Ground wire for aftermarket stereo
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Look under the dash anywhere in that area where you have the stereo installed...there will be at least one black wire with a "C" end that is simply screwed into some metal under there that is not part of the ECU or any computer-driven controller...that is always a great ground.
Is there a better place, 2ndgen guru guys? A specific place for his kind of car isn't something I know, this is just one of my general tricks when installing aftermarket stereos in any vehicle.
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Is there a better place, 2ndgen guru guys? A specific place for his kind of car isn't something I know, this is just one of my general tricks when installing aftermarket stereos in any vehicle.
Mario III
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There should be a large screw directly behind the stock stereo with a flat mesh wire attached. Remove that wire & attach the stereo ground. If not you can use one of the lower stereo mounting holes, the top 2 screw into plastic but the lower 2 screw into metal behind the plastic & will ground the radio without alternator noise, simply attach the ground wire to a screw & screw it in. The shorter the ground wire the better.