Earthing studs
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Originally Posted by Dav530d' post='470708' date='Sep 18 2007, 08:39 AM
Does anyone know where the earthing studs are situated in the engine bay?
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earthing stud, meaning if you wanted to connect a battery charger or jump another car?????
there isnt one, you can connect the negative lead to any bare metal showing on the car to earth it, i have done a few times when i have had to jump my uncle vauxhall, connect the positive to the red and the black to the bare metal, like the chasiss bracket
here let me show you on this pic i have here
a close up shows that you can use the bolt sitting on top of the were the strut brace is > look
there isnt one, you can connect the negative lead to any bare metal showing on the car to earth it, i have done a few times when i have had to jump my uncle vauxhall, connect the positive to the red and the black to the bare metal, like the chasiss bracket
here let me show you on this pic i have here
a close up shows that you can use the bolt sitting on top of the were the strut brace is > look
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Originally Posted by E60BEEMER' post='470716' date='Sep 18 2007, 08:57 AM
earthing stud, meaning if you wanted to connect a battery charger or jump another car?????
there isnt one[/size], you can connect the negative lead to any bare metal showing on the car to earth it, i have done a few times when i have had to jump my uncle vauxhall, connect the positive to the red and the black to the bare metal, like the chasiss bracket
here let me show you on this pic i have here
a close up shows that you can use the bolt sitting on top of the were the strut brace is > look
there isnt one[/size], you can connect the negative lead to any bare metal showing on the car to earth it, i have done a few times when i have had to jump my uncle vauxhall, connect the positive to the red and the black to the bare metal, like the chasiss bracket
here let me show you on this pic i have here
a close up shows that you can use the bolt sitting on top of the were the strut brace is > look
There is one....the one you have your negative clamp clipped to. Its called the ground stud.
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