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Old 09-21-2014, 12:56 PM
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looking for a place to send after market gauges?

I have aftermarket oil, volts and water temp gauges i want to install, but would really prefer not drilling a hole through my firewall to send the wires and hoses through. is there an easier spot to get to that i can run them through into the engine bay from the cab?
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Re: looking for a place to send after market gauges?

behind the brake pedal there is a hole with a plug or grommet in it. it comes out below the brake booster on the other side.
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Re: looking for a place to send after market gauges?

and since you seem like you want a neat look, I recommend gauge pods for your gauges. You can get them at Summit racing. I ended up replacing my stock ones and sold the pod, but look here to see what it looks like: https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/inte...port-comp.html
Old 09-24-2014, 12:29 PM
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i looked and the only opening is jam packed with wires already. any other suggestions?
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it was this hole?? pics stolen from google.

[IMG]firewall3 by jonnyc127, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]firewall2 by jonnyc127, on Flickr[/IMG]

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it might have a plug in it as shown in the first pic.
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yeah it is that hole. i couldent fit a wire through let alone the sender units and bulky oil line with all the wires in it already. i can take a picture of it.
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oh ok. mine was completely empty...strange. you could always drill a hole through the firewall then just put a rubber grommet around it.
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hope this question isnt as stupid as it sounds.. where can i find rubber gromets for that?
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any auto parts store should sell them. just figure out what size hole you will make then get a grommet that size


ex...http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=720110_0_0_
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and i dont consider any questions stupid. if you dont know the answer to something just ask. it is better to ask than to just guess and get it wrong.
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