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Forseti
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1/21/2006
14:50:18
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I have built a amp rack to fit behind my seats.. i have 4awg power and ground wires. where is the best place to mount the ground lug? should I mount to the truck frame or just to the sheet metal of the cab ?
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DontBuyPete
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1/21/2006
18:51:43
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mount it right to the floor of the back of the cab, under the carpet. That's where mine is at.
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DSW
Dodge Dakota
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1/22/2006
13:59:30
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Forseti, Ground all of your stereo equipment (stereo, amps, CD changer, etc) to the same location. The frame is good ground location as long as the battery is grounded to the frame also. On my 00 CC I grounded to the frame right below the drivers seat without problems, on my 03 QC I did the same and had nothing but problems,,, on the 03 there wasn't a battery to frame ground, just a bunch of chitty battery to body panel grounds and an engine ground. I solved the problem by installing a peice of 2/0 welding cable between the battery and truck frame. If in doubt chase down where your battery grounds go to. I have never had problems with grounding directly to the battery, if everything is grounded directly to the battery. What ever you do, don't mount it to the body sheet metal or seat belt bolt, this can cause a ground loop which can lead to a serious case of whining,,, that comes from your stereo and not the wife/girl friend ;-)
DontBuyPete, WOW, your annoying and have your stereo hacked together like a 11th grader installed it..... I bet all of those cheap azz thin body panel ground cables make a real good ground path for your 100W amp.
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Forseti
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1/23/2006
00:42:06
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Im thinking of pulling the back seats out of my 03 clubcab. I have been looking around for pics of custom sub boxes to give me a few ideas but i really havent found much... can you guys hook me up with some pics/links ?
2003 Dakota CC R/T
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lowpar
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1/23/2006
13:46:51
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I would ground your stereo to the truck frame. That's where I have mine located with zero guage ground and power wires with a circuit breaker under the hood. I'm runnin lots of watts with three sony amps and four sony 10" subs in a custom enclosure in the ext. cab, a pair of sony 6 by 9's, 6 1/2's, and tweeters. I removed the entire back seat so I had enough room to work with.
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Forseti
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1/23/2006
17:12:02
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Got pics of your custom enclosure ?
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bobby
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2/02/2006
21:50:46
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the way i grounded mine is by taking out the rear seatbolt and then put the ground on that bolt and simply rebolt in the seat...wont some loose
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