2006 toyota sienna

[magic_lantern]

Anyone have any suggestions on running wires from the engine compartment to the cabin for a radio install. I cant find a good safe place to drill a hole and put a grommet in the firewall on this vehicle.

the only place that I can find is behind the glove box but it is dangerously close to the computer wires. I have done many installs on all our regular fleet vehicles so I'm familiar with the techniques but this one is stumping me. I have talked to a Toyota mechanic and he warned me about those computer wires but couldn't offer any ideas.

this is my personal vehicle, yea I know its old but it is what it is, kids and wife ya know.

thanks

 

[P25Radio]

Can you go threw a factory grommet? If it's just 12v you should be fine.

 

[R8000]

Mini vans suck for getting through the firewall. An alternative is to come up through the floor with a grommet in an area where your feet won't step on it.

 

[jim202]

Look under the dash on the driver's side and locate one of the large rubber grommets where the wiring goes through the firewall. There should be plenty of space between the edge of the grommet to drill a hole through it. Just make sure you look at both sides so you don't hit a wire as it comes out of the grommet.

Jim

 

[KK4JUG]

You might get some help from a local auto audio shop or radio shop. A couple of years ago when I installed an FT-8900 in my new Sorento, I went to a shop and for $30 they ran a line straight from battery and through the firewall. They even installed a box for the fuse and labeled the line as "Ham Radio."