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Offline murraymint

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earthing my amp???
« on: 04 March 2011, 16:31 »
where would be the best place to put the earth cable in the boot????

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Offline tdi_blu

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Re: earthing my amp???
« Reply #1 on: 04 March 2011, 16:33 »
I take it youve got a mk3 if so I put mine under the rear seat straight to the body  :wink:
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Offline murraymint

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Re: earthing my amp???
« Reply #2 on: 04 March 2011, 16:43 »
yh i lifted the back seat n theres just a random colourcoded bolt into the floor, i checked under the car to see if its holding anything but couldnt see anything. could i just use that bolt or would you recomend drillin a new one or somewhere different
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Re: earthing my amp???
« Reply #3 on: 04 March 2011, 17:02 »
I drilled a new one but theres no reason why you couldnt use a exsisting bolt just make sure if you drill nothing the other side  :wink:
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Re: earthing my amp???
« Reply #4 on: 04 March 2011, 17:45 »
Earthed mine next to the rear lights, been there a year and NO problems, until i have to replace my rear bulbs Doh!
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Offline ju571n

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Re: earthing my amp???
« Reply #5 on: 05 March 2011, 05:54 »
Where ever you put it make sure you clean the paint work with a bit of sandpaper.. So it bare metal where the cble touch's.

Paint isnt very conductive of electricity.  :laugh:

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Re: earthing my amp???
« Reply #6 on: 05 March 2011, 08:15 »
also make sure u putthe inline fuse in the engine bay, i put mine in the boot and my mobile sparky went mad at me. some thing about if u crash and the cable comes loose and touches the body? i dunno
   

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Re: earthing my amp???
« Reply #7 on: 06 March 2011, 04:55 »
by the rear lights for me too