I am thinking of adding gound wires or guages..

damonfong0 · Aug 6th, 2005, 01:19 PM

Ground wires-
are they hard?
what are price ranges for decent kits?
how much do they help?

Guages -
Mostly all i want them for is looks, Oil Pressure, tire pressure, outside temperatire(i have this on the digital odometer but i like it more on a guage) ... please give me more ideas on guages.
-Is it possible to have those big RPM ones that flashes red when redlining or when time to shift on an automatic?
-are these hard to install?
-how much do they usually cost?

any information, tutorial links will help a lot!

On ebay i found:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GROUN...QQcmdZViewItem
$45 after shipping for ground wires and stabilizer
others were $1 +20 shipping = $21 for ground wires
and $16 + $20 shipping = $36 for stabilizer
is the $45 deal worth it? is it useful? is it easy to install?

**chimmike** · Aug 6th, 2005, 01:52 PM

a monster tach with shift light on automatic? gay.

a simple search on the board here or googling for gauges will help you a lot.....i.e. don't be lazy.

Zac · Aug 6th, 2005, 03:06 PM

ground wires are a mod you do when you run out of other mods. i have the vytor ground wires and they are well made.

xbrandonx · Aug 6th, 2005, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Zac

ground wires are a mod you do when you run out of other mods. i have the vytor ground wires and they are well made.

Nismo and HKS also both make a set.

As for gauges there is someone on thevboard.com that makes a little housing unit that goes in the little upper bin trey that can hold 3 gauges nicly.

Zac · Aug 6th, 2005, 04:06 PM

the S7 guages are popular with many people...personally i find them ass ugly but it is all personal opinion.

damonfong0 · Aug 7th, 2005, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by xbrandonx

Nismo and HKS also both make a set.

As for gauges there is someone on thevboard.com that makes a little housing unit that goes in the little upper bin trey that can hold 3 gauges nicly.

i'm thinking of putting a tv there, but come to think of it.. my sentra is tiny and there is no space for guages, having them there i guess would be my only option..

damonfong0 · Aug 7th, 2005, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Zac

ground wires are a mod you do when you run out of other mods. i have the vytor ground wires and they are well made.

i think it might help a little, because it saids it lowers the muffler volume too... my friends complain about hearing it a block away...

**chimmike** · Aug 7th, 2005, 08:41 AM

it won't decrease the exhaust noise

damonfong0 · Aug 7th, 2005, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by chimmike

it won't decrease the exhaust noise

how bout the thing when i press the hazard signal lights... the engine revs whenever the lights are on..
also when AC comes on the exhaust gets louder... i was hoping it helped on those times

xbrandonx · Aug 7th, 2005, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by damonfong0

also when AC comes on the exhaust gets louder... i was hoping it helped on those times

maybe so, but if anything it will be very minimal. The grounding system on your car shouldn't be very corroded being that the vehicle is still pretty new. Honestly its only really needed if you have a stereo system that is drawing alot of current, even then it isn't really needed.

Granted it does dress up the engine a bit

SpecM · Aug 8th, 2005, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by chimmike

a monster tach with shift light on automatic? gay.

-Agreed.

-Grounding kit WILL NOT reduced any noise from your engine. Your exhaust gets louder becouse your engine is straining a bit to turn your AC. It's simply not an electrical issue.
-But they are not hard to install

Psch91 · Aug 8th, 2005, 07:45 PM

LOL at this thread.

Dont get gauges, you dont need them on a STOCK, AUTOMATIC car. Waste of money. You dont shift gears yourself, why do you need a shift light?

If you do get gauges, make sure you get a BOOST one. Those are always cool to have.

As was mentioned, ground wires do minimal of anything. Your car is new, and you really cant improve that much on your wiring. If your exhaust is loud, which its not if its stock, then you need a resonator, but you dont.

Learn more about cars and mods, and then come back (after searching) if you want to spend money on actual and useful "mods"

Oh, and xbrandonx, nismo doesnt make groundwires, ebay makes fake nismo ones.

xbrandonx · Aug 8th, 2005, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Butt Hurt

Oh, and xbrandonx, nismo doesnt make groundwires, ebay makes fake nismo ones.

lol, never mind then, however if you still plan on doing this mod, ebay is probably gonna be the cheapest way to go if you do not care about the fake nismo

matt123 · Aug 9th, 2005, 07:40 AM

Electical system mods decrease engine noise? What won't they think up next.

Seriously, before you waste your money, spend some time on "Howstuffworks.com".

Psch91 · Aug 9th, 2005, 01:58 PM

I cant believe I didnt pick up on this. For future reference, its "gRound wire and gAUges." (From thread topic.)