wiring

[Jcool 10+ year member]

i have a 96 lincoln town car and i have a pretty good idea on how to install everything. i have one question about the power wire going from the battery to the trunk though ( not sure what its called). could you take the wire and put it under the car then drill a hole in the trunk and feed the wire through there to the amp? i would feed the power cord through some kind of protective tubing to protect from water and everything on the road. good idea or bad idea?

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[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

Not a bad idea at all i've seen people do it most people like me run it through the firewall cause it's much easier also.

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

yeah you can do that, just make sure it is protected properly

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

You can do what me and my friend did for his when we ran his under his car use a platic tubing then once u get it all ran silicone the ends where the wire comes out that way u get no water in it. did the same thing with neon's under the ride of his.

 

[troy_audi0 10+ year member]

use a nice loom & zip tie it up .. run down the side that dose not have the muffler..

Id just go thru the fire wall..

Peace troy

 

[Kriszilla 10+ year member]

I prefer to go through the firewall, less chance of damage from rocks / debris, but if you absolutely must go under the vehicle, garden hose makes a nice flexible protector. Just make sure it's dry, then silicone both ends so that water and muck can't get in.

 

[Jcool 10+ year member]

ok thanks. its not that i CANT go through the firewall, its just i figured go under the car because it just seems easier to me because of not having to tear up the carpet and the backseat. but i may be wrong.