P1000 Looking for an easy ground wire location on 2nd battery on 2022 Honda Pioneer 1000-5 Forest

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Does anyone know where I can locate an easy ground location for the second battery. The wench solenoid has a location but I can't get the cover back on then. I'm just installing dual batteries currently, other stuff will be down the road.
Can I use the solenoid plate as a ground location? Thanks!

 

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[HondaTech]

Does anyone know where I can locate an easy ground location for the second battery. The wench solenoid has a location but I can't get the cover back on then. I'm just installing dual batteries currently, other stuff will be down the road.
Can I use the solenoid plate as a ground location? Thanks!

The Winch solenoid plate?

Its not grounded, mounted on the plastic fender.

 

[bumperm]

A picture would be helpful. If you aren't making up your own cables, then also the length/reach of the ground cable you'd like to use. Note that you can use the same ground point the main battery uses, or you can use the negative terminal of that battery. As far as frame grounds go, the two front most bolts, near each end of the tool kit, under the hood are ground - though I didn't use those, I used the neg terminal of the main.

 

[kandt]

Does anyone know where I can locate an easy ground location for the second battery. The wench solenoid has a location but I can't get the cover back on then. I'm just installing dual batteries currently, other stuff will be down the road.
Can I use the solenoid plate as a ground location? Thanks!

I drilled into the frame (removed all paint) and added my second battery ground in this location. After bolting the ground wire in I did cover the connection with dielectric grease.

Can’t really see in the pic but there is a brace I used behind the green corner.

Not saying it’s the right location but not had any trouble with anything at this point that is running from the second battery. All tests seem good as well.

 

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Thanks for the solutions. I'm looking at that frame location or using the negative terminal on the first battery.

 

[Dirtstiffs-1000]

I drilled into the frame (removed all paint) and added my second battery ground in this location. After bolting the ground wire in I did cover the connection with dielectric grease.

Can’t really see in the pic but there is a brace I used behind the green corner.

Not saying it’s the right location but not had any trouble with anything at this point that is running from the second battery. All tests seem good as well.

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This works great. There's already a hole that you can easily tap - thread, remove a bit of paint, add a dab of dielectric grease and voila, instant ground.
My accessory bars and second battery are grounded there. No issues, 4+ yrs.

 

[kandt]

This works great. There's already a hole that you can easily tap - thread, remove a bit of paint, add a dab of dielectric grease and voila, instant ground.
My accessory bars and second battery are grounded there. No issues, 4+ yrs.

Thanks for the info. I wanted a completely separate system outside of the tru isolator to keep it all apart from factory. I know using the main battery ground would be ok, but I opted for a separate ground location since the 2022 did not come equipped with the second ground wire as in the past. Appreciate you sharing having no problems over that amount of time. Makes me feel better about the decision.