Step 3 - The drivers footwell, and interior
fire wall passthru
First you need to remove the "kick panel" that covers the area above
the pedals. There are three screws (that are circled in this pic, and yes
I know I am missing the middle one)
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You will find the interior side of the passthru directly behind an extremely
large bundle of cables. You may not be able to see it, but it's there, just
feel for it. Once you find it remove the rubber end off of it and feed the
rest of the power wire thru. (Don't worry too much about capping it off, the
power wire is a little too big IMO to fit thru any of those "nipples")
Picture of the passthru
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Another picture. You can see the brake pedal and steering knuckle in this
picture.(I did not remove the kick panel for this picture, so it should be
much more "open" under there for you to work around with.) Look
for the thick red wire that is next to a slightly smaller white tube (that
is my boost gauge tube)
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Step 4 - Running the power wire thru the interior trim.
Next is to run the power wire "invisibly" thru the interior. Remember,
our goal here is to not see the wires at any time for any reason.
First, start to run the wire under the carpet by the drivers side floor light.
Then remove the lower plastic trim on the drivers side by just pulling on
it. It will just snap on and off, no tools required!
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Just do the same in the back drivers side. You will also probably have to take the pillar cover off in order to run it under the carpet between the front and back seats. It also just snaps on and off. Although try to leave the top connected and try to "shove" it thru the carpeting to the back seat area as there is a little white piece of plastic that is a PITA to put back in and it likes to fall out when removing that pillar cover.
I would also recommend removing the back seat bottom cushion. Just pull it straight up on the front of the seat (both passenger and drivers side, there will be 2 snaps) and the seat will "snap" off, again, no tools required. This allows you to easier hide the power cable and run it under the seat back hinges for an invisible install. See pic below.
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As you can see, make sure you run it under the hinges otherwise when you fold the seat down it will look stupid, trust me
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