[carlosvasquez]

So yeah, the title kind of says it all. My miata refused to start earlier and i go to check if i had a loose terminal and it turns out to be the whole negative cable is cut in half. I can start it if i touch the wire to the post. What should I do? I have heard that you can replace just the negative cable because it runs through the harness? Any ideas?

 

[phillyb™]

it runs through the harness???
get some 0 or 2 gauge wire - attach a terminal
ground somewhere in the trunk. sand the paint off before attaching ground.
i don't see why that wouldn't work, but electrical **** isn't my forte

 

[saedrin]

Fix it?

 

[320icar]

.... The negative cable founds out in the trunk. It's just installed with a bolt. Go to Canadian tire, buy a generic 1' negative battery cable and replace it. $15 fix

 

[FoxyRoadster]

Did your cable going to the harness split or did the one from the battery terminal to where it bolts to the body break? I have a different cable I made from the body to battery but I still have my harness ground at the same spot with a simple ring terminal.

 

[carlosvasquez]

Well it goes from the negative post into a larger wrap with a bunch of other wires. Does that end up at a bolt in the trunk? It goes behind the spare tire. I couldnt really see as it it was snowing and pitch black out.

 

[Lazyguy]

Strip and crimp. Simple fix.
At least take the spare tire out man!!!
Flashlight that ****, be a man!

 

[ryanXstorey]

Strip and crimp. Simple fix.
At least take the spare tire out man!!!
Flashlight that ****, be a man!

Do this but please disconnect the battery and pull it out of car before doing it.

 

[nighthawk]

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/_/N-8gcx6?itemIdentifier=570475_0_0_

this just happened to me 2 weeks ago. pluged this in, and it worked like a charm.

 

[carlosvasquez]

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/_/N-8gcx6?itemIdentifier=570475_0_0_

this just happened to me 2 weeks ago. pluged this in, and it worked like a charm.

Will actually probably do that from treminal to the little bolt that holds the wiring to the body.