i was installing my amp wiring and a wire from the negative terminal of the battery came off and i have no idea where it goes (1st and 2nd pic). and did i install my power wire correctly(last pic)?









Modified by pooMan at 12:09 PM 5/11/2006

 

that negative wire is most likely supposed to connect to your chassis. look for a missing bolt in that area.

your amp wire looks fine.

 

ya. i think i found where it went but i think the screw fell out!!! WTF...... so i just electrical taped it to the body where the owners manual looks like it has it....... is that fine? its still touching the metal/chassis....

 

yup its a ground wire that connects to your chasis
better go find a bolt cuz that does not look safe at all.

 

that won't last. find a screw for it, should be able to get one at the local hardware store pretty easily.

 

thats the correct placement for it right?....

 

that will be fine

 

that should'nt matter as long as the metal is clean and you secure it GOOD! if not you will have shitty performance... not mention no bass!

 

okay...... here..... hope it looks good. i found a screw that fit and it looks like its holding up this should be fine right? i put a little duct tape to secure it a little better...(not pictured)

 

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ROFL

 

ya I bet it connects to the chasis. The wire connects to the body in order to provide electrons, so the metal rust is at a minimial.
Thank you chem 302

 

That wire should be connected to a space for it, located left of the started. It goes with a 10mm screw..... and there should be another wire next to it where that one should go!!!

 

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wait....Left of the what? and connected to what space? is the other wire on the battery your talking about on the terminal.......like the one in the first pictures? if possible, can you post pics of your battery? i really dont want my car to blow up or get my battery drained or whatever whill happen if the ground isnt hooked properly.....

 

Ghetto Rigged like a *****.

 

same thing happened to me, just find a place on the chassie and connect it.

 

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so is this the same place you hooked it up to?

 

What I am extremely scared of is...If you can not figure out where to put this ground, how in the world did you figure out how to install an amp.
Did you run an inline fuse no longer than 18" away from the battery? How did you ground your amp? Did you use duct tape anywhere? I have done so many "fix it installs" from so called do it yourselfers such as yourself that should never touch a wire. Good luck though

 

/\ ya.... i was hooking up my power wire and this wire came out. i had no idea where it came from..... the CEL was blinking at first when it had the tape on it then i used the screw and the CEL blinks and turns off. umm..... still shotty??? can someone please take a pic of their battery and post where their ground goes?

 

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i got it!!! dude, you need to superglue the cable to the positive bat. terminal then with one thumb stuck up your ***, and the other firmly planted to the ground, get sombody to turn the car over for you... yeah... try that!!

 

The ground you have seems ok but you mentioned the use of Duct tape. Does this imply it's not secuirely attached? Frankly Duct tape has no place in a Honda and looks bad even in an otherwise clean car.

 

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Holy cow...Did somebody not get any last night. Take a deep breath and calm down. Or are you just upset because you have made the same ghetto idiot mistakes on your car?

 

BUT in all seriousness that duct tape is worthless. Just make sure you have a bolt that holds the wire securely and don't put any duct tape on it.

 

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well, ok ok, maybe i do have male pms... (nevermind)... caught me on a off day, to be honest iv never used duct take, but have done <U>alot</U> worse in my eairly days, no harm, no foul... just making fun! nothing personal!