More of a moan than anything

[John Bilko]

Why is it so hard to find an earth in the engine bay for things like alarm systems etc.

[Sol]

Passenger side inner wing, opposite the battery, there's an earth stud. (A big one).

Look above the strut top, you'll see it. May need to add a bolt there instead, to take a ring crimp.

[John Bilko]

Passenger side inner wing, opposite the battery, there's an earth stud. (A big one).

Look above the strut top, you'll see it. May need to add a bolt there instead, to take a ring crimp.

Oh my life, I thought that was something critical holding something to do with the wing.   Had I realised I would have used it.

I actually put a bolt in a hole a long time ago which is about 5" away from that.   My alarm unit is on the other side of the car!  So I ran a wire across to my bolt.

[deejay_xb]

for small consumers you can use any metal screw inside engine bay, just measure from that screw that you have continuity to the ( - ) battery terminal

[John Bilko]

for small consumers you can use any metal screw inside engine bay, just measure from that screw that you have continuity to the ( - ) battery terminal

That's the thing, all of them don't have continuity.

[John Bilko]

Passenger side inner wing, opposite the battery, there's an earth stud. (A big one).

Look above the strut top, you'll see it. May need to add a bolt there instead, to take a ring crimp.

I decided to use for my alarm system just installed. I replaced the dreaded torx with a regular M8 bolt.

[Sol]

Passenger side inner wing, opposite the battery, there's an earth stud. (A big one).

Look above the strut top, you'll see it. May need to add a bolt there instead, to take a ring crimp.

I decided to use for my alarm system just installed. I replaced the dreaded torx with a regular M8 bolt.

Good job John.