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Old Mar 7, 2004 | 02:23 AM
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Need deck installed! Plz help!!!

My dad's car got broken into and he was upset about it cause it's his daily D and now they stole his Sony deck and he has no tunes. I arranged to pick up a KILLER Kenwood one in Surrey for t'morrow, but I need it installed.
Name your price, I need someone to do a decent job and make it look nice!
Old Mar 7, 2004 | 02:28 AM
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do it urself .. it AINT THAT HARD
Old Mar 7, 2004 | 05:03 AM
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IT IS SO EASY...

pick up wiring harness from future shop, and maybe the surrounding plastic bit from there too...

splice some wires, with some crimpy-thingies... connect the wiring harnesses (the one u got from FS), following instructions on black platic thingy (u also got from FS) fit that bitch in, tunes galour...

dont pay someone, i have done LOADS with no training (just some grey matter between the ears),
Old Mar 7, 2004 | 12:35 PM
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i could do it for u for a reasonable price and excellent workmanship,, im in maple ridge.. jasonped@hotmail.com
Old Mar 7, 2004 | 01:23 PM
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Not to hack on Ian, but to help Jimbo and others.....
The crimp on connectors do not cut it for a quality install/repair IMO. The only way to do automotive connections is to crimp, solder, and heatshrink. You have to remember that the automotive electric system is exposed to moisture. The copper wires, crimped in one of those ugly blue connectors are touching steel. Can you say galvanic corrosion? Thats what happenes when to different metals are touching each other and get wet. Also the connections are much smaller and tidier.
Dont let this scare you, its real easy to solder connections and you can still easily do this yourself. Besides, most people like playing with fire .
Old Mar 7, 2004 | 03:36 PM
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good, and technically sound point, only prob is, places like a&b, FS, and whats not, i have found, just crimp them ... so i guess u either gotta pay a small fortune (relative to the price of the cd player) to get that done, or do it urself like that...
Old Mar 7, 2004 | 04:16 PM
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yeah if i had a ferarri enzo id solder and shrink too ... but for any car thats worth under $50,000 .. crimp will do a fine job
Old Mar 7, 2004 | 05:42 PM
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Ya well, if you are keeping the car for a while or want to do it RIGHT solder it. I'll admit it though, my 78 beater truck has the stereo wires just twisted together and duct taped For when you have no connectors left and just dont give a **** that works just fine.
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