DIY: The "Big 3" wire upgrade
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Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Bristol, Va
I am about to do this to my Tibby this weekend and want to make sure that I have this correct. So whoever replies to my post just say yes or no if I have it correct or not.
1. Replace ground wire from Neg on battery just the way that it sits
2. Put a new ground from engine to grounding point on chasis
3. ADD a new power wire from positive side of battery to ALT with a inline fuse of 100 or a circuit breaker at 100 and leave original positive to ALT connected.
Sorry but I wanted to make sure that I am doing all of this correctly before I begin.
1. Replace ground wire from Neg on battery just the way that it sits
2. Put a new ground from engine to grounding point on chasis
3. ADD a new power wire from positive side of battery to ALT with a inline fuse of 100 or a circuit breaker at 100 and leave original positive to ALT connected.
Sorry but I wanted to make sure that I am doing all of this correctly before I begin.
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Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Richmond, VA
That sounds fine, except for the circuit breaker part.
You could include a step 4: add a negative battery terminal or distribution block with multiple outputs and ground several locations instead of just one.
You could include a step 4: add a negative battery terminal or distribution block with multiple outputs and ground several locations instead of just one.
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Pennsylvania
Vehicle: 2000 Hyundai Tiburon
Since you brought this back up.
There was discussion of removing the factory wire to the alt or not and adding a fuse to the new wire.
Was there ever a final decision on this as to what works best?
There was discussion of removing the factory wire to the alt or not and adding a fuse to the new wire.
Was there ever a final decision on this as to what works best?
