Question re: routing wires to grommet near battery

[crw41]

I am running some wires for radar from my front grill area to the interior of the car.

I have an established path from:

- the exterior of the car to thr front bonnet (liner has been removed)

- to the interior of the car (grommet near the battery on the firewall)

I am having some problem finding a path from the "front tunk" area to the grommet on the firewall. It seems that the compartment that seperates the battery area from the trunk area is all metal.

Any tips on the best path to take to get 3 small wires into the storage area for the battery?

[Loren]

(photo courtesy Tom Morris)

Still a little hard to see even with the arrow bout the CD Changer wires pass through here.

[crw41]

Gromet to allow passage through the firewall was easy to find. Going through this gromet will allow acess to the footwell area of the car.

I removed the plastic trim in the front trunk area as I plot my path to get some wires from the front bumper area to this gromet. It seems my challange is, how do I get the wires out of the front trunk area and into the compartment that holds the battery?

I could drill a hole through the metal wall that seperates the battery compartment area from the front cowl area. Is this what they do when they install a CD changer and route the wires. There is no access holes behind the carpet on the verticle wall near the power booster for the MC of the brake system.

Behind this device, there is a 2nd rubber grommet (see next picture) that seems to allow the passage of wires to the battery bay. The grommet is visable on the battery compartment side, but covered on the front cowl side. There is a small amout of space between this device and the back wall of the cowl (@ 6 mm). I am thinking that I could make a hole in the grommet and thread a metal hanger-like wire to pull the other wires through. It seems it would be easier to move this device (not sure how to). There were 2 large screws up top that I took off, but it still sits solid. Any ideas?

Here is an image of the grommet on the battery compartment side (this is located in fron of the battery on the passenger side of the car.

The from of this grommet is blocked by the black plastic box seen in the other pictures.

[Beninki]

(photo courtesy Tom Morris)

Still a little hard to see even with the arrow bout the CD Changer wires pass through here.

Loren,

Is this roughly where the CD changer wires pass through on a 996? I am assuming that this is a pic of a 997...

Thanks!

[Loren]

(photo courtesy Tom Morris)

Still a little hard to see even with the arrow bout the CD Changer wires pass through here.

Loren,

Is this roughly where the CD changer wires pass through on a 996? I am assuming that this is a pic of a 997...

Thanks!

Yes, there is a rubber grommet between the battery and the firewall (above the accelerator pedal inside).

[ABQ997]

Did you ever figure out how to route the cables through that unused gromet between the trunk and the battery compartment?