RPM 1,190 Report post Posted February 18, 2017 That's another good idea Bruce, thanks. My right brain must be on vacation. The Larry tool will be here Sunday. 1 LindenBruce reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mach1 Driver 560 Report post Posted February 18, 2017 I routinely run one or two extra lines through the firewall grommet, but I have a technique that I'd like to keep private: trade secret. It ain't easy to do, though... Come on, you can't put that out there without giving us the rest. We will haunt you until you tell us. 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted February 18, 2017 Come on, you can't put that out there without giving us the rest. We will haunt you until you tell us.I think Larry found his trick:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 476 Report post Posted February 18, 2017 I think Larry found his trick:) wiring tool.jpg Nice tool, I need to get me one of those. RPM, let us know how it works for you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted February 18, 2017 Absolutely Mike. A pet peeves of mine is unfinished internet forum car repair threads. The vast majority of tech I search for has no closure. Here's the kicker, I was on the phone with my boy last night who did the trunk enclosure and wired the stereo and who knows about this wiring issue. I start to tell him about a tool Larryc94 recommends, and when I say the tool looks like a screw driver my boy finishes the sentence with and it has a hollow shaft with an angle cut tip. WTFresno? Why didn't you mention that? Oh I forgot, but we used it at the stereo shop. Oy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newstang 388 Report post Posted February 18, 2017 http://www.thexton.com/wire-insertion-tool-p-44.html can be gotten for less https://www.amazon.com/Thexton-THE436-Wire-Insertion-tool/dp/B000P9IGCA/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1487385089&sr=1-1&keywords=thexton+436 The handle is hollow, I have the older red handle one. Push the tool through the grommet, push the wire through the handle, then remove tool, done Larry I use to make these from a broken power antenna section, sharpened against a grinder back in the 80's when I installed car alarms :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlife 814 Report post Posted February 19, 2017 That tool will NOT work fishing wires through an existing wire bundle/grommet, but is designed for grommets that simply cover holes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted February 19, 2017 Well who would need a specialty to to punch a hole thru an existing empty plug grommet? A damn nail would work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted February 21, 2017 That tool will NOT work fishing wires through an existing wire bundle/grommet, but is designed for grommets that simply cover holes. After having the tool in hand in afraid Randy is correct. But thankfully he pm'd me his double secret method of running the wires thru the grommet. Since that pm never happened I drilled a hole in what looks like a round flat area in the firewall below the engine harness grommet. As not much is left stock on my car, no worries. I'll post some pics in my build thread once everything is connected. Thanks for the ideas guys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moodster 55 Report post Posted February 21, 2017 You can run a couple of wires through the existing grommet. Here's how, buy this tool from Harbor Freight for removing windows: http://www.harborfreight.com/professional-windshield-removal-kit-96339.html Now take the long needle like thing and tape a wire to the very end. Duct tape, electrical tape will work but you don't need a ton of it. Push straight through the grommet until you come out the other side enough to unwind the tape. Then remove the tool and you have your wire through. By the way, that tool also comes in handy for removing our front and rear windshields. david Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites