0235SS

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i would really apreciate if someone had a clue of where all the ground wires go on the car. thanx i need to know if one is missing or if i need to do the "BIG-3"

TireSm0ke

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Theres one on the block on the passenger side just above the dipstick tube, but its a pain to get to. As for the others I could guess but Id have to take a look to be sure...

0235SS

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thanx man, i got my stereo rewired and it didnt fix the problem, also they gave me an excuse,( the car's ground sucks lol) so i wanna do the "BIG 3" i cant find anyone that will do it. i will pay $$$ and beer lol DAMN!!! thanx again TireSm0ke

lilpb1

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Whats the BIG 3?

nhra-trans-am

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BIG 3 =
Alternator to battery positive
Engine to chassis ground
Battery - to chassis ground

0235SS

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Anyone?

fast01z28

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Im finishing mine up...i can help with yours. the alternator to batter wire is a pain cus you gotta take the alternator down.

whats happening with your stereo?

0235SS

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Ignore my stereo all it does its that when I turn my headlights. On my headlights sometimes flikker like crazy and my speakers make a weird *** noise. So I thought it was the system but from wut I now know is that the headlights since they r HID's they need a lot of juice and better ground just when they turn on. So we put relays on them it helped a little bit. But I still need ether a H/O alternator or the BIG 3 wich I would preffer the BIG 3 to have better wires. Let me know how much u would do it for with supplies included plz dave I know ur good at this . Thanx bro. Hey pm me ur number I lost it bro..

The Guz

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The noise you here is caused by a bad ground on the HIDs. I would recommend you get a relay harness. I have one for my HIDs. The harness uses power from the battery for the lights and one stock headlight plug for the trigger of the relay. You can get one for $15. You can always hit me up if you want to know where I got mine. The harness prevents flickering and protects the factory wires as well.

59 camaro

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tHAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT IMO...I HAD 10K HID'S ON MY CAMARO WITH A NICE ENOUGH FULL SYSTEM ON MY RIDE AND NEVER DID I HAVE A PRONLEM WITH THE ALT... WAT BRAND OF HID'S ARE U RUNNING?...WHEN U PUT ON CHEAP **** THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEND... I BOUGHT MY HID'S BACK IN 04 FOR $320 N IM NOT SAYING THEY WERE THE BEST BUT A LOT OF PPL USE TO LIKE MY LIGHTS BETTER THAN SOME OTHER HID'S THEY SAW ON OTHER RIDES..TRY N PUT ON SOME OTHER FRIENDS HID'S ON UR RIDE TO TRY THEM OUT....UR PROBLEM MIGHT JUST B THE LIGHTS

fast01z28

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I will look at the wiring of the HIDs when i look at the car tomorrow. it might just be bad grounds all around.

0235SS

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naw its not the HID's back in 05 i had some 6000K same brand but they were way more before, ($280) im thinkin its just a problem with ground, i also have some different HID's for the fogs(different brand) same fucken problem, i still think its the ground... but yeah thanx anyways (also i do have 2 relays on them) still does it but not as bad as before.

The Guz

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Get something like this for the haedlights and then find the right size for the fogs. Also where do you have the HIDs grounded?
http://cgi.ebay.com/HID-Fuse-Relay-W...3A1%7C294%3A50

0235SS

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thats the thing, the HID's arent grounded its just the regular plugs to amp. then to the HID buld, i have 2 relays on it though

hlaalu

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did you ever change out all the fuses and put the correct ones in?

The Guz

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The stock wiring does not have enough power to turn them on. HIDs need a lot of power wen they are furst turned on. The HIDs are grounded through the factory wiring. I still recommend a harness to solve the issues you are having. I run the harness on my daily and on the camaro. Never had any issues. If you get one I can help you with the install.

0235SS

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sounds good man, but wouldnt the relay do the same thing as the harnes?

0235SS

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yeah bro i have that already, its a relay for each headlight

fast01z28

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OK so I got the alt. to battery wire swapped to a 1/0 gauge, and the battery is regrounded with 2 gauge. the battery ground that was on there was pretty hoaky.

the initial response is good. before doing the work the gauge voltmeter was saying about 13 volts, now it reads about 14.5 volts steadily. Danny is going to report back to me if it solved the headlight issues.

heres some pics of the 1/0 that I ran.

ae13291

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^^ i added extra ground wires that thickness. i also removed all the grounds and cleaned and sanded the surface and put copper anti seize back on. my guage is at like 14.5 in the mornings and is always above 13 no matter what