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Old May 27, 2014 | 04:12 PM
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Can anyone tell me where there is a good ground for an audio amp i am installing in the right rear cubby compartment??
Its a 1989 c4 coupe.
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Old May 28, 2014 | 12:51 AM
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There is a ground near the rear compartment light on the passenger side (G401):

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Old May 28, 2014 | 05:28 AM
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my 92 has a bunch of grounds hooked to the ground lugs on the antena unit.
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Old May 28, 2014 | 07:21 AM
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Heres the ground locations for an 86

https://www.corvetteforum.com/attach...und-points.pdf
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I have my amp under passenger seat and use the seat track stud for it's ground. You could easily run the ground under the carpet to the stud, if you chose this route.
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Would anyone have the ground locations for a 96 convertible?
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Originally Posted by AGENT 86
I have my amp under passenger seat and use the seat track stud for it's ground. You could easily run the ground under the carpet to the stud, if you chose this route.
Thanks for all of the replys. And the ground diagram.
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Old May 29, 2014 | 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Dt86
Heres the ground locations for an 86

https://www.corvetteforum.com/attach...und-points.pdf
Interesting. That was taken from my web page here:

http://home.earthlink.net/~cliff_har...s/grounds.html

My page has been updated since that document was created.
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I grounded at the battery for my amp.
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Originally Posted by AGENT 86
I have my amp under passenger seat and use the seat track stud for it's ground. You could easily run the ground under the carpet to the stud, if you chose this route.
I have my two amps in the rear compartment and also used the the seat stud for my ground. I found that the shorter the better.
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