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Where does my ground cable go?

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Old 10-31-2016, 04:52 AM
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Yep I did look but wasn't going to take off insides to verify. Our cars are aluminum so does my battery ground cable attach to the body as in a steel bodied car or is it a loop? Can aluminum be used as ground?
 
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Have a look under the left side panel in the trunk and you will see it is to the body.
 
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As long as the factory provided ground studs are used, the aluminum body is a proper ground.

I am sure the ground stud material and staking process is carefully engineered, because using aluminum oxides can form ruining the connection if it is not designed properly.
 
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