Fitting a subwoofer and amplifier

[Monks Seat]

Hi all,
I want to fit my sub and amplifer from my last car, it to my ibiza. The only thing is i cant find any were to get the power lead through the bulk head, is there any where? its really bugging me cus i cant find any were!!! I only need it inside the car and il sort the rest out.
If any one has fitted one, could really do with some help.
cheers

 

[Breezapom]

open your Bonnet and look at the right strut there will be a gromet there pop the first one out then there will be another one that goes in behind the glove box

 

[Monks Seat]

cheers 4 that, il have a look in the mornin.

 

[Monks Seat]

One other thing, where can I connect the earth lead off the amplifier to sum were in the boot? Cheers

 

[george130]

Look behind the felt lining on the left hand side, you can ground to the same bolt the rear lights use and feed the wire behind the felt!

 

[hon_n_gem]

^ Excatly how I did mine, the power cable is pretty fiddly but managable.

For the earth, take off the rear parcel shelf holding bit on the left of the car. This is held in by three screws (one behind the seat, one along the side and one is hidden behind the panelling around the boot). Give the plastic a yank and it should come out, pull back the carpet and take a pick for earthing points.

 

[Cal91]

Please help!!!

I am doing the same thing but can't get the wire through that little grommet

I pushed it through the first one, then the second one has very thick insulation behind and it just won't go through

What did you's do?

 

[Monks Seat]

alrite m8
u av to open the passenger door and take the pannel of the side of the dash, now put ur hand in and feel right to the back of the dash, u should b able to feel that insulation, give it a bit of a pull and it should give u a bit of space to feed ur power cable through.

 

[Cal91]

okay will give it a try.

How did you feed the cable through???

I think I might snap that plastic panel at the bottom of the windscreen trying to get my hand in to push the cable through.

 

[Monks Seat]

naaaa dont do that, u wana try and get one of them long spring things with a little grabber on the enf and u can force it though then u can grab the power cable and pull it back through the hole, were abouts u live any were near birmingham?

 

[Cal91]

Lol I do have one of them somewhere :S

Will ask my dad.

I live in Middlesbrough so yeah... nowhere near Birmingham lol.

 

[Monks Seat]

ooooo, lol, i jst thought if u lived near us i cud gid u a hand, owell.
i used the spring thing to do mine, i jst went through the space at the end of that plastic trim and kept pushing to get it through, o and tru 2 get the spring thing to go through the inside hole and when it hits the insulation try and get it to go to the right and downwards (towards the passenger door, not inwards towards the drivers side) this it where the cable will go around the insulation and u should b able 2 grab it then.

 

[Cal91]

Cheers very much mate!

I wouldn't have a clue. I got in a proper power rage today over it. Eventually got to the point when I was throwing sh*t lol!

I will have a go tomorrow then.

 

[Monks Seat]

any more probs jst gid us a message and i try help u.

 

[Cal91]

Sorry to bother you again...

Fitted the sub today but i've hit a problem... a big one at that

I found the earth point on the drivers side behind the carpet which I think is for the back lights but me being an idiot tried to undo the nut to add my subs earth and the nut has snapped off the cars body.

Now I believe it has been spot welded on but now what can I do??

 

[Monks Seat]

how did u get the power cable through in the end? il av a look on my car to try and find the place ur on about, or if u put sum pic's up? i earthed mine to a plate in the spare wheel well.

 

[Cal91]

Oh and to add to all this...
When I start my car now, it cuts straight back out. Im assuming its because of this.

 

[Cal91]

I got my sister to pull back the insulation and she has smaller hands so managed to grab the wire

 

[Cal91]

How do you add photo's on here :?

 

[Monks Seat]

im lost on this 1 old pal, if its only a retaining screw for the light the i dout this is causing the problems, av u checked ur fuses??