Stereo System Removal Help - I Can't Access Car Battery

[Tmadigan]

I was just in a car accident in which the front of my car was crushed to were I am unable to get under the hood. I would like to take out my stereo system which consists of two amps, a capacitor, subs and multiple speakers throughout the car. Is there a safe way to disconnect everything without removing the ground wire from the battery? Anybody's advice is much appreciated.

Normally I would take it to a car audio shop to have them do the uninstall but my car is undrivable.

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[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

leave the cap in the car please

 

[Tmadigan]

Not a cap fan I see....now that I'm reading more about them I just may do that. So how do I go about this without electrocuting myself...I don't need to add to my problems..a car wreck on Christmas is bad enough

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

lol, dont have to worry about much man. its not ideal to do it all without un hooking the power source, but it can be done. If you have access to the fuse on your power wire, pull that out and youre set. If not, just pull the positive wire out of the amp/s and make sure not to let it touch a ground. (wrap it in electrical tape or something if you want)

 

[Tmadigan]

Sounds easy enough..thanks for the advice!

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

yeah, its easy. Just dont let the power wire touch the ground wire or anything metal pretty much.

 

[MONSONwarrior Premium Member]

or disconnect at the cap like you would at your battery. then you don't have to worry about anything around the amp.

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

or disconnect at the cap like you would at your battery. then you don't have to worry about anything around the amp.

this would work too...

 

[Tmadigan]

OK..thanks again guys!