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Old Apr 5, 2014 | 03:57 PM
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I would like to run an xm antenna wire from under hood into passenger compartment.
What might be the best route?
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That's easy if by "under hood" you mean the front hood. Behind the fuse box area is the main wire harness intro into the interior. It's a tough, tight area to work through however there is no alteration to the vehicle through this pathway; a must in my book.
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That's easy if by "under hood" you mean the front hood. Behind the fuse box area is the main wire harness intro into the interior. It's a tough, tight area to work through however there is no alteration to the vehicle through this pathway; a must in my book.
That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the help.
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I just ran a 6 gauge power wire from the battery to my amp under the passenger seat yesterday. I punched a hole through the grommet under the glove box. I used a clothes hanger taped to the wire and punched a hole through. It came out in front of pollen filter fan. You must start from the inside.
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I ran 4 gauge wire for my amp from under the driver side essentially replacing the factory wire used for the CD changer. You can do either way, I think I pushed the wire in from the frunk.
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another route, if you follow the frunk cd changer wire, it enters the cockpit in the driver's foot well by way of a rubber grommet. just use the same hole and rubber grommet. fairly easy to get to from frunk and inside driver's foot well.
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+1 ...this is true. However, providing the CD Changer cable is present (as is on mine) the grommet space would be hard pressed to co-mingle an antenna coax cable in addition. Otherwise.. its an easy straight shot solution.

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another route, if you follow the frunk cd changer wire, it enters the cockpit in the driver's foot well by way of a rubber grommet. just use the same hole and rubber grommet. fairly easy to get to from frunk and inside driver's foot well.
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