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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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im trying to install my electric cut out qtp e cut out.

im trying to find a way to run the wires into the inside of my car but dont know how or where to start,

any help would be ok,
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 06:31 PM
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im trying to install my electric cut out qtp e cut out.

im trying to find a way to run the wires into the inside of my car but dont know how or where to start,

any help would be ok,
Where are you putting the cutout? If its under the rear passenger seat like most people do, there is a rubber grommet right underneath the rear passenger seat underneath the carpet.
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 06:45 PM
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yea underneath the passenger side on I part of my y pipe

and im going to splice the wires from my cig lighter to make the switch work,
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 06:54 PM
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Where are you mounting your switch? Heres mine:

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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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i was thinking of putting it in my center counsel ash tray.

wow that looks very flush and factory
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It was a pain in the *** mounting that switch there. Had to remove the drivers seat to bring the wires right underneath it. Had to drill a hole to make the switch fit. I tapped into the seat controls for the electrical.
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First cutout?
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 07:12 PM
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Follow this link. At the top right hand corner you will see the rubber grommet. https://ls1tech.com/forums/album.php...pictureid=9215
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[QUOTE=cheeseLS2;12865951]i was thinking of putting it in my center counsel ash tray.

don't use the cig. lighter for power
that will run the battery down, you need a power source the turns on with the key, I found an empty fuse block , ran a wire w/fuse to the ash tray, underneath the car I put a x in the rubber grommit & ran the cutout harness under the carpet & came out under the center console, the switch fits perfectly in the ashtray
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 08:23 PM
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Ok i thought the cig lighter was a good idea, does the seat mounting drain the battery? Since u can adjust the seat with out the car having to be on?
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Mine does not, if you have a LED it might.
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It wont drain the battery. The only way it will drain the battery is if you open/close your cutout with the car off. You don't need a switched 12-volt source.
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my qtp cutout came with a led lit switch which stays on all the time if hooked up to a live wire, that's why I hooked it up to a switched ignition wire, (will not be an issue if you have a switch w/o the light in it)
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