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[monkeyman 10+ year member]

is it true that the ground coming from the car cables is a poor ground and the HU should be rather grounded to the chasis of the car?

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[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

most of the time yes, but you can ground it to a bolt nearby or metal near the unit.

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

ive always just used the ground coming out of the harness and have never had any problems. im sure there are some other opinions out there.

 

[NoPh33rRaCiNg 10+ year member]

usually some pioneers have grounding problems so yes, itd be better to ground to some metal near where ur deck is installed

 

[monkeyman 10+ year member]

ah ok thanx , reason i ask is becuase i have it grounded to the ground wires from the car so yeah there is a nearby bolt i guess il just nail it down there ....are all pioneers messed up or is it just some?

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

Sometimes. Othertimes, no.

If you have noise, reground it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[NewToTheGrounds 10+ year member]

ground to ur batt?

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Not enough current drawn by the HU to make a chassis ground drop enough voltage to worry about.

 

[ReDemoN 10+ year member]

I have also wondered this cause i have had to replace a in-dash tv.

And they reman company say it was because of lack of grounds.

Like the amp was pulling ground through the rca wires. Or something like that.

So this next time Im gonna run a diff ground to the h/u.

I also need to figure out better grounds for my amps.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

I'm a little lost on that whole thing.

My civic just doesnt have the good grounds that I need.

 

[budget76 10+ year member]

doesnt' have any, make one. Pick up a riv-nut kit from Harbor Freight, drill a hole, grind paint off around hole, insert riv-nut, put bolt into riv-nut to hold wire connectors. They're a threaded insert that installs like a rivet FYI.