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Old 12-05-2005, 08:01 PM
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Grounding help
i just put an amp and two 12' subs in my cobalt and i am wondering if n e one has already done their system and knows of a good place to ground the wire on?
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Old 12-05-2005, 08:03 PM
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with the bat being in the trunk i would just use the bat ground
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Old 12-05-2005, 08:10 PM
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is that the safest way to do it??
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Old 12-05-2005, 08:14 PM
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shouldn't hurt it but if u want u can hook it up to some thing that is hooked to the fame of the car like bolt that used on the seat belts, buts its going to be a floating ground
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I just grounded to one of the bolts in the trunk botom near the front!
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thanks, ill prob. just use the battery then, i was just worried that the car is gunna catch on fire or sumthin like that.
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just the arc the + and the - and u should be fine
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i had mine on the batt but it left the neg cable loose so it came off one day i moved to to another spot not far from it on the metal piece for the battery strap
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