i was told that i could route speaker wires through the doors, through the boots into the dash. when i snaked the hanger through the boot i couldnt find a way into the dash. am i going to have to drill a hole in something to run the wires behind the blovebox, and i havnt even looked at the driverside yet. whats blocking the access to the boot in the door? right now im worried im ganna have to run the wires through the door sills which will look like . if theres things i need to remove, what is it? i think i have the wiring figured out to get it working properly but i still need the new door speaker wire ran. i noticed a lot of you have installed new headunits... why would my old wiring to the doors not work.
i know this should prolly be in the audio or electronic sections but im not having any luck getting any responses. PLEASE HELPPPPP i need some music in my bird! plus if i got pulled over and he saw all the wires hangin out of the dash where the headunit goes he migh question if i stole the car!! i mean i got all the tools for the job in there.. granted so is the box for the new headunit but still.
K, easiest way I've found to run wires through the boots:
- You have to remove the kick panels on both sides.
- I've found that if you pop out the rubber boot from both the car frame and the door, and squish it together like an accordion, that makes it a LOT easier to fish wiring through. There are pre-existing holes in the frame on either side where you'll retrieve the wires. No removal of the dash necessary...in fact you shouldn't even have to drop the glove box.
- I usually run the wires from inside the door to the car, in that direction. With the round hole where the speaker goes you have a lot more room to maneuver your hand in the door, rather than over by the frame hole.
It is a pain but it could be worse (like a heater core change or an oil pump) so count your blessings when no car fluids are involved. ;)
Thats exactly how i did mine. Worked out well.
sounds good, i was so busy getting the rear wires installed that i didnt even think of seeing where under the kickpanels led me. after i put the int back together i was just glad that was over (the int panel next to the rear seat pissed me off so i tried the doors once and got fed up with it, i didnt even sit and try to imagine any other route for the wires.)