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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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Car: 1986 Iroc Camaro
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Drilling through Fire Wall

Where will be the best place to drill, so I can run my amp wires to the battery.
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 05:15 PM
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Re: Drilling through Fire Wall

Right around the brake booster is the easiest place to reach. Just make sure to reference something from the inside to the outside before drilling.
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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Re: Drilling through Fire Wall

^ +1 and start you hole small incase it is gonna hit something.
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 12:41 AM
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Re: Drilling through Fire Wall

i drilled a hole for my amp right above were the hood latch cable comes thru. its really easy to access from the inside to.
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 07:52 AM
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Re: Drilling through Fire Wall

Being that your battery is on the passenger side (since you have a Camaro), I would check out the area behind the kick panel on that side. I ran mine right next to the antenna grommit, but I don't know if you'll have the same amount of clearance if your antenna is power.
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 10:33 AM
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Car: 1988 Fire Bird (T-Roof)
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Re: Drilling through Fire Wall

My first question is WHY?!?!! There are lots of spots you can run your cables without drilling holes. Look under the dash pull some of that carpet back and look behind the brake pedal. there wil lbe a gromet right there. take a screw driver POP it out and run ur cables from the battery across under the shrouding covering the rad up to the corner then run it straight up to the hole make sure u seal that hole with something as well. That rubber gromet is to protect the cables and wires from the edges of that hole. HOPE THIS HELPS
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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Re: Drilling through Fire Wall

is this gromet on all camaros???
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