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chunkysause7 · 11-18-2008, 10:41 PM

Has anyone tried to put a grounding kit on there 3S-FE 2.0 camry?

atobe · 11-18-2008, 11:56 PM

well i didn't use a kit.. but i just got some 4 guage wires (left over wire from amp install) and connected them from the battery(-) to the frame and tranny.. then doubled up the stock ground points elsewhere with 10 guage wires

WannaBButch · 11-19-2008, 12:43 AM

A few questions that could very well be ignorant.....
1. What's a grounding kit?
2. How do you install one?
3. How do you make one cause I'm poor?
4. What are the benefits of a grounding kit?

atobe · 11-19-2008, 12:24 PM

1. just a bunch of big wires connected to the battery's - terminal
2. very easy
3. buy some wires and connectors
4. better sparks mostly or unless you have a lot of electronics in your car. u'll notice your lights don't dim as much when you step on the brakes etc.

some ppls run a + wire from the alternator to the battery + to make it better may be i'll do that later but i need to find a 80A fuse

i can take pics of my setup if anyone needs

WannaBButch · 11-19-2008, 01:59 PM

Would love to see pics and where you connected them. Does it actually help in your case? I have looked around a little and there are mixed opinions.

chunkysause7 · 11-19-2008, 10:12 PM

would like to see some pics. can you take the shots on where you connected them?

bkbajan · 11-19-2008, 10:30 PM

pics and a tut wud be nice,i got tht 'dimming' problem and wud love a fix for it.

atobe · 11-23-2008, 03:49 PM

well here's my cheap grounding kit i made

one wire goes to the transmission and the other goes to the frame... oem points if you just look on your car

and everywhere else i just doulbe it up with another 10 guage wire like so

JMSports · 11-23-2008, 06:04 PM

Every time my sub 'hits', the lights dim. Its really ghetto.

I need a capacitor.

bkbajan · 11-23-2008, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JMSports

Every time my sub 'hits', the lights dim. Its really ghetto.

I need a capacitor.

apart from the capacitor,would you use a grounding kit?

JMSports · 11-24-2008, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bkbajan

apart from the capacitor,would you use a grounding kit?

Right now, I don't even care about the dimming, but I would reground the electrical if I was going to add a capacitor to handle the extra energy withdrawal.