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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Scrubadub on December 07, 2012, 10:08:32 am

Title: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: Scrubadub on December 07, 2012, 10:08:32 am: Trying to find the best route for the wiring for my Air ride but can seem to fund a sensible grommet to feed the wires through?
Just need to get 2 wires to the battery terminals
Any suggestions?
Pics would be great
Title: Re: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: Andy on December 07, 2012, 10:23:02 am: take the battery out and thier is some gromets behind there
Title: Re: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: Squeeguk on December 07, 2012, 12:23:30 pm: Yep, as above, right behind the battery is where there is a grommet with the main harness going into the interior.
Title: Re: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: Scrubadub on December 07, 2012, 02:24:35 pm: can i do it without disconnecting battery? dont want to lose revo settings :(
Title: Re: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on December 07, 2012, 03:07:22 pm: I rooted my pipe for my boost guage through that grommit, can be done without removing the battery but is a PITA, just make sure you have plenty of light.
Title: Re: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: gazon69 on December 07, 2012, 03:46:39 pm: Quote from: Jaywoo-GTI on December 07, 2012, 03:07:22 pm
I rooted my pipe for my boost guage through that grommit, can be done without removing the battery but is a PITA, just make sure you have plenty of light.
it'll be a nightmare without taking the battery out pal. I wired my meth kit through there.
Title: Re: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: Scrubadub on December 07, 2012, 04:48:26 pm: Thats my weekend planned then :confused: thanks guys
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Post by: chrisr763 on December 07, 2012, 10:30:58 pm: Good luck! Shame to loose the settings :( although your getting it done soon are you not? Or just got it done?
Title: Re: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: Scrubadub on December 08, 2012, 11:45:49 am: Had it done Wednesday
Title: Re: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: Polo6n1600i on December 08, 2012, 01:53:04 pm: I'll get pics and show you were in 5 minutes - it's easy
Title: Re: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: Scrubadub on December 08, 2012, 04:49:20 pm: Excellent sounds promising
Title: Re: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: Squeeguk on December 08, 2012, 09:52:01 pm: Here you go some pics for you.

Where the battery normally goes:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi63.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh147%2Fsqueeguk%2FAudio%2FDSCF3832.jpg&hash=5c79e08241ec7339374ca77bc35ce906864cdea3)

The bunch of wires going into the firewall:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi63.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh147%2Fsqueeguk%2FAudio%2FDSCF3833.jpg&hash=a5ff398401043ac6e8e9db1caddb6de7a6d49446)

and the grommet that you need to feed the cable through:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi63.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh147%2Fsqueeguk%2FAudio%2FDSCF3835.jpg&hash=df45874ea760fc843d9b38a46b1e7bb3d5048e96)

Hope this helps? You really can't miss it.
Title: Re: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: Polo6n1600i on December 09, 2012, 03:08:28 pm: I couldn't get back into the p/s footwell. However it is easy to get to.

Remove the tray under the glovebox, once that's out the way you can look right upto the left corner high. Use a wire coat hanger and push it through from the inside, the wire comes out just below the battery. Easy - took 5 minutes to do
Title: Re: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: andygo on December 09, 2012, 05:54:45 pm: Just run some long lengths of wire from the battery terminals to the normal wiring. There's hardly any current being used with everything switched off so thin wire should be ok. by doing that, your car is always connected to the batttery, it's temporarily just by a thinner wire.
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Post by: Polo6n1600i on December 09, 2012, 09:30:14 pm: Whereas I would say use a thick a wire as you can (I used 4 gauge)
Title: Re: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: andygo on December 10, 2012, 10:49:38 am: I know what you mean, just thinner wire is easier to find/attach.
Title: Re: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: Scrubadub on December 14, 2012, 03:11:09 pm: Going to have a go tomorrow, thanks for your input. Worse case scenario, il try adding another battery on jump leads and remove standard battery
Title: Re: Where to run wires through bulkhead to battery???
Post by: Scrubadub on December 15, 2012, 06:18:45 pm: All done, bit of a pain, I taped wires to a thin rod and poked them through from inside the passenger footwell in the end.

Thanks again