Earthing / Grounding points in the dash

[willni]

Just wondering as I have a short in some wiring I did is the metal cage that sits under the dash (you can see it if you open either end of the dash) is it a good grounding point for wiring or is it just a bad connection in the wiring?

[pudding]

Look for one of these grounding junctions, which is the best place to ground a new circuit.   If in doubt, always replicate what the car maker does 

[willni]

Look for one of these grounding junctions, which is the best place to ground a new circuit.   If in doubt, always replicate what the car maker does 

Cheers Pudding I did move it a while after the post to the top one in your picture actually, unfortunately still didn't fix it but at least it eliminates an area that could be the problem

[pudding]

No worries.  It may not be a major issue with aftermarket accessories where you ground them, but VW ground all the components at specific places to reduce ground offsets, plus some other complicated reasons.    They probably had a team of people in lab coats researching just that.   Shame the rest of the interior only got one bloke on a Friday afternoon!

[willni]

No worries.  It may not be a major issue with aftermarket accessories where you ground them, but VW ground all the components at specific places to reduce ground offsets, plus some other complicated reasons.    They probably had a team of people in lab coats researching just that.   Shame the rest of the interior only got one bloke on a Friday afternoon!

It didn't solve it unfortunately, and very true but the with the mk6 it was the reverse interior got the lab coats the exterior add a couple of angles.