Alarm Ground Wires

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Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Topic: Alarm Ground Wires

Posted By: Devil_Boy
Subject: Alarm Ground Wires
Date Posted: February 01, 2003 at 11:56 AM

Here come my next question i got most of my wires ran for my alarm. I just have to ground them, but there is quite a few of them so im wondering if i take about a 8awg wire and ground it then ground all the grounds to it would this be all right?? or should i ground them all seperatly????

Thanks yet again
Jeff

Replies:

Posted By: PLAYER69
Date Posted: February 01, 2003 at 12:29 PM

Where are you running them to? You should be grounding them directly to the firewall or kick panel. Not dash brackets of any kind.

Posted By: Devil_Boy
Date Posted: February 01, 2003 at 1:13 PM

There grounded to a big bolt to my firewall thats above my pedals. Is it okay to ground more then one thing to a the same ground??

Thanks Player69, Youve been alot of help so far!

Posted By: PLAYER69
Date Posted: February 01, 2003 at 1:27 PM

Yes you can gound all to the same bolt.

Posted By: Chris Luongo
Date Posted: February 01, 2003 at 10:03 PM

Do whatever is simpler, neater, and is easy to figure out if you have to go back to make repairs/upgrades.

Remember, if the ground wire is cut, most alarms are useless-----just like all your other wires, try to hide or disguise it----if a smart thief sees one of those big blue crimp-on ring terminals held in by a self-tapping screw, he'll know he can cut that wire and defeat the alarm.

Also, self tapping screws often fall out. If you can find a factory bolt that is grounded, use that instead.

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