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Title: For the love of me, I cannot find the gromit
Post by: Nino on 08 October 2012, 14:12

Hey guys, wanted to install my Newsouth Boost gauge today, I read Cully's & a few other DIY installs but for the love of me I seriously cannot find anywhere that I can feed the Boost line into the cockpit, I looked where people say to put it and I do not seem to have anywhere for it to go?  :huh: Being as mine is an AUM does that make my firewall different? there seems to be carpet on my firewall..

This is the right hand side of my engine bay, as you can see there is no where for my boost lead to go??
(http://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/210/photo7xr.jpg)

Any ideas guys?  :huh: :huh:

Title: Re: For the love of me, I cannot find the gromit
Post by: Reesy23 on 08 October 2012, 14:14

I ran mine through the rubber seal above the lid on the drivers side under the scuttle panel. If you unbolt the lid, you can see the interior of the car. I then ran it along under where the scuttle panel would be and through the trunking under the airbox..

Title: Re: For the love of me, I cannot find the gromit
Post by: Nino on 08 October 2012, 14:16

Quote from: Reesy23 on 08 October 2012, 14:14

I ran mine through the rubber seal above the lid on the drivers side under the scuttle panel. If you unbolt the lid, you can see the interior of the car. I then ran it along under where the scuttle panel would be and through the trunking under the airbox..

sorry to sound stupid but when you say lid? where do you mean?

Title: Re: For the love of me, I cannot find the gromit
Post by: Reesy23 on 08 October 2012, 14:26

It's o.k. Lid is a stupid explanation..

If you take the scuttle panel off, in the area where the steering wheel would be, you should see a white square, which should have wires leading to it. The rubber sleaving for one of the cables that leads into that is where my boost gauge feeds in to the car..

Title: Re: For the love of me, I cannot find the gromit
Post by: Nino on 08 October 2012, 14:32

Thanks, I have read in the past that to remove that pannel is a huge headace thou?

Title: Re: For the love of me, I cannot find the gromit
Post by: Reesy23 on 08 October 2012, 14:37

Not really. Took me about an hour to do the gauge, that was at a leisurely pace as well.

Title: Re: For the love of me, I cannot find the gromit
Post by: DunnDeal12 on 08 October 2012, 14:39

take the glove box out and look rite at the back

Title: Re: For the love of me, I cannot find the gromit
Post by: scarr89 on 08 October 2012, 15:47

Follow the boot release cable. Piece of cake.  :smiley:

Title: Re: For the love of me, I cannot find the gromit
Post by: Nino on 08 October 2012, 16:27

Cheers for the info guys i'll keep u updated once its fitted, problem is this bloody rain  :angry:

Title: Re: For the love of me, I cannot find the gromit
Post by: Nino on 08 October 2012, 21:34

Ok managed to get the Gauge fitted althou Im unsure if the routing will work, will have to wait untill my T-part arrives from ebay but thats all I need to connect now, however Im happy with the way it lights up and sits :)

(http://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/528/photo8la.jpg)

Title: Re: For the love of me, I cannot find the gromit
Post by: Wayne on 08 October 2012, 22:09

If you go through the bonnet cable grommet, be sure to seal it with a little silicone afterwards.