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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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I have a 92 Prelude SI, and I am trying to run my 2 gauge power wire through the firewall, and I can't find a spot to drill, does anyone have any suggestions?
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 03:56 PM
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I dont think you need to drill a hole... just put it through where the other wires go through from the fuse box.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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yeah there will be a spot thats already drilled. I wouldnt suggest drilling the firewall.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 04:58 PM
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I can't find any such spot, It's a really cramped area.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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if the wires you need to get past the firewall have to hook up to a positive 12V just hook it up to the headunits power instead of the battery. thats wat i did for my gauges. the wire is most likely yellow and it will probly have a lil fuse box on the wire
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 05:18 PM
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Remove the fusebox. There's room underneath.



Taken from a nitrous install at: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/2261379

Also, remember to use a rubber grommet whenever running power wires through the firewall. Vibration and movement will rub the wire's insulation against the sharp chassis hole and it'll ground itself. Don't ask me how I know.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 05:20 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by twiztid00002 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if the wires you need to get past the firewall have to hook up to a positive 12V just hook it up to the headunits power instead of the battery. thats wat i did for my gauges. the wire is most likely yellow and it will probly have a lil fuse box on the wire</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by geoffme &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have a 92 Prelude SI, and I am trying to run my 2 gauge power wire through the firewall, </TD></TR></TABLE>

2ga wire is pretty hefty, I'm assuming he's powering an amp with it.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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Wow pics and everything. Considering the size of that line they used you should have enough room. Like said earlier dont forget the grommet!
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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Thanks everyone. =] The help is much appreciated =]]

and actually the 2g is just for now, I am hooking up 0g here soon I am running 2 1000 watt rms amps
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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Thanks everyone. =] The help is much appreciated =]]

and actually the 2g is just for now, I am hooking up 0g here soon I am running 2 1000 watt rms amps
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by G2IntegraGS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wow pics and everything. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, like they say: pictures are worth a thousand words. And since I didn't want to type out a thousand words, I used the vast resources of H-T to get the point across.

2,000 watts, good lord! Let's see this thing in action when you're done! How many subs are you running back there?
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