Doing it right...

Ryan from Ohio · 06-10-2009, 11:01 AM

I thought I would share this with everyone as its very important.

Theres a reason why I stress doing things the "right" way. I know many of us have seen some rigged installs. Some of us may be guilty.

Theres a safety factor involved her people either dont realize or forget about.

Anyone ever tell you that you may burn your car down or have a car fire?

I remember hearing that rhetoric when I installed my first system...

Well on Saturday it actually happened in my small village of 1,400 people. The Cop told me he received report of a car fire. He got behind said car as it was in motion and there was sparks/flames like from underneath it. Once stopped smoke came from the hood and there was an explosion and parts flew from the gille of the car.

Evidently the guy made statement he just installed his new system.

I havent figured out who it is yet, but if I do I want to talk with them about it and see what they did.

Sounds like the person ran the cable under the car or through the hood hinge/door hinge areas. Probably got pinched and shorted out. Probably next to the FUEL lines...

Do it right guys! For your own good!

His car is a total loss. Guess it was like a mid 90;s or so Olds Cutlass.

99alerogirl · 06-10-2009, 11:04 AM

guilty... i ran my power cord through my door because i was being lazy. been like that for 2 years... should probably change it haha.

Ryan from Ohio · 06-10-2009, 11:53 AM

Those flames on the side of your car arent fake?

lol

99alerogirl · 06-10-2009, 11:54 AM

haha there are no flames! yet.........

AleroChick785 · 06-10-2009, 12:04 PM

i agree with doing things right..i did "ghetto" rigging a bunch of electronics in my old mustang it caught my dash on fire. doin things right is very good thing

Nate's Alero · 06-10-2009, 12:40 PM

meh, i have a power wire running through that hose in the door...

Raziel · 06-10-2009, 03:18 PM

Never taken that route, have always ran things where less caution is needed, along with solder, then shrink tube, finished with a layer of electrical tape. My father was very picky about anything automotive and I was expected to follow it the way he did it.

Raz

NickAlero2000 · 06-10-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Raziel

Never taken that route, have always ran things where less caution is needed, along with solder, then shrink tube, finished with a layer of electrical tape. My father was very picky about anything automotive and I was expected to follow it the way he did it.

Raz

My dad was the same way when I did my stuff. He was an audio dude "back in the day", so he was sure that I ran all my lines correctly.
Wouldn't let me cheat. . .its best that way I think.

[ion] C2 · 06-10-2009, 04:01 PM

LOL some guy had his STI at Speed Industry and the amplifier/capacitor caught on fire while I was there working on my car.

Jan came up to talk to me like "You makin all that smoke?" I'm like "What smoke?" he turns around and sees the STI and is like "OH SHIT!" and runs to go put it out.

cherrington17 · 06-10-2009, 04:43 PM

my friend melted the shaft of a screwdriver w/ a big cap. (jumpered the terminals on accident)

I always run things properly. Your telling me, you don't have time to do it right, but you have time to do it again?

Silentalero · 06-10-2009, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 99alerogirl

haha there are no flames! yet.........

You are not allowed to touch any wiring in your car ever again !!

not after what we fixed

Raziel · 06-10-2009, 05:27 PM

Actually I think the funniest car audio mishap I got to fix was at work. The "co-worker" said that her stereo just didn't sound right after her boyfriend had hooked it up for her and her subs weren't working, I said that I would take a look at it for her and find out the problem. Well it turns out that the boyfriend, one, bridged the sub on an unbridgeable amp and blew out quite a few capacitors(BOSS Comp Amp), secondly there was a bad ground for the deck so I fixed that up.

I wish I had picks of this, there was a big messy clump of electricle tape holding the wires together, so unknowingly I start unwrapping the little present and that is when I find that the wires hadn't been soldered but had been together with merets for house hold electrical

. I have never LOL'D so hard in my life

Raz

99alerogirl · 06-10-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Silentalero

You are not allowed to touch any wiring in your car ever again !!

not after what we fixed

ha, you're right, but we didn't fix the battery cable running through the door!

lonnie · 06-10-2009, 07:11 PM

There are allot more people on here with power wires running down the quarter panel.

[ion] C2 · 06-10-2009, 07:31 PM

haha, a lot of mine are run through the fender/door

Ryan from Ohio · 06-10-2009, 08:24 PM

Alero_1986 · 06-10-2009, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by lonnie

There are allot more people on here with power wires running down the quarter panel.

These people amaze me. It wouldn't have taken much more effort to do it the right way.

People just need to take their time and research before they jump into things.

...some people have no place under the hood of a car and need to learn to accept this.

We're all good at something, right?

[ion] C2 · 06-10-2009, 10:05 PM

Ya I shouldn't work under the hood anymore since I couldn't find the firewall hole for wires

jayson_waltz · 06-10-2009, 10:14 PM

well i wouldn't say never under the hood again, just stay away from the electronics if you are too lazy to do it right.

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Originally Posted by Nate's Alero

meh, i have a power wire running through that hose in the door...

thats where it should be to go into the door. i have one going into every door for leds.

cherrington17 · 06-10-2009, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by [ion] C2

Ya I shouldn't work under the hood anymore since I couldn't find the firewall hole for wires

its so freak'n easy!