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stil bil · 07-02-2002, 12:23 PM

if any of you have done this how and where did you get into the car past the firewall???  

i cant find a place!!

stil bil · 07-02-2002, 03:24 PM

bump!

SR240DET · 07-02-2002, 03:30 PM

do you have a s14?? or s13?

stil bil · 07-02-2002, 04:10 PM

its a 1996 240sx se 2.4L so which ever that is is the one i have

Tyler Durdan · 07-02-2002, 06:58 PM

It's a bitch...I can tell you this already.  There are two spots...one is on the drivers side on the firewall where there is a small rubber piece where you can run it in, or there is a spot on the passenger side (this is harder to reach).  Just take a long skinny rod and tape the 12v wire to it, and jam it like a son of a bitch.

rampid360 · 07-02-2002, 08:59 PM

Here we go again <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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Jack up the passenger side of your car and peek under it.  on the inside of the frame, see those little tubes....brake lines.  Now take your wire and run it from your battery, around your strut tower and to the brake lines.  Zip tie it to them.  Follow them ALL the way to the back of your car.  When it seems like you cant follow them anymore, run them across the top of the differential (there should be places to zip tie it.)  And there's a HUGE gromit in the spare tire well.  Run the wire through that and your in business.  TOTALLY HIDDEN.  No tearing apart your car or busting up your hands tucking and hiding wires.
btw, THIS WORKS.   I had mine done like this on my old car for several months, and it wasn't damaged in the slightest when i removed it.  (note:  if you total your car and have to remove the wire at the towing yard....now you have problems)  

This takes about 10 minutes from start to finish....piece of cake.   Zip ties available at any hardware store for like 2cents each.

guidot · 07-02-2002, 10:45 PM

So, rampid...an honest question for you.  Where are you located and how do you think it would hold up in salt, humidity, and cold?  
Run it inside the car please...less chance of the insulation coming off and causing a fire somewhere.

07-02-2002, 12:23 PM	#1
stil bil Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Age: 43 Posts: 320 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	if any of you have done this how and where did you get into the car past the firewall???   i cant find a place!! __________________ DUDE I'M GETTING A TURBO!!

07-02-2002, 03:24 PM	#2
stil bil Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Age: 43 Posts: 320 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	bump! __________________ DUDE I'M GETTING A TURBO!!

07-02-2002, 04:10 PM	#4
stil bil Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Age: 43 Posts: 320 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	its a 1996 240sx se 2.4L so which ever that is is the one i have __________________ DUDE I'M GETTING A TURBO!!

07-02-2002, 06:58 PM	#5
Tyler Durdan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Don't mess with Texas Posts: 546 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It's a bitch...I can tell you this already.  There are two spots...one is on the drivers side on the firewall where there is a small rubber piece where you can run it in, or there is a spot on the passenger side (this is harder to reach).  Just take a long skinny rod and tape the 12v wire to it, and jam it like a son of a bitch. __________________ "Pure adrenaline attached to a license plate.  Isn't it time to experience one yourself?"                           -Dan Gurney Turbo for Sale

07-02-2002, 08:59 PM	#6
rampid360 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 328 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Here we go again <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> Jack up the passenger side of your car and peek under it.  on the inside of the frame, see those little tubes....brake lines.  Now take your wire and run it from your battery, around your strut tower and to the brake lines.  Zip tie it to them.  Follow them ALL the way to the back of your car.  When it seems like you cant follow them anymore, run them across the top of the differential (there should be places to zip tie it.)  And there's a HUGE gromit in the spare tire well.  Run the wire through that and your in business.  TOTALLY HIDDEN.  No tearing apart your car or busting up your hands tucking and hiding wires. btw, THIS WORKS.   I had mine done like this on my old car for several months, and it wasn't damaged in the slightest when i removed it.  (note:  if you total your car and have to remove the wire at the towing yard....now you have problems)   This takes about 10 minutes from start to finish....piece of cake.   Zip ties available at any hardware store for like 2cents each. __________________ For every winner there are dozens of losers.  Odds are you're one of them.

07-02-2002, 03:30 PM	#3
SR240DET Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: orida Posts: 1,490 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	do you have a s14?? or s13?

07-02-2002, 10:45 PM	#7
guidot Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cape Cod, MA Age: 45 Posts: 443 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	So, rampid...an honest question for you.  Where are you located and how do you think it would hold up in salt, humidity, and cold?   Run it inside the car please...less chance of the insulation coming off and causing a fire somewhere. __________________ -Jeff T. 96 240SX 240SXONE http://www.240sxone.com

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