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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 09:38 AM
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Default So i did the wire mod....

What a pain in the a$$ thhis mod was.... i am still undecided if it was worth the trouble. It definatley looks 100x better but that metal is not the easiest thing to drill a whole in . I'll get off my soap box now.

























Yea.... it was worth it
(i'll post pics up soon)
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 10:25 AM
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Damn man it aint that hard. First of all you only have to drill a hole in the back part of the wheel well (didnt know if you knew that or not) cuz the front part of the wires can be shoved down through the hole below. Anyway, i just started with a smaller bit and progressively went bigger. Then once u have it big enough, put a rubber grommet in there to protect the wires, then feed them through.
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 10:27 AM
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Damn man it aint that hard. First of all you only have to drill a hole in the back part of the wheel well (didnt know if you knew that or not) cuz the front part of the wires can be shoved down through the hole below. Anyway, i just started with a smaller bit and progressively went bigger. Then once u have it big enough, put a rubber grommet in there to protect the wires, then feed them through.
my dremel took a **** when my hole was only 1/2"
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Raise
Damn man it aint that hard. First of all you only have to drill a hole in the back part of the wheel well (didnt know if you knew that or not) cuz the front part of the wires can be shoved down through the hole below. Anyway, i just started with a smaller bit and progressively went bigger. Then once u have it big enough, put a rubber grommet in there to protect the wires, then feed them through.
Where do you get the rubber grommet at? I am looking to do this mod this spring..
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 10:29 AM
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by The Black Pearl
Where do you get the rubber grommet at? I am looking to do this mod this spring..
i just used some wire congruent and electrical tape
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by The Black Pearl
Where do you get the rubber grommet at? I am looking to do this mod this spring..
Autozone.
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 10:47 AM
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I did this recently on my LT1. It was a pain the ***, not sure if I would do it again.
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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You can use a piece of 3/8 hose, sliced down the middle and fit onto the hole. I've heard of people super gluing it in place. I suppose up can use clear RTV.
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by bayer-z28
You can use a piece of 3/8 hose, sliced down the middle and fit onto the hole. I've heard of people super gluing it in place. I suppose up can use clear RTV.
They sell different sized rubber grommets in the HELP! section at auto parts stores. Why not just spend a buck on one of those?
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 02:06 PM
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what is the wire mod????????????????????????????
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 02:12 PM
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Im Sure It Looks WAY Better , now post up pictures
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by purple98haz28
what is the wire mod????????????????????????????
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/173263-completed-wire-mod-tutorial-inside.html
check the link, itll answer your question.
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 02:21 PM
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ya whats the wire mod?
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by thosewhohatedmecreat
ya whats the wire mod?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173263
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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that is very cool i may just do this
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 02NHRAtransAm
my dremel took a **** when my hole was only 1/2"
this is why i used a 2 1/4" hole saw, took 10 min to do the mod
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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how accessable is the wire loom if ever needed to get at. its right between the wheel well and strut brace right???
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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I didn't want the massive hole, so I drilled a much smaller opening. Then I just lengthened all the wiring. Yes, it was a lot of work, but now I don't have that huge hole

http://www.scottsrides.com/smr00ta_!...d_install.html
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