 0 ga lol

 

[redfred18t 10+ year member]

it really helps to know a friend that knows your car inside and out.

I have a mk4 vw jetta. When I did my sub/amp a few years back, my friend helped me route all the wires cleanly. Since he already did the sub/amp in his jetta before, he knew where all the right locations for everything would be, how to pop the right panels, and things of that nature. Now after he helped me out, I learned a bunch of neat little tricks. Hell, when I ran wires for my fogs, I hid them completely out of sight and ran them along my wiring harness into my interior. No firewall drilling or need to find a grommet or anything (although the grommet that I know of is now packed with a boost gauge hose and a couple of other things haha)

Also take your time with everything. Its better to spend a few more hours of your time and have everything look clean than have something stick out or even short out and ruin your equipment, or even worse, your car.

 

[spacegear 10+ year member]

run it in the undercarriage.

 

[81elocd]

use soap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

learn how to take your car apart. this is essential in a clean install.

i've had to get on to my friends for their messy shit. so i hold their hand while they fix it.

 

[orangecounty1 10+ year member]

I run wireless HU and amps //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

any pics?

 

[THUNDERBIRD 10+ year member]

take your time. pull the seats and spend alot of money because then you have the man if i mess these wires up i am out alot of money. hell i have gutted my 2 cars when i did the installs. customers cars i run everything down 1 side and call it good, just tuck the rcas as far under the carpet as possible.

 

[Freelander 10+ year member]

I've never had to remove the interior to hide all the wires.....you can route them through the sills and side panels if you know what you are doing //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[orangecounty1 10+ year member]

any pics?

no, its wireless //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif