P/NO for earth straps/grounds

[Tedford]

I've been looking all over the internets with no luck, the only P/NO I can find is for the hood strap which I don't need. I'm looking for the part number for the thicker earth strap on the driver side of the m50, or if anyone offers a full pack to replace all the grounds I'd even go for that. Are these parts commonly available these days? Would I be able to contact a dealership to source these parts(preferably without getting raped too hard)?

Or if anything do I even need to use an earth strap? Can I just use a normal cable ground?

[f4tj0n]

http://www.bavrest.com/engine-cables.html

Contact them, I guess the lengths are different for a swap car. Top quality stuff!

[george graves]

I remember my red top needed an extra long ground cable. Got one from autozone - the clamp broke off after 3 months. Bavrest one looks solid. Some people say it's a sin to both crimp and solder.. I'm not sure why people say that. I'll ask some guys that know more then I do (guys that do electrical engineering for the military and high power stuff).

[328ijunkie]

Soldering in OE applications is nearly unheard of for cost/relilabilty sake, but on higher gauge wiring (batt cables) you will see solder+crimp from the factory.

[M3PO]

Soldering can make the wires brittle due to the heat.

I have one of these and it works amazing:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=246076&highlight=ground

[AndrewBird]

Fairly certain it is #6 here:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=BF43-USA-08-1991-E36-BMW-325is&diagId=12_0364

Email Steve at BluntTech at sales@blunttech.com and he will give you a quote.