alvintheredcar
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Hi everyone,
My first post on these forums - been a lurker for a while
I have searched around for the answer to this as best I can but it seems like there is no set straight forward solution to this.
Basically i'm wondering if there is a fairly simple way in which I can run a power cable from my battery into my boot - I have a Cinquecento.
The last time I attempted this with my dad, we snapped two drill bits trying to drill a hole through the bulkhead. We succeeded in the end, but now I need to run another power cable through and I was wondering if there is a simpler way? (It took us hours that day! Feeding the cable though was a nighmare, it didn't seem to want to emerge!).
This time it will be a 4AWG cable. I have seen the suggestion of running a cable through the hole where the speedo cable comes through, I was wondering if this hole would be big enough for that size cable?
If I do try and run it through the speedo cable hole, would I have to unplug the the battery first before I removed the dashboard? Also if I did have to do that, would I unplug the -ve first?
When attatching the power cable would it be ok just to bolt it right on? Sorry for these silly questions - not all that clued up on these kind of things!
If anyone has done this before and could give me any tips or tell me how they did it then that would be most appreciated!
Thank you in advance
My first post on these forums - been a lurker for a while
I have searched around for the answer to this as best I can but it seems like there is no set straight forward solution to this.
Basically i'm wondering if there is a fairly simple way in which I can run a power cable from my battery into my boot - I have a Cinquecento.
The last time I attempted this with my dad, we snapped two drill bits trying to drill a hole through the bulkhead. We succeeded in the end, but now I need to run another power cable through and I was wondering if there is a simpler way? (It took us hours that day! Feeding the cable though was a nighmare, it didn't seem to want to emerge!).
This time it will be a 4AWG cable. I have seen the suggestion of running a cable through the hole where the speedo cable comes through, I was wondering if this hole would be big enough for that size cable?
If I do try and run it through the speedo cable hole, would I have to unplug the the battery first before I removed the dashboard? Also if I did have to do that, would I unplug the -ve first?
When attatching the power cable would it be ok just to bolt it right on? Sorry for these silly questions - not all that clued up on these kind of things!
If anyone has done this before and could give me any tips or tell me how they did it then that would be most appreciated!
Thank you in advance