mk3 sub wiring route question

[louis_23]

hi all just got my mk3 gti 5 door just wondering how to run the cable from battery to the boot of me car cant find any gaps under the hood that lead into my car  :embarassed:

[Dan34]

there should be some rubber grommets on the firewall in to engine bay make a small hole in one and feed the wire through 

Dan

[louis_23]

there should be some rubber grommets on the firewall in to engine bay make a small hole in one and feed the wire through 

Dan

thanx matey where is the fir wall located? is that on passengerside?

[eightyeightmph]

Get on your hands & knees in the passenger footwell & stick your hand up behind the glove box, a couple of inches up you'll feel the main loom, trace that back towards the front of the car until you hit the firewall, it will go through a big rubber bung into the engine bay. Feed the power through there.

Alternatively, pop the hood have a look down from the coolant expansion tank & slightly to the left & you'll see the other side, it's a bit easier to get at & you can see what you're doing!

After that, undo the trim in the passenger footwell & the two scuff plates inside the doors & feed the wiring along there & under the carpet beneath the back seat & into the boot.

Hope that helps! 

[louis_23]

Get on your hands & knees in the passenger footwell & stick your hand up behind the glove box, a couple of inches up you'll feel the main loom, trace that back towards the front of the car until you hit the firewall, it will go through a big rubber bung into the engine bay. Feed the power through there.

Alternatively, pop the hood have a look down from the coolant expansion tank & slightly to the left & you'll see the other side, it's a bit easier to get at & you can see what you're doing!

After that, undo the trim in the passenger footwell & the two scuff plates inside the doors & feed the wiring along there & under the carpet beneath the back seat & into the boot.

Hope that helps! 

that dose help alot cheers matey realy appreciate it 

[tony_west1980]

mine is whwere the main loom comes into the car from engine bay just make sure u seal it after i found it easyer to take my glvoe box out

[shepgti]

couple of pics that might help 


passenger side under glove box




passenger side trim to run cable

[B-chi]

I've just run 2runs of 0awg down mine & it was the easiest car I've ever done it on.

I've got some pics so I'll post em up tomorrow.

There's an inch & a half grommit behind the fluid reservoir next to the battery, sorry off the top of my head can't remember which fluid. Pop that off.

Next remove the under glovebox storage & glove box & look to the left. You should see some light from the engine bay. Pull the cables through then lift up the side trim & there is absolutely bags of room in the existing cable runs.