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Old 10-28-2009, 11:40 AM
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Looking for a good place to ground my amp, It's got an alright ground at the moment, but it's causing the high pitched whine sound, and i would love to get rid of it. don't think my ears can handle much more.
 
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Old 10-28-2009, 01:08 PM
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any bolt should work or cround it to the chassis
 
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Old 10-28-2009, 01:15 PM
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sorry, but where can i bolt it to the chassis? and most of the bolts i have seen are coated in paint...
 
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Old 10-28-2009, 01:27 PM
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Take the bolt out and scrape the paint off of the chassis around the bolt hole. Then put your ground lug down on the bare metal and put the bolt through it. If the bolt is holding on a bracket or something put the ground lug under the bracket, so the lug is touching the bare chassis metal.
 

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Old 11-03-2009, 03:44 PM
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naw, wrap your wire about the bolt that holds your seats on, the front, not the back. it's easy to access and works.
 
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Old 11-03-2009, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by HelpMyHonda
Looking for a good place to ground my amp, It's got an alright ground at the moment, but it's causing the high pitched whine sound, and i would love to get rid of it. don't think my ears can handle much more.
you need to have the power wire and the remote wire ran on one side of the car and the rca wires on the otherside that wll stop the noise.
 
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Old 11-04-2009, 06:47 AM
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^what he said. I had the same problem. Its called alternator whind. Did what 94chb said and the whind went away.
 
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Old 11-04-2009, 01:01 PM
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what chb said to do will stop the noise but for future... always ground to chassis. its the best spot to ground anything.
 
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Old 11-09-2009, 05:14 AM
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You want a solid ground. To best conceal the wire and maintain the use of your spare tire (dont kow where your amp is) place thee wire on the passenger or driver side rear side pannel, there is plenty of room and a few holes to shoot a bolt into.
 
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