Where do you run your wires?

[dka99burb]

From what I can see, GM didin't provide any easy way to run new wires thru the firewall. I chose an open space in the firewall mat right beside the steering column and drilled a hole for some wires out of desperation. :mad2: Most vehicles that I have run wires on in the past provided some legitimate places/plugs or something. Is there something hidden behind that mat that I can't see? Recommendations please.
Thanks.

 

[benjammin]

I never found anything better either, so I did what you did on my 95.

 

[Burning oil]

I made a multi pin cable (i think 15-20 pin?) Its on two connectors and made from the male/female connectors from a junkyard. Connectors were from the power window harness behind the DS kick panel.
This short harness is installed in the factory pass thru by a/c evap.
Just hook up another wire as I needed to the cable..

 

[Turbine Doc]

I drilled a hole in the fire wall big enough to allow for expansion later if i wanted to add more wires/gauge tubing, put a rubber pass thru grommet in it the kind that has the groove for sheet metal to sit in, then when I pulled all my wires thru sealed it up with some RTV I could remove later if need be to keep moisture from coming thru the gaps between the wires/around grommet.

 

[treegump]

Ditto on the drilling a hole...or holes.

 

[tanman_2006]

My firewalls look like swiss cheese from stereos and gauges.

 

[dka99burb]

Thanks for feedback. Sucks! Can't believe that GM would not provide any way to get thru. Prime example is running brake controller wire only to the engine compartment then provide no way to get it into the cab! :mad2: Rediculous.