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Old 11-13-2011, 06:13 PM
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How do you guys run wire from the inside of the cab to the engine compartment and keep it clean looking? I'll be doing this on a 2001 silvy

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I use the rubber grommet on the firewall under the wiper motor
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I drilled a hole and put a grommet in it. Looks clean.
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I drilled a hole and put a grommet in it. Looks clean.
I did the same thing. I drilled a hole through that little indention under the master cylinder, and it came out right near the steering column. I had to run to the back of the cab, and i tucked the wires under the plastic panels, and down the track that's under the sill plates at the bottom of the door.

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Ok, thats looks pretty clean.. where do you get the grommets from?
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Also could you post up a good pic of where this grommet is under the wiper motor? I cant find mine.. i see a grommet beside the brake booster but im not sure if thats it or not..

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Originally Posted by 01silvy
Also could you post up a good pic of where this grommet is under the wiper motor? I cant find mine.. i see a grommet beside the brake booster but im not sure if thats it or not..

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That's the one...the big grommet that the main harness goes through. I've run a bunch of stuff through there by removing the tape on both sides and using a plastic snake to pull wires through. Then, after I decided that I'd run enough stuff through there, I drilled a hole and used a rubber grommet as the others have mentioned, right beneath the factory grommet.
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Oh ok, i gotcha.. where do yall buy the rubber grommets from?

Thanks for the help
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I went rite through where the main harness comes through the fire wall by the inner fender well.. It has a grommet already where all them wires come through at.. Just be careful and open it up some with a razor, run your wire with the rest of them
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Ok thanks guys, ill probly work on this the first of next week so ill see how it ends up.. thanks for the help


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