Fins1020

Is the grounding kit from courtesy nissan any good for the 5.5 gen maxima. I was looking for floormats today and came across it. How much would it cost for 4 guage wire and to do it yourself.

Adam

HitmanAngel2k3

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check out irish's page, he's got a set up on how to do it

Fins1020

Irish's page is great I have been there before, I was just wondering what the estimate was for how much the wire would cost to run the grounding kit. If the price is negligable I will just order a kit.

Adam

Epacy

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You could do it cheaper yourself. The kit they sell you is not worth $80.

Santa29

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My friend bought one, and I seen it. Its very well made and looks really nice. But I would not buy it for 80. I bought Matt's kit, and its really nice too. I'm sure you could make one from Irish's page, but I was lazy.

Puppetmaster

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I think it'll cost about $25 using Home Depot materials...

spastic

I would like to construct one of these kits but the wire I’m finding at Home Depot is not great quality. It has a very low strand count which in turn makes it extremely rigid. Where would I find wire that has a high strand count, making it more flexible? Something similar to large gauge speaker wire but with a more resilient sheathing.

Thanks

lalaMAX

car audio shop i saw some 4 ga wire is like 7.99 per ft i think... pretty expansive....

smoon629

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search ebay for a kit. i just ordered one from seller: "universalproductdesign." $30 shipped.

irish44j

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you don't need that audio wire for the grounding...that is made specifically to carry precise audio signals...you don't need that for the grounding. I used 6 and 8 ga wire from HD, and it was like 50 cents a foot or less......it's not all pretty and flashy looking like audio wire, but I personnally don't care about that....

4ga wire will work too, but it's a PITA to work with IMHO....I'd go with 6ga at least, it will do the job fine.

btw, total cost of everything was about $25, and that was with 8 wires, not the 4 or 5 that most kits come with.

if you don't want to make your own, I'd suggest Blehmco ( www.mattblehm.com) as the best option for a pre-made one that fits perfectly...

bsuccess1

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Respectively, but audio ground wires does not have anything to do with "carrying precise audio signals"

irish44j

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i think he was talking about "audio wires" not "audio ground wires"

Charliejag

I made my own using 6 gauge and Irish's page. It cost me 25-30 bucks max. Like he said, it's also more wires than the Courtesy kit.

My_first_maxima

What does a grounding kit actually do for the vehicle?

Puppetmaster

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I guess since ya posted in the other thread (http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=372748) ya already got the answer to this question....

spiromax

Sorry if I just blatantly overlooked it, but what's the url to Irish's page? It's not in his sig, and I don't think anybody posted it to the thread. I'm sure it's in some super-obvious place, and I'm going to feel stupid when you guys tell me that I just missed it somehow.

irish44j

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left-click on my name over on the left, and scroll down to "visit irish44j's homepage"

sooner02r1

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I feel like a broken record, but I'll be a sport and say it again. You can go to an auto parts store and get 4 guage wire and connectors for like $25, and make and install the kit in an hour. Epacy's kit is REALLY clean and is very well made, but cost is definately a factor. So just consider how lazy your are feeling and how much money you have and make the decision, because you can make a quality kit yourself, but I have nothing bad to say about Courtesy's kit.

Puppetmaster

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good approach... I'm so lazy I have no hyperground whatsoever...

crispykid717

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I have the Courtesy Nissan kit. It was a breeze to install and it's good quality too. I'm a lazy a$$ though. I noticed better acceleration and throttle response after installing it.

Puppetmaster

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I might add one if I get a UDP.... heard it helps with the rough idle UDPs cause... I dunno anything about that for a fact though...

Fins1020

Thanks for the responses. I was looking for a cost comparison and I got it. I appreciate all the help.

Adam

upstatemax

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is the hyperground the same thing as a uncommon ground? i told my older brother i wanted to do a hyperground and he almost kicked my a**, and told me that it is called a "uncommon ground". i just want to make sure we are thinking about the same thing....

and i know it sounds sad that my brother still kicks my a**, however he looks like a gorilla(seriously) and loves to fight... i have seen him rush at 11 people to fight them all... and he won. sent three of the punks to the hospital after they threw something at his prized 87 formula with a vette engine in it.

that car whopped a**, 78 vette engine, milled ported and pollished heads, full header system and "mufflers" (cut open the muffler, rip out the internal workings and weld it shut). and a lot of other stuff i dont even remeber or know what it is... it had t-tops so he had to put in sub-frame connectors, however before he did i pulled a 180 from a standing stop and cracked the windshield from corner to corner...

Max96GLE

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If you really want some cheap 4,6 or 8 guage wires, I would recommend going to ebay. They have it for like .39 for a foot. Order as much as you like and leave the rest for others. I went to my local electronic stores to get the clips or rings. Auto stores charges an arm and leg for those rings. I did have a chance to do it yet. Fre@king snow.