[DML] Re: Teeny Tiny Ground wires

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Those links are primarily to keep the sheet metal parts from building 
up a static charge. Disconnected, there's a slight chance that you'll 
notice more incidence of getting static shocks when you touch the car 
after being driven, and slightly more incidence of radio interference 
(mostly on AM). 

My guess is that you wouldn't miss them. They are not used to carry 
any real ground current (e.g. lighting systems). 

Dave Swingle

 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "supermattthehero" <supermatty@xxxx> 
wrote:
> In the process of cleaning up around my luggage compartment and
> windshield headers, I keep finding these little tiny ground wires 
that
> are about as thick as a piece of string.  They are usually corroded
> very badly when I find them and fall apart easily.  Is it necessary 
to
> replace these or are they just there for good measure?  One place in
> particular I found a few is underneath the rubber strips on the 
sides
> of the luggage compartment.




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