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<blockquote data-quote="IDSkoT" data-source="post: 5032365" data-attributes="member: 584344">I was doing an install and my brother decided to help, which is cool. I don&#039;t mind teaching people... so, he was in my way a bit, but it was all in good intentions... except when I went to connect one of the comp speakers to the xover, he handed me 2 wires, I didn&#039;t even check, just put them on. (Put them on as he gave them to me and said what polarity they were.) I realize after I&#039;m done soldering... it was two negative wires... so I had to dig out the xover, and re-wire it...Then, towards the end, he decided to hook up the amp and refused to let me do it... so I vacuumed the car... I assumed he knew to take off the negative-- he didn&#039;t. Sparks flew and he freaked out. You see, my brother&#039;s deathly afraid of catching on fire / electricity... So, after I told him to always undo the negative, he did it and then plugged in the amp. A few minutes later, someone at the shop I was working at pointed out it was in protect, then pointed out the keys weren&#039;t even in the ignition. Confused, I pulled the fuse out to see what the deal was, fuse was blown. Even more confused, I grabbed another one, and it blew instantly. As I went to take the negative off the battery my brother goes, &quot;Oops... I think I put the negative where the positive goes...&quot;//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gifMy hands are cut up, and I&#039;m unhappy-- and by far the most painful cut is one going straight down the middle of my pointer finger, it&#039;s thin, reallly thin, and really deep. So it stings when I type.How long does it take you guys to do a full install? (run the wires, hook up the comps, etc. Not including the box)So far, I&#039;ve spent two days from about 5-6 to 12 [Half the time was taking the car apart then putting it back together], then this morning from 10am-4pm.And I still have to mount / drill holes for the sub amp. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IDSkoT, post: 5032365, member: 584344"] I was doing an install and my brother decided to help, which is cool. I don't mind teaching people... so, he was in my way a bit, but it was all in good intentions... except when I went to connect one of the comp speakers to the xover, he handed me 2 wires, I didn't even check, just put them on. (Put them on as he gave them to me and said what polarity they were.) I realize after I'm done soldering... it was two negative wires... so I had to dig out the xover, and re-wire it... Then, towards the end, he decided to hook up the amp and refused to let me do it... so I vacuumed the car... I assumed he knew to take off the negative-- he didn't. Sparks flew and he freaked out. You see, my brother's deathly afraid of catching on fire / electricity... So, after I told him to always undo the negative, he did it and then plugged in the amp. A few minutes later, someone at the shop I was working at pointed out it was in protect, then pointed out the keys weren't even in the ignition. Confused, I pulled the fuse out to see what the deal was, fuse was blown. Even more confused, I grabbed another one, and it blew instantly. As I went to take the negative off the battery my brother goes, "Oops... I think I put the negative where the positive goes..." [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif[/IMG] My hands are cut up, and I'm unhappy-- and by far the most painful cut is one going straight down the middle of my pointer finger, it's thin, reallly thin, and really deep. So it stings when I type. How long does it take you guys to do a full install? (run the wires, hook up the comps, etc. Not including the box) So far, I've spent two days from about 5-6 to 12 [Half the time was taking the car apart then putting it back together], then this morning from 10am-4pm. And I still have to mount / drill holes for the sub amp. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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