Installing Amp wires (bit worried)

[corsa_exclusiv_2005]

Just got in from starting the first part of my install, i'm gonna do it in stages each night becase i dont get too much time on it because of work then gym and the pub of course! Anyways i brought 4awg wire as told to by people using this forum, i have fit the in-line fuse near the battery and fed it through to behind the glove box, i had to push the grommet out and then fed it from the inside out to the battery, this black wire next to it i've read is my rear washer jet? If so is it ok that the wires are against the bare metal?? I'm really worried that its going to get cut but the gap is that tight i cant fit anything else in to protect it! Any help would be appreciated!

[partridge_88]

just fill it up with polyfilla or bathroom sealant then black tape over the top

[Martin]

yeah thats all i'd do.

[corsa_exclusiv_2005]

so theres no risk of the jet washer wire gettin cut?

[Martin]

well vibration could cause the pipe to rub against body metal n split. just squirt some tiger seal or some other polymer based glue in there.

sorted.

[corsa_exclusiv_2005]

right before i start using sealant and adhesive, this wont affect my warranty at all will it?

[Martin]

warranty for what...?

it only effects what you change... so you have lost your warrent on the gromit :( but still got it for everything else you havent touched :D

[corsa_exclusiv_2005]

thats alright then, just checking cuz i dont wanna mess with the warranty thats all. cheers for clearing that up! will the grommit be alright for a few days till i buy some sealant? aint got none to hand, the hole looks pretty tight anyways at the moment beings its got 4awg wire and a washer jet goin thru?

[Martin]

thats alright then, just checking cuz i dont wanna mess with the warranty thats all. cheers for clearing that up! will the grommit be alright for a few days till i buy some sealant? aint got none to hand, the hole looks pretty tight anyways at the moment beings its got 4awg wire and a washer jet goin thru?

filling it with sealent is just to stop the rubing... i drove around with no gromit for months, i never got any leaks.

[corsa_exclusiv_2005]

has anyone else ever had any problems with the wire splitting or know anyone thats split the washer jet pipe that runs thru the grommit hole behind the glove box?

[Martin]

not that i know of. i just waited until my dad was going to do some DIY and then used about a pea sized bit of glue. just coz im too stingy to buy some :D