Why Friends DO NOT let friends install car audio.

bigaudiofanat · 09-04-2009, 08:43 PM

I am not trying to scare anyone, but I was contacted about 4 weeks ago about some problems with a install. So I went over everything with him and talked it over. He wanted everything redone considering it was not working at all and his dash light were not working as well. So today I he pulled in had everything ready to go. So here is why you do not let friends do installs.

The Goods

The Ride

The audio in question

The first problem he cut the power outlet

OMG LOOK AT THIS LOOK AT IT He cut off the factory harness and tried to put it back on

My work on it

bigaudiofanat · 09-04-2009, 08:47 PM

Mounting tweeters

Running power wire

Amp mounted

Me

The JVC head unit he had did not work. Luckily I had a extra nice alpine head unit laying around sold it to him for a good price. IT HAS POWER

Sub all done

Spec Jay · 09-04-2009, 09:08 PM

he couldve at least cleaned the interior a bit for you haha

bigaudiofanat · 09-04-2009, 09:11 PM

Oh trust me I have seen much worse, or should I saw worked in much worse. The military guys white 350z had coffee all over the dash and all. Please feel free to comment and ask questions.

kdoske · 09-04-2009, 10:49 PM

that install i just strange for so many reasons....

bigaudiofanat · 09-05-2009, 06:15 AM

How so?

Lone Wolf 75 · 09-05-2009, 09:45 AM

Nice to see that you were able to correct that horrible installation. The cut wires, complete with wire nuts looked awful. How did that all fit back behind the dash? I had a '92 Legacy years ago that I put a 6-disc changer in, and even with the Scosche adapters and small crimped wire connections, it was difficult to get everything to fit back in again.

bigaudiofanat · 09-05-2009, 11:41 AM

Yes everything came out well, the wires all fit behind there nicely lots of space.

Shunya · 09-05-2009, 03:20 PM

Awwww look at how he still smiles when he's stuck with other ppl's mess

bigaudiofanat · 09-05-2009, 03:36 PM

LOL as long as I am getting paid for it yaa I'll smile

It was a good install kept me on my feet. And would you believe that that was taken at 8:30 at night.

Shunya · 09-05-2009, 04:11 PM

wow he took that long to arrive ? lol

bigaudiofanat · 09-05-2009, 05:06 PM

He got at my house around 11 and we had to head to walmart

BanningZ · 09-05-2009, 07:27 PM

Yeah I have encountered many a cut harness, its always off to Best Buy or Walmart. I learned at 16 to do my own installs, and it absolutely amazes me the stuff that people do to their, or other peoples cars.

When my fiancee and I first got together, she had/still has a 92' Camry. The rear factory speakers were shot so I decided to install a set of 3 way pionner 6x9's I had.
The install for those entails removing the back seats, and rear dash because they are drop in. A (dumb) friend stopped by, had been drinking a bit and decided he wanted to help on the install.

Next thing I know he has his pocket knife out, and was trying to pry up the stock speak grills in the rear dash.

I'm like WTF?!? and he argues that it would be easier to get to the speakers by removing the the factory grill by prying it up with a pocket knife.

He was promptly asked to leave.

And I finished my install.

bigaudiofanat · 09-05-2009, 09:00 PM

Ya I have seen a lot of cut harnesses. I wish people would know who was rely there and knew what they were doing and who dose not. I am not pointing th finger at anyone in particular. But if you do not know what you are doing and do not want to take the time to do it right, do not try to do it in the first place.

kdo2milger · 09-05-2009, 10:00 PM

dang bro! you do good work

but cleaning up other installer wannabe's has got to piss you off...

09-04-2009, 08:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	Why Friends DO NOT let friends install car audio. I am not trying to scare anyone, but I was contacted about 4 weeks ago about some problems with a install. So I went over everything with him and talked it over. He wanted everything redone considering it was not working at all and his dash light were not working as well. So today I he pulled in had everything ready to go. So here is why you do not let friends do installs. The Goods The Ride The audio in question The first problem he cut the power outlet OMG LOOK AT THIS LOOK AT IT He cut off the factory harness and tried to put it back on My work on it __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/ Last edited by bigaudiofanat; 09-04-2009 at 09:15 PM.

