acemodder

Hey guys

I want to fit an amp and sub to my 2001 WRX.

I need to feed a power cable to the battery from the amp in the boot. However to save me pulling the whole dash out, can you tell me if there is an easy entry point from the dash to the engine bay to feed the cable?

NEILB1

iTrader: (9)

i have took mine through a big rubber bung, IT's to the back of the right hand side of the engine

acemodder

Found it Fitting done, now I need to work out if I have broken the phono cable, as no audio is coming through my sub, and I have squashed the cable half way along Any idea on how to check with without buying another cable?

BlueBugEye

iTrader: (12)

Try a volt meter! Or a bulb between one end and a battery on the other! Also if the H/U has a sub out is it turned on?

NEILB1

iTrader: (9)

do a continuity test with the cable but to crush wire and for it not to work will need alot of force really. if not for the sake of a few £ go get another on fella and be carful this time lol

acemodder

The 12v feed and the live feed from the radio are both fine, as my amp LED powers up when the ignition is one. However no audio!

The amp/sub worked fine in my old car.

acemodder

Ah fixed it!

Earth wire was damaged Replaced and fixed.

acemodder

Right, after fitting the 12v from the battery and feeding it through the hole into the drivers footwell I didn't feel comfortable with it being lined also along behind the intercooler due to the heat and possibility of melting the cabling. (Plus feeding the wire across the engine bay limits the amount of cable into the boot and the tighness keeps pulling the 12v from the amp port). So I have pulled out the 12v cable and tried to feed it through the "right side of the engine" so it falls behind the air con unit behind the glove box, thus stopping the risk of melt-down.

However I cannot manage to feed the cable from the engine bay into the passenger footwell. The only "bung" I can see was over this hole - however I have fed the cable into that hole and it seems to be a enclosed area between the bulk head of the engine bay and the hole. Am I feeding it into the right area?

See pics (sorry it was getting dark and iphone camera isnt the best)

NEILB1

iTrader: (9)

is there a rubber bung right below that about a foot or so, As there is on my newage ?

acemodder

Yes and it's now fitted via that bung