1st Gen Protege/323/GLC General/Maintenance Discussion for 1990-1994 Models (BG Chassis) and 1981-1989 GLC/323 Models (BD and BF chassis)

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Old January-2nd-2002, 03:18 PM
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grounding wires

ok where is a good place to ground out wires near the headlights
can you ground on any piece of metal
hurry i am doing this right now
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Old January-2nd-2002, 03:41 PM
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What are you grounding? got a test light you can find one that way. but most metal in the front should work. sorry dont have my car here to take a look.
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use the frame rail as it sits below the headlights, that will be your best ground point, scrape away all the paint to get a bare metal connection. If there is a factory threaded hole, find a bolt to match and use that, if not, drill a screw in with a good star lock washer.
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Old January-3rd-2002, 10:06 AM
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yea Ground the lights to any piece of the chassis or frame around your car!

or you can find another ground wire and tap into that!!
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