Battery Connection in a C5
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Burning Brakes
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From: Youngsville North Carolina
Battery Connection in a C5
Do I have to look for anything special for the connection of the power wire to the battery? Or does the common ring work for it? This is on a 2001. Going shopping this afternoon for wires/cables and want to make sure I get everything right on the first try.
Also are any of these Amp install kits any good? Streetwires makes them along with a couple of other manufaturers.
Thanks
Also are any of these Amp install kits any good? Streetwires makes them along with a couple of other manufaturers.
Thanks
Racer
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: Ranch Cucamonga CA
Re: Battery Connection in a C5 (dba4life)
Do I have to look for anything special for the connection of the power wire to the battery? Or does the common ring work for it? This is on a 2001. Going shopping this afternoon for wires/cables and want to make sure I get everything right on the first try.
Also are any of these Amp install kits any good? Streetwires makes them along with a couple of other manufaturers.
Thanks
Also are any of these Amp install kits any good? Streetwires makes them along with a couple of other manufaturers.
Thanks
many people bring it though a grommet in the firewall a wire from the outside fuse box.
IMHO It's not necessary, the fuse box in the passenger foot well has a direct to the battery connection and a post, you have to remove a 7mm screw and then push in a plastic clip for the whole thing to come out.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Youngsville North Carolina
Re: Battery Connection in a C5 (dba4life)
It looks like I am going to be answering a lot of my own questions with this amp/stealthbox install....
I bought one of the wiring kits. It was from BestBuy made by Rockford Fosgate. I chose the 4guage wire version. It was $60. It has just a ring to connect to the battery. It was a PITA to try and screw the factory positive connector with the ring attached. The trick was I needed to cut off some of the plastic on the facotry connector to get it back on. It also didn't help that I dropped the socket bit and it fell down under the battery. It is now on the floor behind the front wheel. I can hear it jump when I tap on the bottom of the car. Anyone know how I can get it out?
I bought one of the wiring kits. It was from BestBuy made by Rockford Fosgate. I chose the 4guage wire version. It was $60. It has just a ring to connect to the battery. It was a PITA to try and screw the factory positive connector with the ring attached. The trick was I needed to cut off some of the plastic on the facotry connector to get it back on. It also didn't help that I dropped the socket bit and it fell down under the battery. It is now on the floor behind the front wheel. I can hear it jump when I tap on the bottom of the car. Anyone know how I can get it out?
Do I have to look for anything special for the connection of the power wire to the battery? Or does the common ring work for it? This is on a 2001. Going shopping this afternoon for wires/cables and want to make sure I get everything right on the first try.
Also are any of these Amp install kits any good? Streetwires makes them along with a couple of other manufaturers.
Thanks
Also are any of these Amp install kits any good? Streetwires makes them along with a couple of other manufaturers.
Thanks