09-04-2009, 08:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	Mounting tweeters Running power wire Amp mounted Me The JVC head unit he had did not work. Luckily I had a extra nice alpine head unit laying around sold it to him for a good price. IT HAS POWER Sub all done __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

09-04-2009, 09:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Spec Jay A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bummerton Posts: 1,510 Drives: MtB 09 370z Rep Power: 19	he couldve at least cleaned the interior a bit for you haha __________________ 09 Monterey Blue Global Time Attack Street Class Build Build Thread:Saber! Instagram:@SpecJay

09-04-2009, 09:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	Oh trust me I have seen much worse, or should I saw worked in much worse. The military guys white 350z had coffee all over the dash and all. Please feel free to comment and ask questions. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/ Last edited by bigaudiofanat; 09-04-2009 at 09:42 PM.

09-05-2009, 06:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	How so? __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

09-04-2009, 10:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
kdoske Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 541 Drives: 800whp Unicorn FI Z Rep Power: 16	that install i just strange for so many reasons....

09-05-2009, 09:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
Lone Wolf 75 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Future Age: 49 Posts: 191 Drives: 09 370Z PG 6M Rep Power: 15	Nice to see that you were able to correct that horrible installation. The cut wires, complete with wire nuts looked awful. How did that all fit back behind the dash? I had a '92 Legacy years ago that I put a 6-disc changer in, and even with the Scosche adapters and small crimped wire connections, it was difficult to get everything to fit back in again.

09-05-2009, 11:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	Yes everything came out well, the wires all fit behind there nicely lots of space. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

09-05-2009, 03:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
Shunya A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver Posts: 3,069 Drives: You Crazy! Rep Power: 21	Awwww look at how he still smiles when he's stuck with other ppl's mess

09-05-2009, 03:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	LOL as long as I am getting paid for it yaa I'll smile It was a good install kept me on my feet. And would you believe that that was taken at 8:30 at night. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

09-05-2009, 04:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
Shunya A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver Posts: 3,069 Drives: You Crazy! Rep Power: 21	wow he took that long to arrive ? lol

09-05-2009, 05:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	He got at my house around 11 and we had to head to walmart __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

09-05-2009, 07:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
BanningZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: nowhere Posts: 5,478 Drives: 06' Nismo Frontier Rep Power: 28	Yeah I have encountered many a cut harness, its always off to Best Buy or Walmart. I learned at 16 to do my own installs, and it absolutely amazes me the stuff that people do to their, or other peoples cars. When my fiancee and I first got together, she had/still has a 92' Camry. The rear factory speakers were shot so I decided to install a set of 3 way pionner 6x9's I had. The install for those entails removing the back seats, and rear dash because they are drop in. A (dumb) friend stopped by, had been drinking a bit and decided he wanted to help on the install. Next thing I know he has his pocket knife out, and was trying to pry up the stock speak grills in the rear dash. I'm like WTF?!? and he argues that it would be easier to get to the speakers by removing the the factory grill by prying it up with a pocket knife. He was promptly asked to leave. And I finished my install. __________________ Become a Premium Member: Click HERE MB 06' Nismo VQ40DE

09-05-2009, 09:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	Ya I have seen a lot of cut harnesses. I wish people would know who was rely there and knew what they were doing and who dose not. I am not pointing th finger at anyone in particular. But if you do not know what you are doing and do not want to take the time to do it right, do not try to do it in the first place. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

09-05-2009, 10:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
kdo2milger OG Priesthood Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 17,859 Drives: NISMO T Rep Power: 59	dang bro! you do good work but cleaning up other installer wannabe's has got to piss you off... __________________ Project *NISMO*

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