Firewall

My girlfriend drives a 02 Mitsubishi Ecplipse Spyder GT. I am trying to install halos for her new projectors, and I cannot find a way to get through the firewall for the life of me! Anyone have an ecplise and can help me out?

usually the steering column rubber gasket/gromet or around the pedals are the easiest for a small single wire

Alright, I'll try that.

It's always different per car, most of the time larger grommets for wiring bundles are good, sometimes the throttle cable has a large enough opening for smaller wire sets...

I like right above the pedals.

i worked on a 02 eclipse one time and if i remember correctly on the drivers side there will be a flat spot on the firewall next to the fender. i drilled a hole with a unibit and popped in a gromet i drilled it from underneath the dash and i believe there are gromets underneath the dash also that might give acess to the firewall not are not used prior to the stock setup... hope i helped

thats only on a automatic ... i it's a stick the clutch cylinder is there

If you drill through the firewall I hope you paint the bare metal so it doesn't rust later.

it was a automatic did not think about that and yes pwrrngr is right if u do drill a hole paint it and then pop in a gromet.

Yeah, I dont really wanna have to drill.

If you are running large power wire drilling is necessary ... small halo wire can be squeked thru any grommet/opening that is there
Hell you could even use the wireless controler if you want

A lot of people that don't want to drill and can't find a hole just run wires through the fender area.

I've done it before on older cars, but I made sure to use protective loom and tape to keep it in place. The last thing I wanted was any wire covering rubbing off and shorting out.

If I ran into that situation again today, I would just drill a new hole.

bad venge wrote:

If you are running large power wire drilling is necessary ... small halo wire can be squeked thru any grommet/opening that is there Hell you could even use the wireless controler if you want

I ran 2 gauge wire through the main wire look on my friends Jeep. It all depends on the vehicle.

Mitsu's are stingy with room

Yeah, I looked around for a good while and couldn't find a decent spot. I tried going through the fender but I couldn't get the wire through...too much in the way.

The drill I have is a Black & Decker from Wal-Mart so I don't think it will be able to drill through the metal.

massie22790 wrote:

The drill I have is a Black & Decker from Wal-Mart so I don't think it will be able to drill through the metal.

Sure you'll be able to,it's only sheet metal,just make sure you take your time and use a sharp drill bit.

and make sure you can find a gromet for that size hole i usually get the gromet before i even drill the hole

Where would I find a grommet at?

hardware stores or a autoparts store