I want to mount my scangauge in the compartment below the CD player and drill a hole to run the wire down to the OBD connection. I can pull off the big plastic trim piece that has the front cig lighter, but how do I get the trim piece off that is right below this compartment? Is ther an easier way to get to that little compartment so I can drill a hole? Thanks.
I used a long 1/2" drill in a variable speed drill set on very low, then drilled into the back lower left hand corner until it broke through. Then I inserted a plastic rod through the hole, tied a string to it and the scangauge connector, and pulled it through. Good luck-drill slowly!
That whole lower panel comes right off, if you pop out the one little fastener over around the right side in the passenger footwell. Brings the power-outlet and wiring with it, so don't pull too enthusiastically before you disconnect that. . _H*
I think the OP means the panel above that Hobbit. You know, the flat panel that faces the floor under the hidie-hole under the radio.
Take a look at this: http://www.techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/cars/chris-dragon-dash.pdf I am also planning to drill the hole in the compartment as well; however, I would like to drill the hole in the bottom of the compartment without disassembling the dash. I am not sure if there would be anything that could be damaged just below the compartment.
I just realized your name is probably P Hoskins, but, in the spirit of misunderstanding of the thread's topic, I initially read it as "fo-skins". (Gotta get a life!!)
What is the weather like there today, in the gutter? Sorry, first thing that popped into my head and it was typed and posted before I could think.
That's exactly the way I did mine. And it fits in there very neatly, no wire visible, I can still close the door.
