Trying to find an opening in the fire wall to run some wires to my dashboard. Can't seem to find any, is there a way to go through the fire wall without drilling a hole. Or am I not seeing where I can squeeze the wire in.


1997 F150 Flareside
4.6L V-8

 

There is a rubber boot the stering wheel shaft goes thru. You can poke a hole in there and run your wire thru there.

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Ruger's F-150

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PureAmsoil

[This message has been edited by ruger-dfw (edited 02-06-2001).]

 

Exactly!! That's how to do it!

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98' F-150STX Ext.Cb
K&N FIPK
99' "L" Rims
Pntd Hard tonneau
Many more......

 

I ran a cb antenna cable thru a hole in the firewall which had a rubber plug in it. It's not far from the steering column. It is about 5 inches over from the steering column towards the passenger side.

 

Yours should have the same plug. My ride 1998 f-150.

 

I think vehicles availability of grommets varies, though I can't figure out based on what. My 98 F-150 (XLT) had NO visible grommets to run wires through and we had to drill holes to get grommets in. However, my friends 98 had a decent sized grommet to run wires through, his was an XL. My 2000 XLT has a very nice grommet to run wires through, about 1 - 2" wide and NO WIRES running through it! IT's amazingly perfect! I've already got 7 wires running through, and there is still lots of room available for more! It's sweet!

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Matt Adams
Littleton, CO
1994 Ford Explorer, highly modified ( http://bart.is-s.com/~explorers/madams/ )
2000 F-150 XLT Supercab
5.4L Triton V8 Engine
Automatic Transmission
3" dual exhaust
Rhino lining
K&N Filtercharger Intake Performance Kit (FIPK)
JL Audio stealthbox with Phoenix gold amplifier, premium stereo
Genuine Steel brush guard with 4 PIAA 520's mounted on it
PIAA Airdam with PIAA 520 fog's and PIAA 510 superwhite driving lights in it.
off-road and tow packages
and much much more! (no page yet)
Soon to come:
Roll bar (double bar/single bar) with 3 sets of PIAA 80 XT's mounted on it (2 sets of driving, 1 set of fogs)
Storage box in the back
Pistol mod (convenient, easily accessible yet somewhat hidden access).

 

Appreciate the info!