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<blockquote data-quote="GordonW" data-source="post: 1938611" data-attributes="member: 568981">Never got pictures... but the WORST install I ever had to deal with, was back in 1984... a guy in an &#039;83 ***** Am, with three Pioneer amps, and a bunch of other BS.Brought it in to us, to find out why things kept &quot;cutting off&quot;... to demonstrate, he cranked it up in the driveway of the store, and sure enough... amp hiccups, pops, cracks. Then, smoke started coming out from under the seat... and we made him turn it off...Got it in the bay... started checking around. Looked in the rear hatch... there were a whole bunch of black wires, all stripped, wrapped around this HUGE bolt (looked like a lugbolt and lugnut, and some washers)and clamped together... just laying on the floor, on the carpet. Called the guy over... asked him what was the deal with the bolt?His reply: &quot;Well, the manual for the amp said to ground the amp to a bolt... so I grounded them to a bolt!&quot;At that point, we told him we couldn&#039;t help him, and sent him away...Regards,Gordon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GordonW, post: 1938611, member: 568981"] Never got pictures... but the WORST install I ever had to deal with, was back in 1984... a guy in an '83 ***** Am, with three Pioneer amps, and a bunch of other BS. Brought it in to us, to find out why things kept "cutting off"... to demonstrate, he cranked it up in the driveway of the store, and sure enough... amp hiccups, pops, cracks. Then, smoke started coming out from under the seat... and we made him turn it off... Got it in the bay... started checking around. Looked in the rear hatch... there were a whole bunch of black wires, all stripped, wrapped around this HUGE bolt (looked like a lugbolt and lugnut, and some washers)and clamped together... just laying on the floor, on the carpet. Called the guy over... asked him what was the deal with the bolt? His reply: "Well, the manual for the amp said to ground the amp to a bolt... so I grounded them to a bolt!" At that point, we told him we couldn't help him, and sent him away... Regards, Gordon. [/QUOTE]

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