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anybody know where the ground points are on a 2000 T4R? i jus got some new ground wires and am planning to wire it on sometime soon... can anyone help?:awais:
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Exterior: crystal clear corners/bumper signals, Luminics Hyperwhites headlights/JDM yellow fogs, slimline wind visors
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on my 98 there is a lip running down the side of the engine bay that i used to ground my subs, alarm, and strobe kits.
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03-27-2006, 10:30 AM
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and then at the top of the fire wall i found some more spots. This was by trial and error. The mounting kit for my alarm siren had to be grounded so we hooked it to the battery and moved it around kind of like a stud finder
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thanks for the pics... are there any more important ground points i need to know of... or are there any previous threads about installing ground wires and where all the ground points are?
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Engine: flowmaster exhaust 50 series, cold air intake, yellow top optima deep cycle
Exterior: crystal clear corners/bumper signals, Luminics Hyperwhites headlights/JDM yellow fogs, slimline wind visors
Interior: white indiglo gauges, iPod ready Alpine headunit, 2 10" JBL subs w/ 600w kenwood amp
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thanks for the pics... are there any more important ground points i need to know of
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what are you trying to ground?
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heres a link of the grounding kit i have... i noticed it had about 6 or 7 ground points... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-05...50132756QQrdZ1
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Exterior: crystal clear corners/bumper signals, Luminics Hyperwhites headlights/JDM yellow fogs, slimline wind visors
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bad link . .
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heres a pic of the ground wiring kit i have... its universal so i dont know if ill need all of it... looks like it has about 6-7 wires
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Exterior: crystal clear corners/bumper signals, Luminics Hyperwhites headlights/JDM yellow fogs, slimline wind visors
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Anybody with a ground kit on their 4runner, please chime in with the ground points you use...I'm not looking to ground my stereo...I just need important points to hook up my ground wires...pictures would be appreciated as well
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Exterior: crystal clear corners/bumper signals, Luminics Hyperwhites headlights/JDM yellow fogs, slimline wind visors
Interior: white indiglo gauges, iPod ready Alpine headunit, 2 10" JBL subs w/ 600w kenwood amp
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ummmm...
Have you considered the negative post of your battery? You do realize that no matter what you do with your electrical system you are limited by that 8 guage wire you have going from your chassis to your battery. Without upgrading that, any other wiring upgrades would seem sort of futile, don't ya think? I realize that it is a short run, but it is still going to be the weak link in any upgraded wiring you do..
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all im wanting to do with these ground wires is to help start my car a lot faster and run a lot more smoother than it is now... can someone help with that please!
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Exterior: crystal clear corners/bumper signals, Luminics Hyperwhites headlights/JDM yellow fogs, slimline wind visors
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all im wanting to do with these ground wires is to help start my car a lot faster and run a lot more smoother than it is now... can someone help with that please!
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Not sure about the running smoother but to help with starting you should upgrade the gauge of the battery NEG to chassis (as Cleric stated) and the battery POS to Starter wires. The northern versions of the T4R (at least the 4th Gen) already have this upgrade for cold weather.
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all im wanting to do with these ground wires is to help start my car a lot faster and run a lot more smoother than it is now... can someone help with that please!
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ground to:
firewall
engine headers
alternator
near your headlights
etc. etc.
before you ground them, sand the surface so you won't get any dirt or any residue to make the grounding works.
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Quote:
Originally posted by skkiii_whhaattt
Anybody with a ground kit on their 4runner, please chime in with the ground points you use...I'm not looking to ground my stereo...I just need important points to hook up my ground wires...pictures would be appreciated as well
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OK, so say you are going to upgrade the grounding system... It's a fairly inexpensive upgrade, if you make your own kit. Right?
For instance 4 gauge, or even 0 guage NEG terminal to chassis, then the same from POS to starter. This is very interesting to me becouse I have a 95 SR5 limited that has about a 16 guage from neg to chassis, and neg to the fender... That isn't a very strong grounding system right?
Anyway, If I were to do this making my own kit... What would be the recommended wire guage to what ground? I know that say 2 guage for arguement sake for the chassis ground from neg, maybe to the fender, and then POS to starter. What else witht he 2 guage ? It's fairly expensive I would guess. Also, I see all the grounds in my 95 are about 20 - 16 guage. So if I upgraded the rest of the grounds to 8 guage wouldn't that be a huge upgrade? I would be very interested in doing this, and reporting back to the group. There is a Dyno in town, and after I get the exhaust redone to 2.25 in with the flowmast series 40 delta. I plan to dyno the truck. After that I intend to do a grounding upgrade, to maybe help extend the life of my stereo, and if at all possible improve preformance. I know from building Vintage sytyle tube amps that the better the grounding the better, and safer, the amp. I use 16 guage solid copper core cloth insulation wire for all grounds in my amps. Most builders use 20 guage titanium wire. The 16 guage copper solid speaks for itself. The Cloth insulation is vintage character. Back to business at hand. The 14 - 16 guage that is currently grounding my truck, seems a little weak for the voltage/amperage going through it... to me anyway, so if I get a bunch of 8, and 2, or 4 than I'm way up on the 14-16. I can't see how it can hurt.
So any input on what to ground? I will do those that make the most sense, as well as all that I can physically see, and look to be too small.
Thanks in advance...
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just do the big 3 upgrade with 4guage or larger wire.
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