4G wire for grounding

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Jul 12, 2003

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4G wire for grounding

any good 4G wire for grounding?
i kno some guys sell it in this site but i wanna DIY for cheaper
so is there any nice looking and hella good working wires?
brand name or product name?
i'd like something like this..

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Jul 14, 2003

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Ground wire is ground wire, the only thing you need to worry about is the gauge of the wire. Any 4 gauge will work.

Jul 14, 2003

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yeh..i just want the one work any BETTER..not sure if there will be difference tho..
any 4g wire? when i went to home depot i couldnt find one..
give me the names any frachise car audio shops..i dont kno any cuz i just have been here for 2yrs..and i never saw one in my local area

Jul 14, 2003

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don't need a franchise one, any one will do. honestly i'm just gonna use 8ga because i have some extra lying around. i recommend wrapping the wires with loom for some extra protection, though.

Jul 14, 2003

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Just go to any car audio place, power wire or ground wire, its the same. I used 4 gauge monster wire to ground my block to chassis, and the battery to chassis. Its just what i had around the house, so any wire can work. 8 gauge is about what is on there now, so if you wanna upgrade, use 4 gauge. And it doesnt make a huge difference.

Jul 14, 2003

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Ground wire is ground wire, the only thing you need to worry about is the gauge of the wire. Any 4 gauge will work.

Personally I call it cable. . Cause geez. I have 4 gauges running all around for my stereo and that stuff is huge. . lol

Jul 14, 2003

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heh...i use 2 gauge wire for my stereo crap. i got some 8 gauge lying around the garage.

Jul 15, 2003

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isnt 4 gauge too thick?

Jul 16, 2003

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nope, but i wouldnt go any bigger than that. Just for one reason, once you get 2 gauge or zero gauge, its hard to get connectors on and stuff, not good for a battery connection.

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A friend told me to match the ground wire gauge with the thickest gauge power wire you use. Since I use 2AWG to power my amp, my ground wire is also 2AWG. Connectors aren't really a problem, but I did have to ghetto-mod my positive battery terminal cover.