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Topic: Junior Members and All Seeking Advice

Posted By: howie ll
Subject: Junior Members and All Seeking Advice
Date Posted: November 24, 2009 at 2:09 AM

To those of you who are installing and are confused or not sure, do the following:-

Read up on your vehicle. If your year isn't listed go to the years either side. Print the cribsheets from here, the manufacturer's sites etc.

Find the wires and test everything to confirm.

Keep your cable runs short and neat, solder ALL joints, properly insulate, don't wrap or box up until everything is working and testing.

Also please read this excellent post from 2 years ago.



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Amateurs assume, don't test and have problems; pros test first. I am not a free install service.
Read the installation manual, do a search here or online for your vehicle wiring before posting.



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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: November 24, 2009 at 4:36 AM
Howie, you have Big Dreams.  I like that.




Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: November 24, 2009 at 4:40 AM
Dreams are the only big thing left to me.......Just noticed the time, you should be waking up soon!!!




Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: November 24, 2009 at 4:47 AM

I plan to wake up in about an hour.  I hope I remember to do that.





Posted By: chriswallace187
Date Posted: November 24, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Thanks for saying it Howie!

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C Renner's Auto Electronix
My service is cheap, quick, and good - pick any two




Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: December 02, 2009 at 9:45 PM

Maybe we can add this link to Howie's initia post.  https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/downloads.asp





Posted By: danlins
Date Posted: December 18, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Howie is correct. I'd never done an install before today, and I'd bought a Viper 5002 several weeks ago, to install in my '02 Civic. I read everything I could about that install over the past three weeks, jumped in this morning and it went without a hitch, mostly because I had photos, diagrams, the right tools, and the time to do it right. I did not do a remote start on it, since it's a 5 speed, but I know I could have if I'd really wanted to.

If you don't know how to use a digital multimeter or a soldering iron, study up! This is not brain surgery, and there is a wealth of information right her on the.12volt.com, not to mention some folks who are very experienced in these installs and willing to help you out.

Dan L

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Dan L




Posted By: efroemms
Date Posted: December 30, 2009 at 8:54 AM
Also if anyone needs free vehicle wiring info, a good source is bulldog security's website.




Posted By: amave2008
Date Posted: January 21, 2010 at 11:38 AM
agreed on reading up and doing research.


what about multiple colors?

i have come across a wiring harness that has more than one of a color.

i mean aren't wiring harness supposed to have a manin color with a stripe in ny one harnes location?





Posted By: chriswallace187
Date Posted: January 21, 2010 at 12:03 PM
amave2008,

I'm not sure where you ever got the impression that wiring harnesses would never have duplicate wire colors - it's simply not the case at all.

The car manufacturer is undoubtedly concerned that their color choices don't tend to a)result in defects during the manufacturing process or b)make warranty repairs excessively difficult. They couldn't care less if you have to actually break out the DMM to figure out which wire to connect to, however.



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C Renner's Auto Electronix
My service is cheap, quick, and good - pick any two




Posted By: heinstal
Date Posted: March 11, 2010 at 11:29 AM
Actually Ive seen that amave2008 in the 2006-2008 Impala's the wires coming down from the key cyclender.....theres 2 pink wires. exactly same shade and thickness. One is powered on ignition and the other not. thats why you HAVE to check every wire to make sure you got the rightone

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Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: May 03, 2010 at 9:15 AM
Fords and GMs made in Europe have been pulling that trick for years. That's why we TEST.

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Amateurs assume, don't test and have problems; pros test first. I am not a free install service.
Read the installation manual, do a search here or online for your vehicle wiring before posting.




Posted By: quadforce david
Date Posted: March 26, 2011 at 7:38 PM
howie ll wrote:

Also please read this excellent post from 2 years ago.




For some reason I feel like saying Amen....

Nice post!

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Tech from 85 - 02 for two large companies in Dallas TX | Sales from 02 - 09 |Distributor sales from 09 - present.

Typically the best installers are salesmen and the best salesmen were installers.




Posted By: oldspark
Date Posted: March 26, 2011 at 8:03 PM
For some reason I feel like saying my cars are Japanese....
(But I have heard of exceptions! And although usually their wiring is good, it doesn't mean they have some real dumb circuits...)




Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: April 07, 2011 at 3:32 AM
A pleasure.

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Amateurs assume, don't test and have problems; pros test first. I am not a free install service.
Read the installation manual, do a search here or online for your vehicle wiring before posting.




Posted By: oldspark
Date Posted: April 07, 2011 at 5:39 AM
What - you've been there?
I suppose you didn't pay in exchange for services....


(With apologies if the newb just happens to look like a bot seeder. But I can vouch for Howard's advice quality - the little I know or understand that is... (which means the stuff he taught me and I have since confirmed etc etc).) Bluddy spammers and bot-tomers!





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