i have an amp.. and i was just wondering where a grounding point is for the ground wire..

from some people ive heard i can put it anywhere on the frame of the car.. but some people say that i need a specific point in the car

any quick help on this?
btw.., this is for a 92 prelude

ahh.. one more thing.. my amp is in the spare tire cmpartment.. (trunk)


acutally ive been searching.. wheres the best place to ground in the spare tire compartment.. ?

 

1. Try to make the Ground wire short

2. Pick a spot on the chassis with a ground-path... pretty much most of the chassis is fine.

3. Sand that spot down WELL, get off all the paint/oxidation/corrosion

4. Ground it there...wire it in solidly, and make sure you can tug it -- good contact

5. Protect the connection with either a conformal coating spray, or vaseline, or something similar to prevent corrosion and "greening" of any sort.


Note: On my '88 prelude, my bro's '95 civic, my friend's '03 civic, and my dad's '91 accord... the grounding point used was near the trunk area where the trunk meets the cabin - we just sanded that area like hell... THOROUGHLY SAND IT DOWN PLEASE! clean it up...done

It is true that some points on a car may not be a ground path - I saw an amp install where the guy grounded under the front-seat... it didn't work because for some reason that spot wasn't connected chassis-ground. RIght next to that spot was a good ground point though (side of car) - so it was fixed.

 

thanks hella.. i just got it!

bumping some 12 in jl's

sorry about the newb post though

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by archmage &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">1. Try to make the Ground wire short

2. Pick a spot on the chassis with a ground-path... pretty much most of the chassis is fine.

3. Sand that spot down WELL, get off all the paint/oxidation/corrosion

4. Ground it there...wire it in solidly, and make sure you can tug it -- good contact

5. Protect the connection with either a conformal coating spray, or vaseline, or something similar to prevent corrosion and "greening" of any sort.

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good advice

 

jus take out a bolt in your chassis(make sure it is CLEAN) and just connect the wire to your amp and to the ground. make it short