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  1. 23rd May 2013, 03:12 PM #1
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    Firewall plugs.

    Afternoon.
    I'm currently twisting myself into the passenger footwell clearing out some excess crap from the PO.
    Trying to remove an old hand free antenna cable, and I seem to have dislodged the plug from the firewall that allows you to run cables through.
    Question....
    HOW DO I GET TO IT?! There's an anaconda of a wiring harness in the way.
    Can I just heave on the carpets to get them out of the way, or is there some tricky way of doing it?
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  2. 23rd May 2013, 03:20 PM #2
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    Ummm..... Leave it there & forget about it.

    Get a piece of sticky back foam, cut it roughly to the required size, and stick it over the hole...

    Unless you LIKE twisting yourself in knots, that is..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Basil135 View Post
    Ummm..... Leave it there & forget about it.

    Get a piece of sticky back foam, cut it roughly to the required size, and stick it over the hole...

    Unless you LIKE twisting yourself in knots, that is..
    *shudders*
    Having jest spent two days clearing sticky backed items, I'll be right
    I can't even see the hole, it's in a real bastard of a place.
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    Out of sight, out of mind...

    Besides, it will help the water drain out faster when you take it for a swim..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Basil135 View Post
    Out of sight, out of mind...

    Besides, it will help the water drain out faster when you take it for a swim..

    Mine, surprisingly, doesn't get water in it, despite a few wadings.
    SWMBO is getting sick of wet feet though, and it's not the aircon drains.
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    HA!
    VICTORY!
    take that, firewall plug!
    A lesson no man should ever forget.
    Can never have enough lubricant....
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    .......A lesson no man should ever forget.
    Can never have enough lubricant....
    Hmmm, obviously what you get up to in your own time is up to you!
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    Quote Originally Posted by sheerluck View Post
    Hmmm, obviously what you get up to in your own time is up to you!
    I have no idea what you're talking about Sheerluck.....
    I was clearly talking about automotive applications......


    In all seriousness.
    I wedged the foam backed cardboard (I'm assuming sound/heat deadening) behind the heater blower temporarily.
    Anything to make the plug a bit slippery, I just used a smidge of vegetable oil (first thing I found) and got one side of the lip in.
    After that some careful pokes and it was nice and snug in place.
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    I'm always partial to a bit of silicon O ring grease or spray when it comes to lubing rubber items

    Said grease worked a treat recently when I was doing the aircond hose extension mod to get the garden hose into the outlets.

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    That would probably work well.
    Like I said, it was the first thing I saw
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