Ground for Amp
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Tourer
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From: Two Rivers, WI
Ground for Amp
Another Stupid Question of the Day!!!!!
My Boss amp kit had an 4' ground. Not enough to run to the battery of my 2014 Ultra.
where does one place an Amp ground within the fairing? Speaker pod/Amp tray screws? Use power wire or purchase a 6' line instead?
who gives 16' of red power wire and 4' of ground wire....JEEZ!!!
My Boss amp kit had an 4' ground. Not enough to run to the battery of my 2014 Ultra.
where does one place an Amp ground within the fairing? Speaker pod/Amp tray screws? Use power wire or purchase a 6' line instead?
who gives 16' of red power wire and 4' of ground wire....JEEZ!!!
Tourer
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From: Missouri
These kits are for car installation. Normally you run the the to battery take tank off to run OFC 8 ga power and ground to battery or ground to frame where the battery is grounded at.
You will need to remove the battery to get to that ground bolt
even run a 4 or 0 ga ground from battery to that factory ground bolt. Don't know what wattage your amp is though.
You will need to remove the battery to get to that ground bolt
even run a 4 or 0 ga ground from battery to that factory ground bolt. Don't know what wattage your amp is though.
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From: Masshole
Ha! I went thru the same thing last year. Made no sense why they gave so much more positive than negative! I ordered a new ground wire off amazon. Firm believer in going directly to the battery.
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From: Andover, MN
Another Stupid Question of the Day!!!!!
My Boss amp kit had an 4' ground. Not enough to run to the battery of my 2014 Ultra.
where does one place an Amp ground within the fairing? Speaker pod/Amp tray screws? Use power wire or purchase a 6' line instead?
who gives 16' of red power wire and 4' of ground wire....JEEZ!!!
My Boss amp kit had an 4' ground. Not enough to run to the battery of my 2014 Ultra.
where does one place an Amp ground within the fairing? Speaker pod/Amp tray screws? Use power wire or purchase a 6' line instead?
who gives 16' of red power wire and 4' of ground wire....JEEZ!!!
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From: TEXAS
Originally Posted by qclassic
These kits are for car installation. Normally you run the the to battery take tank off to run OFC 8 ga power and ground to battery or ground to frame where the battery is grounded at.
You will need to remove the battery to get to that ground bolt
even run a 4 or 0 ga ground from battery to that factory ground bolt. Don't know what wattage your amp is though.
You will need to remove the battery to get to that ground bolt
even run a 4 or 0 ga ground from battery to that factory ground bolt. Don't know what wattage your amp is though.
Or just ground directly to the battery.
T
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OP, you sure they didn't send you a used kit? Boss kits I see come with 8' power and ground cables.
Not sure if it's OFC or not...doesn't say either way.
Edit: nope sorry....misread it. 3ft of ground......stupid!
Not sure if it's OFC or not...doesn't say either way.
Edit: nope sorry....misread it. 3ft of ground......stupid!
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From: TEXAS
Originally Posted by Keggr
Frame, or Battery? Thats the question. LOL
Grounding anywhere else is asking for trouble.
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From: Southern Virginia
Reading about the ground point on the frame got me to thinking. Is there much advantage to beefing up the ground wire going from the battery to the frame on pre-Rushmore bikes if we already have everything going straight to the battery?