howards11 Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I've been thinking about getting a grounding kit for my 2000 Forester. Anyone have comments about grounding kits? Are they snake oil or do they work as advertised? ~Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I don't know about the kits, but good grounds are a must for proper operation. I wouldn't consider a kit unless I was having "mysterious" electrical issues. Actually, you can clean up all the grounds yourself without the cost of a kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 (edited) i seem to remember someone having trans? shift? problems when they added extra grounds. am i nuts... any one else remember this? Edited May 18, 2009 by johnceggleston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howards11 Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 Does anyone have additional comments ? ~Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB99W Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Does anyone have additional comments ? My comment is in the form of a question: What problem(s) are you experiencing that you'd hope a grounding kit would resolve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobywagon Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 "Grouding Kits" are just snake oil. If you believe you are having ground-related electrical problems, your local welding supply shop can help you resolve them for about $12. Go in and ask for some #4 welding lead and copper ring terminals. 2-3 feet to run from engine and transmission, 1 foot or so to run from the body. Bring both of them up directly to the battery. You simply aren't going to get better ground potential than that. If you continue having ground problems, then you need to look at the individual ground points for whatever component is affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOthis Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Ive seen a couple of them....#1 I Will say some of them look really cool!.. But obviously thats not why people them....As others have mentioned If your just getting a grounding kit to sure up the grounds Personally I would just go around and clean/tighten all your ground connections...Any specific problems your experiencing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru360 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I have the Sun Auto hyper grounding kit. I got it free, I would never have paid for it. I noticed no difference. Oh well, it does add that mad tyte JDM bling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howards11 Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 Thanks to everyone for their comments. Looks like I will save a few $$ by not getting the grounding kit. ~Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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