Big 3 Question???

[GFiess1187 10+ year member]

For us guys who dont know much about under the hood, who can do a big 3 setup for me and wherever I go how much is it usually gonna cost.

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[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

It is hardly any work to do???

 

[Jared530 10+ year member]

yea, I also have absolutely no idea about things under the hood. I wish someone would have like a video/tutorial of them installing the big 3 wires

 

[kombat96 10+ year member]

SEARCH, its a new idea

 

[AJ²06 5,000+ posts]

DUDE I didnt really know much about the car, and now Im learning a lot about the car's electrical systems... Im finding it purty cool //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif At first I was kinds "worried" about doing the Big 3 but after the first one, Im gonna do it on my parent's cars too... lol Its simple, just follow the instructions

 

[DC8 Flyer 10+ year member]

It's simple if you don't have to take the alternator off to do it. My car (94 Cavalier), you need a breaker bar to loostenthe serpintine belt to get the alternator off to attach the 0ga to it. Even my wife's hands were too big to get in there.

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

if you MUST go to an automotive shop... bring 12ft of 0ga wire, a fuse, fuseholder, 6 o-rings, and some split looming... SPEEDEE can probably do it for ya for

 

[Jared530 10+ year member]

if i take a picture of under my hood, could you use paint to draw line to were the wires should go and be connected?

 

[jacka 10+ year member]

It's simple if you don't have to take the alternator off to do it. My car (94 Cavalier), you need a breaker bar to loostenthe serpintine belt to get the alternator off to attach the 0ga to it. Even my wife's hands were too big to get in there.

true that. my alt is actually on the bottom of my car, and way behind the oil pan.

 

[DC8 Flyer 10+ year member]

if you MUST go to an automotive shop... bring 12ft of 0ga wire, a fuse, fuseholder, 6 o-rings, and some split looming... SPEEDEE can probably do it for ya for

Will they do the actual wiring or just get the alt off and let you do it right there. I doubt the latter since most shops won't let you in the work area. I would like to do this but getting the alt off is my road block.

 

[QtrHorse 10+ year member]

if i take a picture of under my hood, could you use paint to draw line to were the wires should go and be connected?

I can try.

Try to take a picture of the back of the alternator, the battery, the complete engine bay and if possible, the side of the block where the battery is located. None of the pictures should be really up close, just something that shows each of the items I listed.