Member Since: 22 Sep 2014
Location: Hereford
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Snap...........although my large red cable went to the rear! I tucked it behind the foam in the footwell instead of piercing through it!
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12th Sep 2017 9:45 pm
GLYNNE
Member Since: 06 Oct 2006
Location: KENT
Posts: 4645
DSL wrote:
Look at the dust on top of the tape wrapping the wiring loom bit.
I think a coat hanger might work to punch holes through, though looking at 3 2.5mm2/30amps pulled through so might need to be three holes with the coat hanger. Will all have to be fed from the inside, not even SWMBO can get her dainty mits to that grommet from the engine bay. Just got to get those pesky loom wires out of the way.
Some silicon grease will help the cable pass through the grommet keeping it a tight fit. If you don't have the Silicon then some washing up liquid will also do the job
Lube up your rubber
One hole will do
12th Sep 2017 11:25 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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I've joined Club I've Got Wires Hanging Out of My Car!!
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Managed to get a metal coat hanger (the only one in the house!!!) through the rubber lining just as where it should be.
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3 x 30 Amp cables in a 10mm sleeve then fed back from the cabin to the footwell.
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Crappy pic but the sun was out!! Had to take the aux battery out and undo some of MrH's fab work, but was all put back OK.
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Only thing lost was the grommet, it fell inwards. But it being a LR gaffer tape was suitably deployed.
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Couldn't have done it without SWMBO, she's promoted to Gopher in Chief.
Careful... Grommet doesn't just keep water and dirt out, it stops wires rubbing on metal edges too..
Dean
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14th Sep 2017 1:45 pm
tayaste
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
Posts: 7633
^^ +1
14th Sep 2017 2:51 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72770
Agreed, the 3 cables and their sleeve come straight out and the tape is holding them in that position. Will sort out a grommet later though.
Well footwell is back to normal. The cable to the relay in the behind glovebox fusebox is through and connected up and the other two cables are furled up and stashed behind the footwell trim.
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Proof of the pud:
Ignition off
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Ignition on, engine off
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Engine running
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Battery box all back together and everything all wired up.
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Of course everything is fused, but just the one cable has a fuse in it, the one to the relay position. The fusebox is held nicely in position by double sided tape so it's not going to wander around. ISTR the fuse in the main fuse box is 20A, I've bunged in a 15A fuse in the aux fuse box.
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