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<blockquote data-quote="skimo" data-source="post: 350553" data-attributes="member: 551553">6 weeks ago I paid a local audio shop to install an Alpine 9813 hu (27 watt RMS) and a pair of Alpine SPX-177A&#039;s in my 2001 GMC truck.&nbsp; They originally hooked up the onboard amp to the factory wiring harness.&nbsp; It sounded horrible and after talking to the Alpine engineers, I convinced my installer to run a 10 ga wire directly to the battery...huge improvement (for an extra $30 no less).Now I&#039;m adding an amplifier and sub and decided to just do it myself.&nbsp; Looking under the dash, I discovered that the installer didn&#039;t mount my SPX-177A crossovers in the door as they had told me they had to (to justify the $135 install fee for component system), but tucked the crossover blocks in under the dash.&nbsp; They are not mounted to anything, he just zip tied all the wires together and they are hanging in space - just held up by the stifness of the wires.I don&#039;t want to be a pain in the *** if this is the normal way to do it, but I&#039;m concerned that the wires may eventually pull out.&nbsp; Seems to me that the crossover blocks should have been secured to something.&nbsp; Should I just let it go - or ask them to redo it?Thanks,Skimo</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skimo, post: 350553, member: 551553"] 6 weeks ago I paid a local audio shop to install an Alpine 9813 hu (27 watt RMS) and a pair of Alpine SPX-177A's in my 2001 GMC truck. They originally hooked up the onboard amp to the factory wiring harness. It sounded horrible and after talking to the Alpine engineers, I convinced my installer to run a 10 ga wire directly to the battery...huge improvement (for an extra $30 no less). Now I'm adding an amplifier and sub and decided to just do it myself. Looking under the dash, I discovered that the installer didn't mount my SPX-177A crossovers in the door as they had told me they had to (to justify the $135 install fee for component system), but tucked the crossover blocks in under the dash. They are not mounted to anything, he just zip tied all the wires together and they are hanging in space - just held up by the stifness of the wires. I don't want to be a pain in the *** if this is the normal way to do it, but I'm concerned that the wires may eventually pull out. Seems to me that the crossover blocks should have been secured to something. Should I just let it go - or ask them to redo it? Thanks, Skimo [/QUOTE]

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