get the grommet into the firewall?

I just replaced the hood release cable. Pretty straight forward job once I figured out what needed to be removed to access the locknuts. Only thing that is giving me fits is getting the darn grommet into the firewall. I tried, for quite some time, to push and twist but to no avail. Perhaps I was just getting tired and gave up too early.

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Mike Tangas
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