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Old Oct 22, 2021 | 03:23 AM
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My amp is installed right behind the passenger side at the very front of the partition in a c5 z06 hatchback. Where is the best place to ground the amp in this car?
Should I run the ground all the way up to the battery? Is that neccessary for a stable ground on a c5 corvette?

Please include pictures aswell as steps to reach grounding point inside of the car, thank you.

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Originally Posted by 2001-Z06_Mike
My amp is installed right behind the passenger side at the very front of the partition in a c5 z06 hatchback. Where is the best place to ground the amp in this car?
Should I run the ground all the way up to the battery? Is that neccessary for a stable ground on a c5 corvette?

Please include pictures aswell as steps to reach grounding point inside of the car, thank you.
Ideally you want your ground cable as short as possible, there should be a good point under the hump behind the passenger seat that'll work well for this, you have to lift up the carpet to access it. This picture is from a convertible, but I believe it's also on a coupe (green arrow).



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Sorry, I just realized yours is a C5, the picture I posted is a C6 so I don't know is the C5's have the same bolt location, I guess you could look and see if it does.
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