anyone know how to check the ground wires?
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anyone know how to check the ground wires?
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"
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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
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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..
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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.
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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..
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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.
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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
http://cgi.ebay.com/HID-Fuse-Relay-W...3A1%7C294%3A50
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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