Gone fishing...........
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Should it be possible/has anyone managed to fish a cable from the battery/fusebox area through between the wing and inner wing to the headlight void rather than running through the engine bay?
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I could try and work it out from a wiring diagram but easier to ask, when are the heated mirrors powered? As soon as ignition is on?
On a "normal car" I'd expect them to come on with the heated rear screen but obviously that's not an option on a Griffith.
phillpot said:
Should it be possible/has anyone managed to fish a cable from the battery/fusebox area through between the wing and inner wing to the headlight void rather than running through the engine bay?
I recently installed a new siren and so needed to install a new cable through the near side inner wing space.Secured some nylon cord to the dash side of the old cable and pulled it through the grommet by the siren at the front of the inner wing. With the nylon cord now within the inner wing tied the new cable to the dash end, but also tied a second nylon cord at this point so that while feeding the new cable in the second cord enabled it to be pulled back if it got stuck, which it did. I realise that this method would involve you feeding the siren cable back again but it is doable with patience.
Hope this makes sense!
Best of luck
Pre cats dont have that access panel.
Yes the ns wing you can easily get wires down it to the headlight area. Theres no blockage.
The os not so easy. My os appears to be blocked made up with fibreglass so unable to pass anything through.
Having said that the windscreen washer tubes must pass through it so maybe there is a very small access hole. Problem is its very difficult to see.
Yes the ns wing you can easily get wires down it to the headlight area. Theres no blockage.
The os not so easy. My os appears to be blocked made up with fibreglass so unable to pass anything through.
Having said that the windscreen washer tubes must pass through it so maybe there is a very small access hole. Problem is its very difficult to see.
carsy said:
Pre cats dont have that access panel.
Yes the ns wing you can easily get wires down it to the headlight area. Theres no blockage.
Okay, I'll have another go but initial attempts my "fish", a piece of mini trunking lid, kept hitting something?Yes the ns wing you can easily get wires down it to the headlight area. Theres no blockage.
Probably about where you can see a faint join line where the car has had a new front end sometime in its life.
No existing cables (as far as I can see) to get me started. It's the alarm siren cable i'm trying to get out of the engine bay, it's gone a bit "crispy" near the exhaust
Edited by phillpot on Tuesday 19th September 12:38
Loubaruch said:
phillpot said:
Should it be possible/has anyone managed to fish a cable from the battery/fusebox area through between the wing and inner wing to the headlight void rather than running through the engine bay?
I recently installed a new siren and so needed to install a new cable through the near side inner wing space.Secured some nylon cord to the dash side of the old cable and pulled it through the grommet by the siren at the front of the inner wing. With the nylon cord now within the inner wing tied the new cable to the dash end, but also tied a second nylon cord at this point so that while feeding the new cable in the second cord enabled it to be pulled back if it got stuck, which it did. I realise that this method would involve you feeding the siren cable back again but it is doable with patience.
Hope this makes sense!
Best of luck
Result we're through!
took a bit of prodding and poking, some of that expanding foam stuff in there but cables now fished through and a piece of nylon string left through there in case ever want any more
As suggested no hatch as pictured by Hedgehopper as mine is an early Pre-Cat but I do have a metal plate on the off side. Looks "original" because it sits into a slight recess although the motley selection of poorly fitted pop rivets could be a later addition?
Talking of poorly fitted, I obviously had the cover off under the wheelarch, I suspect my 2 year old Granddaughter could have made a better job of the silicone sealing
took a bit of prodding and poking, some of that expanding foam stuff in there but cables now fished through and a piece of nylon string left through there in case ever want any more
As suggested no hatch as pictured by Hedgehopper as mine is an early Pre-Cat but I do have a metal plate on the off side. Looks "original" because it sits into a slight recess although the motley selection of poorly fitted pop rivets could be a later addition?
Talking of poorly fitted, I obviously had the cover off under the wheelarch, I suspect my 2 year old Granddaughter could have made a better job of the silicone sealing
Edited by phillpot on Tuesday 19th September 20:28
phillpot said:
Result we're through!
took a bit of prodding and poking, some of that expanding foam stuff in there but cables now fished through and a piece of nylon string left through there in case ever want any more
As suggested no hatch as pictured by Hedgehopper as mine is an early Pre-Cat but I do have a metal plate on the off side. Looks "original" because it sits into a slight recess although the motley selection of poorly fitted pop rivets could be a later addition?
Talking of poorly fitted, I obviously had the cover off under the wheelarch, I suspect my 2 year old Granddaughter could have made a better job of the silicone sealing
On the 500 the carbon canister is inside there I thinktook a bit of prodding and poking, some of that expanding foam stuff in there but cables now fished through and a piece of nylon string left through there in case ever want any more
As suggested no hatch as pictured by Hedgehopper as mine is an early Pre-Cat but I do have a metal plate on the off side. Looks "original" because it sits into a slight recess although the motley selection of poorly fitted pop rivets could be a later addition?
Talking of poorly fitted, I obviously had the cover off under the wheelarch, I suspect my 2 year old Granddaughter could have made a better job of the silicone sealing
Edited by phillpot on Tuesday 19th September 20:28
Hedgehopper said:
This access panel might help as it is above the battery/fusebox...................
The late Chimaera dont have this panel 
but the nearside inner wing is a pain to run cable down 
I did to run a cable into the nose and pushed through some expanding foam also in the corner of the inner arch to outer wing Edited by Sardonicus on Thursday 21st September 09:53
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