You can route the plug iether side of the hood (. . . if the chord is long enough) - I prefer the right side,
and routed the wire under the engine cover !
-14F tonight. Was not an option. Neither were all season radials. Neither were all season floormats. Still, I love my car. Holds all my hockey and snowboard gear at the same time, an gets around pretty well in the winter- even with the summer performance radials.(outie)(burnout)