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I need to drill a 1" hole through the firewall of my '06 for some 1/0 awg power wire (for stereo equipment). What's the best place to do this on the new mustangs?

From the inside, it's difficult to tell what a good spot would be since there's so much padding and insulation directly behind the firewall. From the outside it's still tricky to tell, I don't really see any factory grommets that would work.

Also, if anyone, knows this bit of trivia, is the spare tire well a solid place for the amplifier ground? I'm taking my spare tire out and mounting my amps in there.
 

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KAUS said:
I need to drill a 1" hole through the firewall of my '06 for some 1/0 awg power wire (for stereo equipment). What's the best place to do this on the new mustangs?
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there are plenty of holes already in the bulk head where the wiring loom goes through, you should be able to use on of them.

KAUS said:
Also, if anyone, knows this bit of trivia, is the spare tire well a solid place for the amplifier ground?
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All modern cars use a negative ground earth. So as long as you bolt it to clear metal there is no reason it won't be fine. Remember the earth should be of the same duty/weight wire as the power one.

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I'm taking my spare tire out and mounting my amps in there.
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well hope you don't get a flat.
 

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Welcome to Stangnet

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If your cars an Auto then under the drivers side on the firewall there is a square of Aluminum... it goes straight through.. use that. Its there because in a Standard thats were the Clutch would go. so no worrys! hope this helped
 
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I drilled a hole through the passenger side firewall. I had to cut a little bit of the insulation back but there was plenty of room to drill once it was removed. If you look between the battery and the engine you can see a nice flat area to drill, just line that up inside the car and drill, just be careful because there is a what appears to be a refridgerant line about two inches off the firewall.
 
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when installing my S/C I had to run a wire through the firewall, there was a grommet with room over on the pass-side, just go under the battery box into the fender lining then through the firewall there
 
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Thanks for the replies. I'm not worried about the missing the spare tire since I have 24 hour road side assistance and I just drive the car in town. I have friends and family who can bail me out if I need them to. In addition, the removal of the spare tire and jack should help offset the additoinal weight of the stereo equipment I am installing.

I only ask if the spare tire well is a good place for a ground because some parts of the car seem to conduct current better than others, and choosing a poor location can lead to ground noise. Just wanted to know if anyone had tried that particular spot before I started drilling holes in the car.

My car is a manual, and I will try the spot between the battery and the engine, using caution not to puncture the refrigerant line. Thanks again for the help.

-KAUS
 
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