Vxr8 running cables from engine bay into cabin
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I take it you are not looking for a power source and there for not connecting to boot battery , if you are running some thing from engine bay eg day light running lights , normally I've found on other cars there are rubber grommets on drivers side near foot well of most cars and normally one is redundant or its drill it time or see if there is enough room to squeeze an extra cable where loom goes in , just grommet and seal where you go through don't want wet feet , I have found if you want to wire some thing I have created a totally seperate loom for any work due to how the car is wired up , my tracker and cut outs are all seperate to the main look
I know........I should drill a new hole, grommet etc but I know it will
end badly when I rip into a loom/pipe/something else important. I can
probably get away with just one cable which has a phono jack on the end which
will have to pull through. I will look for blank grommet, then the steering
column gaitor ect....last resort new hole.
end badly when I rip into a loom/pipe/something else important. I can
probably get away with just one cable which has a phono jack on the end which
will have to pull through. I will look for blank grommet, then the steering
column gaitor ect....last resort new hole.
BartW said:
Why?
Who would run cables through a column grommet , a steering component that turns & your poking wires through within mm"s of a rotating steering component cable tied or notFactory grommets I would only use if they have a male sticking out for an accessory , so you snip the end & feed through
raving said:
Who would run cables through a column grommet , a steering component that turns & your poking wires through within mm"s of a rotating steering component cable tied or not
Factory grommets I would only use if they have a male sticking out for an accessory , so you snip the end & feed through
More like within centimetres. With the steering column being a rotating element, it is not like the cable is going to block the column from rotating. Factory grommets I would only use if they have a male sticking out for an accessory , so you snip the end & feed through
raving said:
Plenty of manufacturers run them through the column grommet for safety & neatness :-0
We are not talking about plenty of manufacturers, but end users who have reasons to run cables through the bulkhead that plenty of manufacturers have not considered plenty of end users would ever need...BartW said:
We are not talking about plenty of manufacturers, but end users who have reasons to run cables through the bulkhead that plenty of manufacturers have not considered plenty of end users would ever need...
I am being sarcastic , in other words its not the done thing . I ll draw you a picture shall IEspecially in a crash when the column collapses & it shorts out & catches fire , top job hello Nicki Lauda
Edited by raving on Saturday 27th February 17:26
raving said:
I am being sarcastic , in other words its not the done thing . I ll draw you a picture shall I
Especially in a crash when the column collapses & it shorts out & catches fire , top job hello Nicki Lauda
I was equally being sarcastic, but yeah crack on, and send me a drawing. Especially in a crash when the column collapses & it shorts out & catches fire , top job hello Nicki Lauda
Edited by raving on Saturday 27th February 17:26
Your theory about a car crash is far fetched. One could say buying used car parts is dangerous, and selling them should be illegal, or modifying cars is not to be done, because during a car crash the non-standard parts might become a source of failure, they might even catch fire!
Alll of the above is done by people every day. Moreover, some do it for living, don't they.
BartW said:
I was equally being sarcastic, but yeah crack on, and send me a drawing.
Your theory about a car crash is far fetched. One could say buying used car parts is dangerous, and selling them should be illegal, or modifying cars is not to be done, because during a car crash the non-standard parts might become a source of failure, they might even catch fire!
Alll of the above is done by people every day. Moreover, some do it for living, don't they.
Why is a car crash far fetched ? I take it crashes don"t happen or columns collapse either. What has running cables in a safe & acceptable way got to do with second hand parts ? Your theory about a car crash is far fetched. One could say buying used car parts is dangerous, and selling them should be illegal, or modifying cars is not to be done, because during a car crash the non-standard parts might become a source of failure, they might even catch fire!
Alll of the above is done by people every day. Moreover, some do it for living, don't they.
Re: Modified cars you would not believe what you see , someone suggested once running cables through a steering column grommet and cable tying them out the way so they will not rub on the column as it rotates or it should be ok if you just drive straight , yee ha he then rode off on a horse !
Ps if you drive an old s
tter Vf Gts like me you may wanna check the wiring from the positive jump point on the n/s flitch that runs down past the n/s/r steering rack bolt as it rubs against it & the rack body further along & can rub through & that could catch fire or is that far fetched to !!!Anyway you enjoy your Saturday night as I have better things to do than debate on this , see you at B & Q tmo for some self tappers , No Nails & sticky tape
Behold81 said:
If it's for your wide band thought the gear gaitor. Or just under neath it.
I did actually run a lc1 wb cable through the passenger floor, but now switching to PLX duel wb,boost and fuel pressure, all have their own little controllers which connect together,if I mount all the controllers in the engine
bay I only need 1 cable to drive the gauges and 1 for the 5v from wb for data logging.....or mount the controllers
inside. I'll weld the wb bosses in on friday (see, now I'm committed
) We can lay everything out on the bench sat check out cable lengths and go from there...........assuming your car leaves us any time
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