where to ground??

[wolf55 10+ year member]

i got an alpine head unit... right now its just grounded through the harness (best buy did it)....

i get some whining noise that i hate..... so i was told i should do a chassis ground of the head unit...

can i do this chassis ground as well as leave the harness ground? (best buy warranty reasons)...

Also... crutchfield says to ground at the same location as the amp... (which is in the trunk)... some other websites say that is a common misconception... im so confused...

where should i do my chassis ground to?... the trunk or in the front??..

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[Zxcvtypo 10+ year member]

i got an alpine head unit... right now its just grounded through the harness (best buy did it)....i get some whining noise that i hate..... so i was told i should do a chassis ground of the head unit...

can i do this chassis ground as well as leave the harness ground? (best buy warranty reasons)...

Also... crutchfield says to ground at the same location as the amp... (which is in the trunk)... some other websites say that is a common misconception... im so confused...

where should i do my chassis ground to?... the trunk or in the front??..

what kind of car? just take a look behind the dash and find any bare metal you can, scrape it down with a screwdriver/sand it until it's free of all paint/debris and send a ground wire into there with a self tapper/washer, call it a day //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif...i'd disconnect their ground also though and just have it run solely off the ground you made. or you could take it back to them and have them do it for you, complain enough and they have to honor their lifetime warranty.

fyi, if you do void their warranty, you have a whole forum full of people who are willing to help you..

 

[canadapettit 10+ year member]

just pull the radio and find a piece of metal to ground it to

 

[wolf55 10+ year member]

so.............. its better to remove the harness ground that have two grounds?.....

and chassis ground is the way to go rite?

 

[wolf55 10+ year member]

oh.. honda accord lx 98...

 

[starkfu 10+ year member]

do a ground to the firewall and run the cable up, disconnect the factory ground.

 

[wolf55 10+ year member]

where on the firewall... sorry imma newb

 

[wolf55 10+ year member]

and is firewall better than the metal part at the side under the carpet... like by a bolt by the feet of the passenger

 

[Zxcvtypo 10+ year member]

oh.. honda accord lx 98...

don't hondas have the metal tube that runs right behind the radio? might be nissans..just make sure wherever you drill there are no wires/important things behind the metal.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I grounded mine to the kick panel.

However, I have a prs880. Before it's over, I'll prolly be grounding to the frame.

 

[starkfu 10+ year member]

don't use seat bolts to ground, they are anodized in honda's (as in most other cars) and will not give you a good connection.

 

[wolf55 10+ year member]

thanks for the replies guys

so i should definitely remove the harness ground though?

is there anything wrong with two grounds?

 

[5.0 LSC 10+ year member]

if your getting noise from the harness ground it will still be there w/ another ground. you can pull the black wire out of the harness...play with the pin using a sharpass tool and youll figure out how to pull it out...when it comes time just click the harness ground back in

 

[Paddy McTaint 10+ year member]

Are you running amps? If so, how are your rca's routed and are they near power wires? If not then it's probably your HU ground. I'd carry it back to BB and have them fix it.