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[ThomasG 5,000+ posts]

HA HA HA!!! You are getting mad at someone over the internet.
Anyways, anyone that puts any time and effort into their work would have installed those power and ground cables in such a way that they don't stand out like a sore thumb upon opening the hood.

The cable coming from the alternator should be routed and secured so that it wont move around and wear down the insullation and potentally shorting out. At the VERY LEAST some wire loom tubing should be covering it and zip tied shut so it does not come off. Not to mention the fact that it looks like you did not even FUSE that cable, and if you did you did not do it properly....the fuse should be as close as possible to the battery.

And then the battery terminals...those things are junk. Anyone that takes pride in their work would have used something better, not only for appearence purposes but also for performance and durability (corrosion resistance etc etc). You even used dirt cheap ring terminals and used no shrink tubing to insulate the portion of the cable that is exposed (between the factory insulation and the ring terminal).

I could go on forever.

All in all, you do shitty work.

It is ziptied //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif in the pics you only see a couple inches of the positive wire.. How can you assume so much off only a couply inches? Lol you really are a dumbshit

 

[ThomasG 5,000+ posts]

X2!! could leave that there but also connect another ground from the alternator bracket to the strut tower using one of those nutz //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Thanks for the help

 

[msrpIZtooMUCH 10+ year member]

It is ziptied //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif in the pics you only see a couple inches of the positive wire.. How can you assume so much off only a couply inches? Lol you really are a dumbshit

I said zip tie the wire loom...as in put wire loom around the cable and then ziptie the wire loom so that it is tight to the cable and wont come undone or work its way off...either that or use some kind of special tape like alot of OEMs use around their wire looms. Zip ties seem to work best for me.

More than a only couple inches are visible and everything I said is based on what I can see. Nothing was assumed.

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=230838

That thread has some pics of what is a rough example of what it looks like when someone puts time and effort into what they are doing. That set up will last, perform well and is seemingly well done.

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

haha ok.. Everyone else? One person said there was a cheap terminal.

you ****

that is all.....

 

[ThomasG 5,000+ posts]

you ****
that is all.....

Go play your music loud at night while drawing shitty pictures and go ******** to your teacher..

Your a piece of shit

 

[69420potsmoker 10+ year member]

LOL people will fight about anything on here

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

LOL people will fight about anything on here

No they wont!
Most people dont fuse between the batt and alternator. Its short, and has a power source on both ends. *shrug* IMO suggesting its a poor install due to this is being a bit picky. And IF you DO fuse this wire, it requires a fuse at both ends, not just closest to the batt. If you are gonna put a guy down for not doing it right, at least suggest the proper way, not a half-assed way.

Dont sweat all the hate, its the net ya know.

 

[bbrownderville 10+ year member]

if you are getting the memphis 2500d then i hope ur electrical can handle it.. i have a 200 amp irraggi, 2 batterys(1 yellow top and a kinetik 1800) and all 1\0 guage wire.. and it strains the power system when i listen to music on it.. for the first say 5 min. of bumpin hard it stays above 13.2 and then it starts to fall fast so just so u know, ull need plenty of batterys and stuff.

 

[msrpIZtooMUCH 10+ year member]

IMO suggesting its a poor install due to this is being a bit picky. And IF you DO fuse this wire, it requires a fuse at both ends, not just closest to the batt. If you are gonna put a guy down for not doing it right, at least suggest the proper way, not a half-assed way.

I assume this was directed at me.

I did not suggest it was a poor install due to "this." I said it was a poor install due to "this" plus several other things.

I only mentioned the no fuse at the battery end because thats what I could see. I did not mention anything about the other end of the cable because there may very well have been one there and I was not about to critique something I could not see.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

That el-cheapo clamp style battery terminal connector (pic 1, white/clear wire) is about the worst type of battery terminal connector you could have used. Contact/conductivity is lousy. Upgrade it.

WHat is wrong with it?

I use a similar style marine connector. The one with the wingnut on it.

 

[msrpIZtooMUCH 10+ year member]

Flip, thats not what the thread starter is using. Those are set up for a ring terminal connection.

 

[msrpIZtooMUCH 10+ year member]

Most people dont fuse between the batt and alternator. Its short, and has a power source on both ends. *shrug*

If the alternator is tucked way down in the bottom like the thread starter says, it cant be that close to the battery since the battery is up at the top.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

I assume this was directed at me.
I did not suggest it was a poor install due to "this." I said it was a poor install due to "this" plus several other things.

I only mentioned the no fuse at the battery end because thats what I could see. I did not mention anything about the other end of the cable because there may very well have been one there and I was not about to critique something I could not see.

Why are you lying? Is it so hard to say oops? Here's what you said...
"Not to mention the fact that it looks like you did not even FUSE that cable, and if you did you did not do it properly....the fuse should be as close as possible to the battery."

Clearly you are talking about the cable 'not having a fuse' and when adding it, that it should be as close to the batt as possible. Now, anyone with any brain would know if you knew about needing the fuse at the other end, you would have mentioned it too. Or are you in the habit of giving half-assed, and possibly dangerous, replies simply because you dont want to assume or ask?

You were being an ***, trying to give expert advice, and you got caught f'ing up too. It happens, get over it. But spare me your bullshit lies in an attempt to save face. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

If the alternator is tucked way down in the bottom like the thread starter says, it cant be that close to the battery since the battery is up at the top.

Now you want to argue and critique what I meant by 'short'? Cant come up with anything better to argue about? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/*******.gif.a649d21efc0d1fd4890a6428166586c1.gif Please try to come up with a better rebuttle, or dont reply at all. That was just sad.

WHat is wrong with it?
I use a similar style marine connector. The one with the wingnut on it.

You posted a pic of a completely different connector. I already explained why the OP's is a bad design. Poor contact, easy to pull out, easy to corrode. Not sure how else to explain it I guess... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

You posted a pic of a completely different connector. I already explained why the OP's is a bad design. Poor contact, easy to pull out, easy to corrode. Not sure how else to explain it I guess... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

I was thinking it was because of how the terminal fits on the post was the problem when you said poor contact.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

I was thinking it was because of how the terminal fits on the post was the problem when you said poor contact.

Nope, I was talking about how the connector holds the actual wire, not the batt post. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif