Stereo replacement, ground wire

[myriad46]

Just ordered a JVC KW-HDR81BT head unit to replace the stock stereo. The instructions indicate that the factory harness does not include a ground connection, and that the wire from the stereo's harness will need to be connected to the cars ground in some way. Has anyone found a good place behind the stereo to do this? Any convenient bolts within reach? Should I run a wire somewhere else in the front of the car to get a solid ground? Fuse block? Just trying to get the right supplies together before I tear that dash apart. Thanks for any help or suggestions.

[ImStricken06]

Just ordered a JVC KW-HDR81BT head unit to replace the stock stereo. The instructions indicate that the factory harness does not include a ground connection, and that the wire from the stereo's harness will need to be connected to the cars ground in some way. Has anyone found a good place behind the stereo to do this? Any convenient bolts within reach? Should I run a wire somewhere else in the front of the car to get a solid ground? Fuse block? Just trying to get the right supplies together before I tear that dash apart. Thanks for any help or suggestions.

i have not replaced the headunit, but i imagine its like anything else.

go to radio shack and grab one (if you can) if not, just buy the little package of them
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... =CT2032231

crimp the ground wire into the red section, and take the head-unit mounting screw and put it through the hole, and install your head unit. that grounds it.

[myriad46]

Thanks. I've got all the wiring connectors and such. That was going to be my plan, but I was just wondering if someone had done it, and found a screw in the back to be easeier to get to, or whether running a ground wire out to the front mounting screws interfered with the dash kit.

[ImStricken06]

just make sure the screw hole is actually metal and grounded. some are just imbedded into the rubber dashboard. or just pic any metal bolt behind the radio in reach

[doomlord_911]

Thanks. I've got all the wiring connectors and such. That was going to be my plan, but I was just wondering if someone had done it, and found a screw in the back to be easeier to get to, or whether running a ground wire out to the front mounting screws interfered with the dash kit.

There's a lot of plastic in the back. Make sure you ground to a metal bar. There's only one within reach of the wiring harness.

[Leo2005]

Top right screw that used to hold original radio (total of 4) is the original ground. I didn't get that connector but simply putted a wire around the screw and reinstalled it back to the spot.