The Scooby Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 hey all i got a question, for those who had subs in the back of their car, in the trunk, hatch or against teh hatch door in a wagon. how long of a 8gage power did you need, im gonna go get some to wire up my cerwin-vega 12 sub tonight that i took uot of my mazda truck. and i dont know how much wire i need. also is there a whole in the firewall taht i can run it through rather then drilling, or sunning through the door jam? or do i have to drill, i dont care, but if i have to i will drill a whole. thanks for any help. Shean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyruss Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 I snuck the power lead through the gromit at the drivers side top rear of the engine compartment near the fuel filter. as for how long I would get at least 12 FT to have enough flexibilty in the way you run it. I pulled the seats out as well as the center council and some trim to run mine. it took a lot longer than I expected. oh yeah use split loom to protect it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarutex Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Gosh... i want to say 12ft on the amp wire, but I could be wrong. Its been awhile since i've done mine. On all my subaru's any wire i have needed to get from the engine to the passenger compartment I have gone through the same place. On the drivers side of the car... up by the hood hinge is a large rubber grommet thing that has some wires run through it. I usually just undo one edge of the grommet and run it in through there. This drops down right above the pedals. So take off the 2 pieces of dash below the wheel. And you can reach the wire then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electryc_monk Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 that is a spectacular place and easy to cover in a RTV silicon around the wire and hole when its finished for water proofing ya know. 12 feet sounds reasonable, but if its not to much more I'd suggest 15 for error on caution side incase a section gets a burr cut in it while running it thru the undercarpet sections. OR if your really hurting for a place and don't want to use that nice hug grommett then there is a smaller grommet around the speedo cable (as well as the clutch cable as a second err thrid option) I run the boost line thru the speedo grommet as well as the A/F sensor wire. :>) its discrete and very close to the areas of interest for these two mod's for connectivities. ya know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 the BIG boot at either left or right side by hood hinge I bought 25ft of green electrical stranded copper electrical wire, needed enough for ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 I used 15 ft, IIRC. However, I also ran the power wire over to the passenger side when I had the sub. You could get away with less than that if you mounted the amp on the driver's side. Under the driver's seat is a good place too, if you want a super-short power wire run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 on the rx, we ran it thru the speedo cable grommet on the firewall, down behind the center consile, ubder the console. then under the carped behind the parking brake, comes out under the back seat, then thri the split in the rx back seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scooby Posted January 17, 2004 Author Share Posted January 17, 2004 ya i ran it through the gromet on the driver side, hooked everything up and turned on the stereo, no sub, forgot i took out my fuse for my truck and forgot to put a new one in, so tossed in a fuse and man, it sounds sweet, im glad i put my system in the roo. now i just have to go get a turbo muffler, clamps, and extention pipe, 2wd dizzy, and take off the clutch fan and swap on a second electric fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torxxx Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 dont waste the time on a 2wd disty I was looking at that before and people has said it was a myth for the ea82s the power curve deal was for ea81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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