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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 01:09 AM
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Best place to ground amp in car

I was wondering where the best place was to ground my amp that's located underneath the passenger seat. I can't seem to find a good spot to bolt down my 8 gauge wire.
Old Feb 28, 2005 | 06:00 AM
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rear stut mount bolt...

*EDIT* since its in the car.. you can prolly use the seatbelt bolt
Old Feb 28, 2005 | 06:01 AM
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and in all honesty i would use 4g wire or bigger
Old Feb 28, 2005 | 06:15 AM
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rear strut and seatbelt bolt are two of the places to avoid. Strut bolt can cause to much friction and seatbelt bolt is typically covered in threadlock, which could lead to a bad grounding point.

Just make your own and make sure you grind/sand down the metal prior to installing...

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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 08:29 AM
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You could use one of the seat bolts but make sure you bare the metal really good and put some dielectric grease on there since you dont want the bolt to rust in.

As far as using 4g that is WAY overkill depending on how long the cable will be run and also the power of the amp. 8 gauge will support 600 wat rms up to a 3 foot length.

BJ white
Old Feb 28, 2005 | 01:18 PM
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take out the carpet and there are some screws in the metal of the trunk
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