How to Run power cable from Battery to Amp?

[Turbo Banana]

Hi,

Just wondering if there is an easy way to run a power cable from the battery through the bulkhead and into the car?

Cheers
Rich

 

[LEE69]

Behind the glovebox iirc or take it from under the drivers side panel

http://www.icecavern.com/howtos/leonlowerdashtrim/main.php

 

[Klone]

i did it behind the glovebox too..

take it out and use a coathanger to go through, then tape the cable to it and pull through into the engine bay.

took me about 5mins. then i run that down the passenger side and the RCAs down the drivers side.

 

[Allan_84]

if you have a small/medium size amp then its ok to take the power like the link LEE69 have posted.

i did it from the battery and all the way to the rear. if you want to do it this way, the easyest is to take of the airbox, and the wiper arms.
now from the battery to the wiper area there is a black plastic tray, where all wires are running, use that for the amp wire, and in th wiper area there is a white box, you can take of the top, and use one of the rubber gromets to get the amp wire through, and now you are inside the cabin, and just follow the side plastic panels to the rear.

 

[jamiedallow]

Glove Box

I did mine a few weeks ago, massive gromit a main loom goes in to that appears behind the glove box. As Klone said, coat hanger through then tape the cable on and pull it through, but I went from engine bay into cabin not cabin into bay. Can try and get some pics in the morning if you need them?

Here's one posted on another post
(Can't post links as haven't made enough posts yet), but its (without spaces)
h t t p: / / image shack . us / photo / my-images / 360 / bulkheadqn4 . jpg

Original Post Post: h t t p : / / w w w . seat cupra .net / forums / show thread . php? t= 198607 & highlight=install+amp

(right near the bottom of page 1) which I used as a guide

Again like Klone I ran power down passenger and RCA down drivers side.

 

[Turbo Banana]

Cool cheers guys will have a stab at it once I have found out why there is loads of water collecting in the drivers side door sill?!!

 

[Ronin225]

Have a look on the last page on my RR as it shows the grommet, etc to use
Mine is back to front now though, battery in back feeding power to front

 

[jamiedallow]

Cool cheers guys will have a stab at it once I have found out why there is loads of water collecting in the drivers side door sill?!!

Not sure if this is any use or not as only had my Leon a few weeks and fingers crossed no water but on other cars pollen filter can be the cause of soaking floors (or do you mean under the actual sill's where you'd run the cables?)

 

[Turbo Banana]

Not sure if this is any use or not as only had my Leon a few weeks and fingers crossed no water but on other cars pollen filter can be the cause of soaking floors (or do you mean under the actual sill's where you'd run the cables?)

It's not actually in the car yet, I hope.... Basically once it has rained I go out and open the drivers side door and a load of water falls out onto my feet?!!

Gonna check all the carpets now just in case.......

 

[Turbo Banana]

Have a look on the last page on my RR as it shows the grommet, etc to use
Mine is back to front now though, battery in back feeding power to front

Ok cheers, but here comes the dumb question "what's your RR"???

 

[Ronin225]

Readers ride, the link is in my sig
As for the water problem look in the Mk1 FAQ section at the leaky door seals and follow the repair guide

 

[Turbo Banana]

Ok cheers, but here comes the dumb question "what's your RR"???

Clicked the link in your sig! Got it now. Cheers

 

[jamiedallow]

Pics

Took some pics this morning of how I did mine

Link below (without spaces) - can't post links normally until 15 posts
h t t p : // www . photobucket . com / jd_cuprar

Metal coat hanger was sharp enough to pierce the gromit/sound proofing, had to give it a bit more of a prod than I expected but all came through perfect.

 

[LEE69]

http://www.photobucket.com/jd_cuprar

 

[jamiedallow]

Thanks

Thanks Lee69

 

[Turbo Banana]

Thanks Lee69

Nice one, Cheers Guys.