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im just hooking up my cables ready for installing. i didnt know where to run the wires around the engine bay so i wanted to know how ppl here done theres?

how is your power wire/cable laying in the engine bay? pics would be very helpful

thanks

 
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http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/at...chmentid=18589

Once it comes through that grommit, Just run it neatly to the battery pos terminal. Use some wire loom and wire ties and you'll be all set. I

 
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so in the photo i toggled with, the red line area is your power cable right?

the green marks is the way i did mine. it starts from firewall going upward in FRONT of the metal black bar (on my ex, its bigger and thicker).
than i loop it up more til its BEHIND the golden/bronze bar then behind the grey box thing on the upperleft corner on the engine bay.

i ran it like that because i thought that pump looking thing will heat a lot so i tried to avoid that as much as possible.

is what i did fine or should i make some changes?

 
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Perfect. Just make sure you use loom like in that picture - I have no idea who's car that is, the pic comes from this forum.

 
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yes, wire loom always makes it look cleaner

 
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not my pic lol, sorry to whomever the rightful owner was/is.

wire loom is that black plastic ridge covering im guessing? if so, yeah i used that from the firewall to the battery.


thanks for the help folks




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Yup, that's what wire loom is. It protects the wire from the heat of the engine. Let us how know how it comes out.

 
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When i ran my power wire (4 gauge) I covered it in black wire flex loom and zip-tied it to the wire(s) going into the firewall. It doesnt stand out a bit and is verry clean. and how about that extremly considerate gromet from Honda that has a nipple on it that u can cut the tip off of and run your wire through! And in the door jambs (in the door) there is a gromet that allready has a hole throgh it to run wires

 
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I will agree with where you are going with this and say that Honda was definitely an easy install. Some other cars suck to work on *cough* Cadillac *cough*

 
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is it ok to let the grommet rubber circular piece hang out a little? i have my power wire OUTSIDE of the grommet making a gap. so when i drive in the rain, would water come thru?

heres a sample pic of what im talking about: the green is the power wire and the blue behind it is the gap space.

 
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It would be better to run it through the grommet rather than under it. It probably won't pose a problem though. Unless the power wire is rubber up against the bare metal . . .

 
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haha J187, Cadillacs ARE a beotch.. I also hate the 97-202 cavaliers.. hmm maybe it's something about GM... ha

 
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Jttegx, I would run the wire through the grommet. Under like you have it over time will cause the wire to slowly rub the protective rubber coating off. This could cause some fantastic fireworks one morning though!!!

 
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^^^^^^^

Exactly what I said.

 
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its not touching any metal, just the outer border of where the grommet is suppose to be plugged in to.

 
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Over time that may rub from vibrations and what not, just a word of caution.