Yaris, Good Grounding Points.

[YarisPower]

Hi All, 1st post here, been reading the forums for a while, just wondering, those of you with Amps etc. where you have them grounded. I have been having a hard time finding a good grounding point at the rear of the car. Any pointers would be much apreciated.

Cheers.

[vmail]

boot lock on my yaris, rear lights fittings on a customers car, usually any metal bit

[YarisPower]

I will have a look around the loc & rear lights then and see what i can find, I was told not to use thin metal, such as body work as a ground, is that right ?

[Viper_7]

As long as it's free from paint, you'll be fine. Larger surface are is better for a good ground...so if it's thin....it's still gonna have a large area I'd personally tie it into the ground on the rear lights..

[YarisPower]

Ok, I will give that a try, is it easy enough to find? I take it its just a big bolt.

[vmail]

yes, make sure you hold the car incase if it falls apart

[vmail]

earth cable should be short as possible, no more than 1 metre

[YarisPower]

yeah, found it, and the car never fell apart or anything, :) nothing like a bit of sarcasm.lol

Cheers for the help. Much appreciated.

[jaxx]

i made my own ground point using a Phoebix Gold ground terminal. Its mounted just behind the rear panels in the car.

Needed a scotch pad to remove any paint then just banged a self tapper through the hole

[Miss T Sport]

Hello and welcome to TOC.

Hope you enjoy your stay with us :group-cuddles:

[Toady]

On my old one i had a hole drilled in the floor of the boot which just fitted a screw in to ground it, it worked. Not sure what i am gonna do on the new one, don't fancy drilling it :)

Mat

[YarisPower]

I did have a gold ground terminal in what sounds like the same place as u jaxx but when i changed over to my new amp it didnt like this and refused to power on until i moved it.

Cheers for the welcome Miss TS

[jaxx]

I did have a gold ground terminal in what sounds like the same place as u jaxx but when i changed over to my new amp it didnt like this and refused to power on until i moved it.

Cheers for the welcome Miss TS

strange??? did ya scrub off the paint???

[YarisPower]

yep sanded it right down first, the 2 previous amps worked fine, just this JBL one that didnt run from there.

[jaxx]

seems odd, ya could try some of that green conductive paste stuff. i use that to ensure the contact

[YarisPower]

its working no problem from the ground at the rear lights now anyway.

[jaxx]

furry muff!

as long as its working it dont matter where it is!

[vmail]

not nice callin some1 a fury muff

[jaxx]

not nice callin some1 a fury muff

fair enough = (sound like) furry muff!!

[vmail]

safe.. I'll start callin ppl fury muff

[jaxx]

safe.. I'll start callin ppl fury muff

i aint heard 'safe' for ages!