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I need some suggestions on where to ground my amp?? I'm out of ideas, and everwhere i seem to try doesn't work...thanks<P>------------------<BR>~'94 GS (Creek Blue Mica)

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I tried all the bolts that hold the seatbelts down, and whenever i tap my brakes, i can hear thumps in my subs....does that mean that they share the same ground or what??<P>------------------<BR>~'94 GS (Creek Blue Mica)

i have a compition system in my 93' mx3 and i have bolted the ground to the rear drivers side seat belt bolt, and i t works grate, just make sure that all paint and grease of any kind is gone, only bare metal left.<P>i dont know why it woundt work for you??<P>oh well, good luck!!<P>mx3ADAM<BR>93' black/gs

My systems amp is grounded off the rear seat bolt. The bolts that hold the back reclining part to the car. It's fairly easy to get to and has worked great for me.<P>

<p>[This message has been edited by SmaMitches (edited August 30, 2001).]

Yep, this is the setup i have...here's the link:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.ghetalion.com/users/twisted/setup.JPG" TARGET=_blank>www.ghetalion.com/users/twisted/setup.JPG</A> <P>I used a harness, didn't cut any of my stock wires..the stereo works fine if i don't plug in the amp or subs, all the high's sound normal<P>------------------<BR>~'94 GS (Creek Blue Mica)

Mine is grounded on a bolt under the shock tower just above where te back speakers are, if you take that off you see three if them i used one of those they are gold.

Go to your local home repair store and ask for a self tapping sheetmetal screw. Find a place on the body of the car, remove the carpeting and scrape away all the paint and junk to reveal the bare metal. Use the screw to tap a hole and ground it there. <P>Tip: the ground wire should be at least the diameter of the power wire, and should only be 1-1.5 feet long.<P>~Ryan~

im running two amps in my car one of them is grounded on the drivers' seat rear bolt and it works fine, but i still havent figured out how the other amp is grounded??

killem2 wrote:Mine is grounded on a bolt under the shock tower just above where te back speakers are, if you take that off you see three if them i used one of those they are gold.

Anyone knows where hes talking about. Im not quite sure. So you remove one of the rear speakers to get to this??

Mazdaspeed96743 wrote:

killem2 wrote:Mine is grounded on a bolt under the shock tower just above where te back speakers are, if you take that off you see three if them i used one of those they are gold.

Anyone knows where hes talking about. Im not quite sure. So you remove one of the rear speakers to get to this??

Might be talking about the bolts that hold the rear seatbelt unit. When you take the rear speaker cover off, you'll see the seatbelt unit, you should figure out what he means.

Im running 1200 rms(2800) peek concept amp...it has to much power....I just grouned mine where your rear seats bolt it....its realy close to your amp and has a good connection point and amazing ground....>Give it a try

Okay thanks guys I had my amp ground bolted behind the passenger seat belt bolt and I decided that I wanted to put the amplifier in the trunk now . for a reward=

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OK if you are grounding to your seat belt. That seat belt is connected to the seat right. If so that seat isn't metal! If you are wanting a good ground you ground that bastard to your frame. Or just say screw it and ground it directly to your battery. I grounded my amp in the trunk on one of the jack mounting bolts. I scraped away some of the paint and screwed the bolt on with the wire. You will get the best ground if its to the battery but the second best is to the frame of the car. Not a seat belt screw that wont work as good.