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Originally Posted by JoeScooby
Secure your rubber tube as it can get damaged by the clutch or rub against the edge of the hole and get cut. I wrapped some electric tape around where it hit the hole and then "temporarily" taped it down.
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When I first got my STi, the PO had half assed running the vacuum hose through that same hole and the grommet was long gone and the hose had rubbed a hole in it from the firewall. I thought about wrapping it/taping down, but I think I came up with a better way. I bought the rubber grommet from a Subaru dealer ($1-$2) and new hose from an auto parts store. With a box cutter I carved a hole right in the middle of the grommet. I made the hole just big enough to barely squeeze the vacuum hose through that I disconnected from the back of the boost gauge and slide the grommet down the hose until it was at the spot it should be to fit back into the firewall. Then I just reran the hose up to the gauge. This way it plugs the hole, protects the tube from the edge of the metal, and looks almost stock.