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rudydapimp

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I have a 97 s10 blazer and I am trying to find a good spot for the ground. Sub is a Treo SSX 18, AMP is AB VFL400.1. have 0 ga ran everywhere, including big three. I am getting interference from the electrical system, actually can hear my engine running through sub, can hear brake pedal being touched, and can hear turn signals in radio. I have streetwires ZN660's ran, so my guess is that i have a bad ground. Can anyone suggest a good ground???

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Posted: August 29, 2006 at 11:17 AM / IP Logged

make one instead of using an existing bolt location. i would suggest that with any system.

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Posted: August 29, 2006 at 11:44 AM / IP Logged

Jettagli03 may have hit it there. There are many existing bolts on a vehicle (like seat bolts, etc) that are notorious for being bad grounding points. Also, make sure the grounding point is clean and clear of paint...a very nice bare metal connection.

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rudydapimp

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Posted: September 27, 2006 at 12:07 PM / IP Logged

well, I don't think that the ground is the problem, at least not for the amp itself. Metered it and it was .4. If I turn down radio all the way, I get horrible thump from sub, same when I turn it on, so I think that the HU ground is bad. is that possible??

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It is possible but more likely it is the amplifier that is the culprit in this case.

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Posted: September 27, 2006 at 2:36 PM / IP Logged

You have a burnt trace inside your radio on the shield of your RCAs a temporary fix for this is to take a length of wire ground one end and then strip a few inches of the other end and wrap this around the shield of the rca either at the amp or at the radio

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Posted: September 27, 2006 at 7:22 PM / IP Logged

well, I swapped out my HU for my brothers, and viola, it was the HU, which sucks, cause its a month out of warranty.

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