Where the heck are my headlight grounds?

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:19 pm

This has been bugging me for a while. I know where everyone else's are, but for some reason I don't seem to have any. I have a 2000 plymouth neon. My sister has a 2000 dodge neon and she has them. For those of you that don't know what I'm talking about, it's the wire screwed to the front beam between the corners of the radiator and the headlights. Here's a picture where you can see the drivers side ground right near the bottom. The picture belongs to 2005.Neon.SXT (if he is opposed to me using it I will gladly remove it).

Is there anyone else who doesn't have these? Could someone tell me where they go, so I could see if they're just hanging out in the middle of nowhere? Thanks!

ZeroChad · Post by **ZeroChad** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:32 pm

On the driver's side, it is doubles as the ground for the ECU. There will be an identical ground on the passenger's side for the other headlight.

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:47 pm

I know where they should be, the picture is for the people who don't. It's not my picture, because I can't find mine.

ZeroChad · Post by **ZeroChad** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:14 pm

supermike wrote:I know where they should be, the picture is for the people who don't. It's not my picture, because I can't find mine.

Sorry man, kinda tired.
Well if worst comes to worst, I suppose you could trace them manually through the wire loom. Its kinda strange that you don't have them though. I wonder if your wiring is similar to the 1gns.

jT · Post by jT » Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:27 pm

ive got a 2000 plymouth and mine are where they are supposed to be

Post by **occasional demons** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:37 pm

If your headlights are working, then they are grounded somewhere, not just hanging loose. Both filaments use the same ground path, so there isn't any way for them to ground through the other filament. The horn also uses the same ground point on the right side. (G102 left and G103 right) Both as shown in the pic. Possibly someone relocated them.

OK, nevermind that '01 - up stuff. The '00 FSM shows the ground points not on the upper crossbar. They are on the sides of the inner fender area. Where the A/C dessicant bottle is if you have A/C. Basically right behind the headlampassy on the side.

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:46 pm

occasional demons wrote:OK, nevermind that '01 - up stuff. The '00 FSM shows the ground points not on the upper crossbar. They are on the sides of the inner fender area. Where the A/C dessicant bottle is if you have A/C. Basically right behind the headlampassy on the side.

Ok, thanks, I'll check there. I've been going around cleaning the paint out from under the ground terminals for a better ground, but I got stuck at these. It must only be some '00s that are this way. Even mine has the screw holes screw holes on the upper crossbar though.

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:33 am

ZeroChad wrote:I wonder if your wiring is similar to the 1gns.

Actually, the headlight grounds on the 1st gens is basically, set up identical.....

- Nick

Post by **occasional demons** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:54 pm

2005.Neon.SXT · Post by **2005.Neon.SXT** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:37 pm

Snap, I didn't even know you used my picture lol. It's all good. I saw the picture and was like "damn, that looks like... wait... that is my picture"

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:51 pm

occasional demons wrote:

Nifty....

I didn't know about those "alternate" grounding holes, either....
Thanks for the info !!

- Nick

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:51 pm

Yep, that's where they are. That's interesting, thanks. I can rest easy now