Couple Ghetto install pics, and Qs.

[I Like Waffle]

Ok so im posting this mainly to entertain the people, but it also has a purpose as well. These are pics of an install in a guys 90 something honda accord. Full of issues so far and im still working them out. Wish i couldve gotten pics of the batt terminal hookup, was layed up there literally burning. I pulled it off soon as i started work on the car though

Check out the clean stripped wires going into the amp:

Ground terminal on the amp melted, check out the ground also. "cousin said to make sure i got the trunk closed tight when i wanna play my system" quoted from dude

Speaker terminals? Why bother?

Now to my problems: First problem im having is the amp. When it was first installed by homeboy it was working and everything, however i think it was damaged due to the lack of use of ring terminals and/or proper ground/batt connection/and or fuse holder at the batt. I regrounded it to a stripped spot on the trunk floor with using a self tapper and star washer with an actual ring terminal on it. As you can see in the pics theres copper touching all over the place at the amp, and its halfway melted //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif So now that everythings installed correctly sometimes the amp wants to work and sometimes it doesnt, i noticed itll power on for a split sec then blink off, but if you smack it it comes back on. Obviously from the pics he needs new equipment but he insists on using this. Hes powering a super old school set of lanzar max 12"s with it, that are pretty much gone as well.

Second problem: When i first started the install the radio was working fine, but soon as we turned the amp on after everything was done it played fine and whatnot, then all of a sudden it just stopped. Pulled the deck out to find no remote wire installed, and it was actually ran to the fuse box through the brake light circuit //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif So i connected the remote wire where it should be and now the deck has no power through the accy wire? I jumped the accy temporarily so it will atleast power up, just told him he needs to shut it down at night till i get this figured out. Whats the easiest way to get another switched 12v source to the radio?

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[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

if you're going to install half-assed, at least use electrical tape on the power and ground wires. as far as the deck, did you blow a fuse? check your fuses. you can wire it to the ignition for turn on if you have to.

 

[aturcotte127317 10+ year member]

probably the ignition wire, or just hook it up to a switch

 

[Notloud00 10+ year member]

awesome

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

over all i would re-wire the entie setup. did he use an aftermarket wire harness to properly wire the head unit to the car?

check the fuse box of the car to verify is the fuse poped that goes to the radio. that may be the issue why it's not turning on.

as for the amp it may be possible that the reason why the amp will blink on then shut off could be that the wire inside the melted up terminal is making poor contact. thus you knocking on it probably knocked it into place for it to work.

 

[I Like Waffle]

Yea it turned out to be the fuse somehow. However the fuse didnt look blown as that was the first thing i checked, but i put a new one in and it worked //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif And yes he used the harness and crimp caps and actually the owner didnt do a bad job installing the deck, crappy on the dash kit though but im putting a new one in. Next week im doing a completely new install and rewiring the whole car with 16g. Doing a comp set up front and some cheaper 6x9 coaxes in the back. Probably gonna do 3 svc 12"s on around 900wrms. He gave me a budget to work with so im gonna figure something out. Already got a good deck and 4g wire and ive got some 6x9s so im gonna do the big 3 and buy the subs and amp, front comps, and build the box. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

What a half assed job on that amp.

 

[Cameron_B 10+ year member]

Wow, ive seen a couple, but that ground is ridiculous. LOL

 

[aussiek2000 10+ year member]

A kid at school did that, except he used 16 gauge wire. He couldn't figure out why he wasn't getting any power output to his subs.