grounding *pics*

[turnstylez18 10+ year member]

k this is what i have for my setup..the ground i have now works but it looks crappy...i was thinking of using the ground where it holds my taillights...some ppl said they used it as a ground...tell me what u think..i would try to ground it on the bottom frame of the car but everything is bolted on..its just a hassle

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[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

You don't want to skimp on a good grounding spot.

unscrew one of those bolts, sand down the paint underneath it, and tightly clamp your ground wire there.

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

de-badge that box!

why? I think it looks awesome!

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Rule one of electronics - never wire by sight //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif You may think you can see that voltage...trust me, you can't.

DMM's were invented for a reason.

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

I'd go for a bolt thats attached to the floor of the trunk, as it is closer to the frame of the car and is most likely thicker steel than what that taillight bolt is attached to. If there isn't a bolt or screw on the trunk floor, get a "self-tapping" screw and screw it down to the floor. Make sure that whichever spot you do, sand down the surface to bare metal so that the ring terminal makes good contact to the metal surface.

 

[turnstylez18 10+ year member]

yeah i like it too....that box was made for the type r so thats why i got...cheap too....

so its okay to put that ground where those bolts are? im gonna scrape the paint and secure for sure

 

[turnstylez18 10+ year member]

the thing is that all the equipment is bolted on...it would be a hassle just to get everything out..

 

[LBX2G 10+ year member]

Rule one of electronics - never wire by sight //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif You may think you can see that voltage...trust me, you can't.
DMM's were invented for a reason.

so u are saying ground to the lowest spot of resistentic (sp?)

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

yeah i like it too....that box was made for the type r so thats why i got...cheap too....so its okay to put that ground where those bolts are? im gonna scrape the paint and secure for sure

as long as its obviously in contact with the metal chassis of the car, yes. it will be fine. I'd still try to choose a bolt somewhere on the bottom of your trunk though

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

so u are saying ground to the lowest spot of resistentic (sp?)

Exactly.

 

[turnstylez18 10+ year member]

alrite ill try to look for a better spot if not then ill settle for the taillights...

what do u think of the setup though? does everything look alrite? i know its messy

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

Exactly.

I think we both know 99.9% of the people on this forum arent going to whip out their DMM's to measure their entire trunk for resistance. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

alrite ill try to look for a better spot if not then ill settle for the taillights...what do u think of the setup though? does everything look alrite? i know its messy

do you at least have the amps secured somehow? or do they just slide around?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I think we both know 99.9% of the people on this forum arent going to whip out their DMM's to measure their entire trunk for resistance. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

If they don't have a DMM...maybe they shouldn't touch their stereos and leave the job to people that know what they're doing //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/idea.gif.5acb6a39a9b92425414c316dda202bad.gif

But maybe that's a little blunt.

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

How about a strut tower bolt?

Those are usually pretty good.