Step 7: Install the sub-harness that connects the starter solenoid to ground (some Magneti Marelli starters only)
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THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO BOSCH STARTER SOLENOIDS. This only applies to *some* Magneti Marelli starter solenoids. If your Magneti Marelli starter solenoid has two 5 mm terminals, one will be for the thick red wire from the starter relay. The other will be for a ground wire. The easiest solution is to ground the solenoid to the body of the starter, as shown in the photos below.
![The short black wire with two ring terminals grounds the starter solenoid to the starter body.](mg_images/connections_starter_ground_1.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Gregory Bender.
![The 6 mm ring terminal is secured to the starter body.](mg_images/connections_starter_ground_2.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Gregory Bender.
![The 5 mm ring terminal is secured to the starter solenoid.](mg_images/connections_starter_ground_3.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Gregory Bender.
![The "inside" terminal on the mounted solenoid is the ground terminal.](mg_images/connections_starter_ground_4.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Gregory Bender.