Topic: Ground for radio
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You should be able to run the ground wire from the radio to the metal "U" shaped brace that runs under the radio at the front. This brace also helps hold the center console in that area.
You could also run a wire all the way back to the battery if you wanted to...but that's a pain.
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Look here for braceAdams' Apple 2008-03-04 20:35:30
You could also run a wire all the way back to the battery if you wanted to...but that's a pain.
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Look here for brace
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The PO put in an aftermarket radio and didn't hook up a ground. The bracket behind the radio did not ground back to the battery. My gages did not work correctly until I ran a new wire that I connected to the black wire in the old plug and connected it to the gage cluster and the new radio. Redwingvette 2008-03-11 13:41:27
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