Grounding Kit

[Mountaineer]

Has anyone installed their grounding kits from WRP yet? I got mine in the mail (gotta pick it up tomorrow). I was wondering what ya'll thought of it.

[zoomzoom]

overpriced

[steve0616]

I cant tell a difference, but I dont have all the wires on. I could not get the 15 inch wire on. When I went to get the bolt on the driver side heat shield off, the socket slipped off the bolt and I big time busted my finger up. I did not remove the air box or anything else. Not to mention that I rounded the top of the bolt off so now all the socket does is slip off everytime. I will get in there one weekend with a wrench and try to get it off, but for now its going to stay the way it is.

[HKYStormFront]

Originally Posted by zoomzoom

overpriced

i have to dissagree with that zoom, for the price the WRP kit for both gens is a pretty good value for top shelf materials in precut lengths, yes more expensive than doing it yourself, but not as time consuming and will does have the right tools to do this job correctly. as a comparrison, look at stillen's grounding kit for 2nd gens vs will's kit (stillen's kit has 1 less wire as well iirc)

i have the WRP kit for my 2nd gen and although i didn't notice any "performance" gains, my electronics do work better. i can't speak for the first gen kit but things like my power windows and dash lights work better than before, noticably.

[Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

i have to dissagree with that zoom, for the price the WRP kit for both gens is a pretty good value for top shelf materials in precut lengths, yes more expensive than doing it yourself, but not as time consuming and will does have the right tools to do this job correctly. as a comparrison, look at stillen's grounding kit for 2nd gens vs will's kit (stillen's kit has 1 less wire as well iirc)

i have the WRP kit for my 2nd gen and although i didn't notice any "performance" gains, my electronics do work better. i can't speak for the first gen kit but things like my power windows and dash lights work better than before, noticably.

actually, it took Will about half a year to do ours.

[demondrive]

what a waste of money just go to a stereo shop you can buy that stuff cheap, and the terminals are cheap too, i work at a stereo shop and have that **** layin around everywhere, i always save extra bits and put ring terminals on em, we just give em to ppl

[dubie2003]

Originally Posted by zoomzoom

overpriced

I assume from your post that you have a 1st gen with the grounding kit and the only thing you thought was wrong with it was that it was overpriced?

I do agree with this but if you look at most vehicle specific grounding kits, they are in this range. I would have just built it myself but to be honest, I would rather pay someone for this with instructions then to have to make a DIY kit.

Originally Posted by demondrive

what a waste of money just go to a stereo shop you can buy that stuff cheap, and the terminals are cheap too, i work at a stereo shop and have that **** layin around everywhere, i always save extra bits and put ring terminals on em, we just give em to ppl

I agree with this if you want to build your own kit, you can get all the parts and piece it together.

I just wonder if it should be crimped on 6-sides using a crimping tool or 2-sides using a hammer or if it should be a solder crimp joint?

[bumbeh]

Not to be a noob but wth is a grounding kit?

[dubie2003]

Originally Posted by bumbeh

Not to be a noob but wth is a grounding kit?

I would suggest that you use the search button.

A grounding kit is a set of ground wires that is susposed to help distribute the electronics load with better grounding. This in turn is susposed to give you better throttle response and more stable voltage. It is mainly used for people who have automatic transmissions or people who have upgraded their sounds systems or added extra lights or other electronic items.

[Inyourface1650]

Originally Posted by dubie2003

I would suggest that you use the search button.

You are way to diplomatic.