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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 07:13 AM
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stupid newb grounding question.

I'm relocating my battery to the back bin and have a question. When I relocate the grounding point to somewhere in the back will that ground my whole car or will I have to do anything else like jumper it to the engine bay?
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 08:27 AM
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that will ground the whole car like you need. just make sure you have a good solid, clean tight connection to the body. you may also want to upgrade the engine to body ground too.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 08:30 AM
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ok cool thanks, wasn't sure if it was going to be good enough or not. Does the ground need to be on a bolt on the outside of the car or does it matter?
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 08:37 AM
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what i would do is clean a spot inside of the cargo box, down to bare metal and put a good like 8mm or 10mm bolt through it and tighten it up. after its all snuged up i would spray on some of the stuff that stops batteries from corroding. so you dont get that white **** on your bare metal.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 11:12 AM
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ok thanks man will do. Appreciate it greatly!
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 11:16 AM
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There should already be a seatbelt mounting point back there for the optional rear seats. I'd just use that for the grounding point. That way you have a good solid connection, and don't have to drill new holes. Just grind the paint off of it first like Mort suggested.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 12:26 PM
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ok I'll look for that bolt. I took just a few seconds to look for a bolt back there and didn't see anything but I will look better in a little bit. Thanks for thi tips.
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