Funny Stupid Electrical Mishaps!

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

Me and my buddy went about throwing a cd player in his 97 Saturn SC1. Being lazy *** holes, we cut the harness, and wired the wires directly into the HU. A smart person would have ran it from the batttery fused, or spent $10 for a harness. It played fine, but the deck would reset its memory everytime it was turned off. We pulled the HU back out. Me being a dumbass, and assuming the power wire from the stereo harness was run from the fuse box, we sparked the power wire off the metal a couple times making sure we had spark.

The wire shorted out. No longer would the headlights, guage lights, dome lights, or ignition work. We discovered that the car could be started by pushing in the power door lock button. "No problem!" I blathered. "We just blew a fuse under the dash. I'll replace it and we'll be back up in no time". The only trouble was the power wire running from the stereo harness wasnt wired into the fuse box. It was wired straight into the computer under the hood. My buddy totalled the car a week later driving at night, trying to use only his parking lights which still worked.

Lesson: Dont assume that your HU wiring harness is totally seperate or fused from your cars essential electrical circuits. A short in your HU harness can and will make your car undriveable and may effect essential parts of your cars computer system, especially in newer vehicles. It's always better to run direct from the battery fused, or pay $10 for a harness.

Another instance of my stupidity involves the time when I was eager to get my car system in and didnt have a fuse for the HU to run it from the battery. I ran it anyway, thinking it would be fine for a few days until I could get the part. Me being a lazy *******, a few days turned into 2 months. One day I picked my buddy up and gave him a ride into town. I pulled up next to the curb to let him out. I did'nt notice the power wire for the HU hanging down underneath the dash. As my buddy exited the vehicle, he caught his foot on the power wire, stretching it. The wire turned red hot. The yellow coating disentigrated onto the floor. The car filled with thick black smoke almost instantly. I lunged for my cd book, grabbing it and hitting the wire, breaking the connection. The wire fell onto the kick panel and onto the carpet, burning a big long line from the kickpod down across the carpet.

Lesson: Dont even think of installing ANY car audio equipment without the proper fusing and protection.

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[Safe-N-Sound215 10+ year member]

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wow someone forgot to take car audio 101

 

[mtdewelf 10+ year member]

maybe you should go to installers from now on

 

[Safe-N-Sound215 10+ year member]

Lesson: Dont even think of installing ANY car audio equipment without the proper fusing and protection.

Anybody that is capable of putting a HU in should know better when it comes to the wiring:uhoh:

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

i stuck my erect penis on an electric fence right as i was having my orgasm

 

[Kickerkitty 10+ year member]

You are never ever invited to any BBQ at my house, or to adjust my HU volume, EVEN BY REMOTE!!! Bad installer! No Biscuit!

 

[Safe-N-Sound215 10+ year member]

i stuck my penis on an electric fence right as i was having my orgasm

And all this time I thought I was the only one:woot:

 

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

And I was gona sell you a set of Rainbow CS 275.28 Platinum's for $100 bucks cause I liked you so much. But if you wont even invite me to your barbecue...

 

[Hydrastas 10+ year member]

When I put my HU in for the first time I ghetto rigged it all, still works as of today, been about a year. It's still not even set in place, it slides around on corners but theres so many wires behind it i just wrap them all like a brace for it. Only problems i've had is when my clipped off illumination light touched ground on a sharp corner and blew out the dash lights.

 

[Lurius 10+ year member]

Glad you dident get hurt/killed in learning your lesson =X

-Lurius