grounding amp;where? *audio buzzing* help

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 3:56 am

I'm having trouble ground an amp. Its sitting under my passanger front seat. I had it grounded into a stock point where something else is grounded (dunno what it is.. disappears under carpet) and I picked up the sound of the engine, then i tried to ground it where the seat bolts on and I still got the engines rev sound. Anyways, where around the passanger seat can i ground this thing?

Thanks,
Danny

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:25 am

ive found that one of the best places to grounda amp is where the seatbelt buckle bolts to the floor board, make sure you scrape off any paint or grease you might have to ensurea good connection

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:26 am

daewoomofo wrote:ive found that one of the best places to grounda amp is where the seatbelt buckle bolts to the floor board, make sure you scrape off any paint or grease you might have to ensurea good connection

That bolts WAYY to big...

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:28 am

the engine noise can probly be fixed by upgradeing your batery cables from you negitive to engine block and negitive to body, a 4 guage from positive to alternator never hurts either to help fix any headlight dimming you might have

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:29 am

kinkyllama wrote:
daewoomofo wrote:ive found that one of the best places to grounda amp is where the seatbelt buckle bolts to the floor board, make sure you scrape off any paint or grease you might have to ensurea good connection
That bolts WAYY to big...

get a bigger eyelet for your wire, what guage cable are you using?

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:50 am

daewoomofo wrote:the engine noise can probly be fixed by upgradeing your batery cables from you negitive to engine block and negitive to body, a 4 guage from positive to alternator never hurts either to help fix any headlight dimming you might have

All thats done.

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:51 am

daewoomofo wrote: get a bigger eyelet for your wire, what guage cable are you using?

Only 8g... its my front speakers amp and is only 500watt MAX. It wont take bigger than 8g anyways.. well maybe 6g but i havnt seen that around.

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:27 am

I tried putting the ground wire in like 15 different places (including where the seat belt bolts) and none work. So im guessing its something else

I know i've heard people saying you should run this wire next to this wire cuz it could cause fuzzyness/noise but most people say this isnt a worry.. im thinking thats my problem. What wires shouldnt be run togather? Currently all my wires are running next to each other except my ground wire which is seperate

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:20 am

all power wires should be seperat from any speaker wires, and RCA's, i have my speaker and RCA's on one side ofthe woo and my power and remote on on the other side

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:28 pm

I dont get it... the ground wire is done so cleanly... no paint... gold terminal.. perfect wire. ALL of my wires are seperate.. they dont cross paths once anywhere. Now im getting the buzzing sound when my cars not even running.

help!!!!

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:09 pm

i'm not sure why your having all that noise if you checked everything but have you tried ground it to your hand brake bolt? the one on the backside of the center console.

nick

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:14 pm

lanos2001 wrote:i'm not sure why your having all that noise if you checked everything but have you tried ground it to your hand brake bolt? the one on the backside of the center console.

nick

I dont think there is a bolt there on my forenza

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:18 pm

you do have a hand brake right? if you do there must be a bolt to tighten the wire or at least i would think there would be one.

nick

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:21 pm

lanos2001 wrote:you do have a hand brake right? if you do there must be a bolt to tighten the wire or at least i would think there would be one.

nick

Well yeah but i dont wanna rip appart my center consol. I've never done it before so it'd probably take awhile with all the hidden bolts. Plus i dont think its the ground wire cuz my subs used to be grounded to the chassis only it was much worst of a job.

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:25 pm

i'd wait until OZ sees this. he'll be all over this like a korean on rice in the middle of a snow storm with a paper plate.

nick

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grounding amp;where? audio buzzing help

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