$150 for Grounding

[donpisto 5,000+ posts]

I'm on one of the G35 forums and was looking for possible mods and noticed one being a grounding kit. Its amazing how much these sell for, approx $130 for 8 awg and you must do it yourself. I found someone locally who uses the wire he gets and installs it for $150, still a bit much, but it involves 10 or 11 grounding points.

I know the concept is the EXACT same thing as the Big 3, but there are more points, such as the ECU and the transmission, which helps with the auto trannies like I have when using Manumatic mode.

I just can't justify paying someone $150 for wire that I don't even know what brand it is and it's strand count and unfortunately they won't let me use my wire nor, my tinned copper lugs. Wish the guy would just let me use my Kicker 4 awg and charge me for labor, which I don't mind paying $50 or even $60 for (only takes about 1 hour to do so that's a good labor rate right there).

It's funny though, some people seem to think it adds horsepower and Stillen claims that you will lose horsepower and torque if you don't use theirs. I didn't know adding wires would do that. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

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[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

I saw some horsepower spilling out from under a mustang the other day, maybe that's why.

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

wait no more honda?!

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

if a shop, or even worse some dude quoted me 150 bucks to wire 8awg into my car i'd point and laugh at him. thats the "trick jits and noobs price" target market he's aiming for with that price. ridiculous

hehe i use 8awg for speaker wire //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[donpisto 5,000+ posts]

I saw some horsepower spilling out from under a mustang the other day, maybe that's why.

Lol.

wait no more honda?!

Nope, been gone since May 23rd.

 

[donpisto 5,000+ posts]

if a shop, or even worse some dude quoted me 150 bucks to wire 8awg into my car i'd point and laugh at him. thats the "trick jits and noobs price" target market he's aiming for with that price. ridiculous

hehe i use 8awg for speaker wire //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Seriously, it's outrageous. If I can find the grounding points that is being kept secret I'll do it myself. It's not that hard to loosen a bolt, add a wire and tighten it back up.

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

holy **** were you ok?! what happened around the same time i got my new car!

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Lol.


Nope, been gone since May 23rd.

Wow man that was some serious flex. What speakers and how many watts did it take to do that???

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

teh dbbzz brokeded your car up

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

Wow man that was some serious flex. What speakers and how many watts did it take to do that???

psh...thats nothin...

 

[donpisto 5,000+ posts]

Did that with a single 3.5" midrange with 10w //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

Yeah I'm okay, some idiot just cut me off, I didnt leave enough distance, they switched lanes and my wheels locked up as I rear ended a box truck. Car would have been okay if the firewall didn't get pushed in. Airbags didn't deploy either...ghey Honda.

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

funkypoop?

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

Sounds like a bit of a noob 'scam' to me. Fix any obvious grounds that are too small and that's it. Do you think you're going to find the secret to 1000hp on a G35 by grounding wires?

 

[donpisto 5,000+ posts]

Sounds like a bit of a noob 'scam' to me. Fix any obvious grounds that are too small and that's it. Do you think you're going to find the secret to 1000hp on a G35 by grounding wires?

There's a couple guys who have done their own grounding kits, because like me they realize what a crock of shit the prices are. It's basically a 10 wire setup. I know how to do 3 of the wires, but I'm clueless about the other 7. Hopefully one of the guys on the forum hooks it up with instructions or install points and I'll be set.

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

***** about your car.

as for the grounding points i think i would pay that much since they are grouning way more points that normally done as with the big 3. plus for on it's pertty hard to get into some areas and can be a little time consuming. as for thread count in the wire, imo used as a ground i'm sure there isn't much of a real difference if they use some 1/0ga that has 500strands less than your name brand 1/0ga.

 

[jdc753 10+ year member]

guessing you have found this already but if not maybe it will give you some help.

http://www.stillen.com/product_files/606350~inst.pdf

$150 would be retarded for something like that.

 

[donpisto 5,000+ posts]

***** about your car.as for the grounding points i think i would pay that much since they are grouning way more points that normally done as with the big 3. plus for on it's pertty hard to get into some areas and can be a little time consuming. as for thread count in the wire, imo used as a ground i'm sure there isn't much of a real difference if they use some 1/0ga that has 500strands less than your name brand 1/0ga.

I understand it's difficult to get to certain places and labor is a little intensive, and I don't mind paying for someone to do the install for me. $150 is a lot for labor, considering it cost that much to take off my suspension and put a new one on in my last vehicle, which I think is even more labor intensive. I also am a little anal about certain things, I'd like all the additional wires I install in the vehicle to be of the same brand, sounds stupid, but that's how I would like it.

guessing you have found this already but if not maybe it will give you some help.
http://www.stillen.com/product_files/606350~inst.pdf

$150 would be retarded for something like that.

Thanks for the link, better than the one I had found since it wasn't in PDF format, but this one includes 5 wires, looking primarily for the with 10.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

what exactly are you gaining by changing the grounds? Don't you think the OEM manufacturer has spent a little R&D time on the electrical system, including the grounds? Would be a LOT of recall/warranty work otherwise. Save your $$$ for something useful...

 

[imfrumthawest 10+ year member]

ricer-nomics my friend. yes, it is so. i have a kit myself for sale, it wires up your rear brake lights to the inlet of your gas tank for $25!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a deal!!!!!!!!!!! operators are standing by. themselves.

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

Lol.


Nope, been gone since May 23rd.

That reminds me I gotta pay up my insurance this month.