$100 for a grounding kit? Just make your own
09-24-2015, 11:00 PM
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$100 for a grounding kit? Just make your own
This has been done before, nothing new. Just reiterating how easy it is to save cash on easy mods/ upgrades.
Materials cost me under $55 after tax. And I could have driven a little further to cut costs even more. I just wasn't going to pay $100+ for basic wiring.
Materials:
Less than 15' 8 AWG OFC wire
Less than 15' 1/4" expandable sleeve
Less than 3' heat shrink
7 8g ring terminals
1 4g ring terminal
1 4g butt splice
~1 hour to assemble and install
<a href="http://imgur.com/3QXlXS8"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/3QXlXS8l.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Installed:
<a href="http://imgur.com/Gn9BbPk"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Gn9BbPkl.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Three total assembled pieces.
Driver strut tower to engine. 2 8g ring terminals, roughly 16" wire and sleeve, heat shrink.
<a href="http://imgur.com/ON08Moz"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ON08Mozl.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Installed:
<a href="http://imgur.com/LjCHz6Z"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/LjCHz6Zl.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Neg battery terminal to Pass. strut tower to engine. 1 4g ring terminal, 2 8g ring terminals, ~20" length of wire and sleeve + ~24" wire and sleeve, heat shrink.
<a href="http://imgur.com/xamGoAE"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/xamGoAEl.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Installed:
<a href="http://imgur.com/kz3w6p2"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/kz3w6p2l.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
This is the trickiest one. Neg Batt terminal to Pass throttle body and to Driver throttle body. This is three pieces in one with a Y to split to the throttle bodies. 3 8g ring terminals, 1 4g butt splice, ~40" wire and sleeve, ~12" wire and sleeve, ~40" wire and sleeve, heat shrink.
The way I did this was taking one 40" and the 12", braided the stripped ends (about 3") together. The other 40" I used a pen to create a cone shaped opening in the center of the stripped end. I inserted the braided wires into the cone and slid the butt splice over the three wires and crimped. This provides good contact and a secure hold. Added one layer of heat shrink for extra grip before applying the sleeve and then another layer of heat shrink over the assembled connection.
<a href="http://imgur.com/Ie9NvXu"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Ie9NvXul.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
<a href="http://imgur.com/OpjqAg8"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/OpjqAg8l.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Installed:
<a href="http://imgur.com/OsZdzL0"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/OsZdzL0l.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Materials cost me under $55 after tax. And I could have driven a little further to cut costs even more. I just wasn't going to pay $100+ for basic wiring.
Materials:
Less than 15' 8 AWG OFC wire
Less than 15' 1/4" expandable sleeve
Less than 3' heat shrink
7 8g ring terminals
1 4g ring terminal
1 4g butt splice
~1 hour to assemble and install
<a href="http://imgur.com/3QXlXS8"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/3QXlXS8l.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Installed:
<a href="http://imgur.com/Gn9BbPk"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Gn9BbPkl.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Three total assembled pieces.
Driver strut tower to engine. 2 8g ring terminals, roughly 16" wire and sleeve, heat shrink.
<a href="http://imgur.com/ON08Moz"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ON08Mozl.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Installed:
<a href="http://imgur.com/LjCHz6Z"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/LjCHz6Zl.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Neg battery terminal to Pass. strut tower to engine. 1 4g ring terminal, 2 8g ring terminals, ~20" length of wire and sleeve + ~24" wire and sleeve, heat shrink.
<a href="http://imgur.com/xamGoAE"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/xamGoAEl.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Installed:
<a href="http://imgur.com/kz3w6p2"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/kz3w6p2l.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
This is the trickiest one. Neg Batt terminal to Pass throttle body and to Driver throttle body. This is three pieces in one with a Y to split to the throttle bodies. 3 8g ring terminals, 1 4g butt splice, ~40" wire and sleeve, ~12" wire and sleeve, ~40" wire and sleeve, heat shrink.
The way I did this was taking one 40" and the 12", braided the stripped ends (about 3") together. The other 40" I used a pen to create a cone shaped opening in the center of the stripped end. I inserted the braided wires into the cone and slid the butt splice over the three wires and crimped. This provides good contact and a secure hold. Added one layer of heat shrink for extra grip before applying the sleeve and then another layer of heat shrink over the assembled connection.
<a href="http://imgur.com/Ie9NvXu"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Ie9NvXul.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
<a href="http://imgur.com/OpjqAg8"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/OpjqAg8l.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Installed:
<a href="http://imgur.com/OsZdzL0"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/OsZdzL0l.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
Last edited by dedmanchan; 09-24-2015 at 11:09 PM. Reason: image fix
09-24-2015, 11:25 PM
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Also hard wired my Escort Passport radar detector while I was pulling things apart. Didn't like the mount location under mirror so I ran a line through the A Pillar. Super easy stuff. If anyone is interested I can explain. Hardest part was making sure I wired the RJ11 proprerly so as not to destroy a brand new unit.
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