Thread: 3 Amigos my own doing

In another thread I posted a question about the dreaded 3 amigos. I even performed a few of the suggestions put forward by some of the guys that responded. All good stuff I must say. None however resulted in the 2 amigos finding someone else to bug......

During a bit more "GOOGLE" time I stumbled on a short entry by a guy that installed a new radio into his D2. He connected the negative wire to the middle connection on the negative bar that is positioned behind the main battery. The 3 amigos paid him a visit soon after that. He too went through all sorts of diagnostics until someone asked him if he did something just before it started happening. That triggered some thinking and he relocated the negative wire for the radio. No more friends.

That made me think as well. I recently installed a dual battery system an I connected the negative to that same terminal. Relocating the negative to the left most terminal appeared to have resolved my issue as well. I have not had the 3 amigos returning for 3 days now (they used to come around every time I drove the car).

It begs the question. How many of our electronic issues are maybe "self made"?

Originally Posted by Rangienut

....the middle connection on the negative bar that is positioned behind the main battery.

Can you provide a picture of that location?

Thanks