Low power grounds

[CalvinT]

Four options then:

Use a rivet nut - make sure you get some bare metal on metal contact on the inside surface of the body panel there, sand the paint off the inside ring of the existing holes.

Use a speed nut (I wouldn't do this for a ground)

Use a nut on the back side. Make sure you get some bare metal contact in there - sand a bit of paint off the top surface where your ground cable makes flush contact.

Use a self-tapper on the metal sheet near those holes, and leave those holes smooth as a baby's bottom -- same thing applies as using a nut, get some bare metal on metal contact where the cable hits the painted surface.

(possibly 5th option - if there's enough metal you could just tap the hole out right with a tap-n-die - I did this with a 1/4 20 on one of my vehicles, but can't remember if it was the Bronco or F150)

Or #6, none of the above.

The bolts I've ordered are thread forming bolts designed for the existing hole. There's already a nut on the back side, it's just not threaded, yet. Why make something simple complicated? I'll be doing the same thing Ford did. Once I run the thread forming bolt in, there will be metal to metal contact. I'll put a star washer under the ring terminal before I tighten everything up. And I only have to do everything once.

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[WestVirginia]

‘23 WT. There is a nutsert it threads into.

i installed kc apollo pro halogen lights to the “a” pillar and grounded It to the top left existing body ground. Works great.