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gcorrea

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Posted: January 16, 2005 at 9:21 PM / IP Logged

just wondering what everyone thought about this subject. when working on a security system or audio would you rather work on a pre 1996 or a newer car, and why.

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Posted: January 16, 2005 at 9:48 PM / IP Logged

Personally for me it doesn't matter if the vehicle's 5 years old or 5 days old as long as it's never been hacked into by another installer. Most newer systems have alot of stuff that you have to bypass or integrate into, but that's part of the industry and you get used to it.

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Posted: January 16, 2005 at 9:59 PM / IP Logged

Old definitly... Not as much byapssing and such... definitly easyer to sell... and no databus gremlins... But the new stuff seems to be getting easier all he time.... Sometimes the old stuff really suck to dismantel.. and the smell.... Most people are real pigs... heh

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gcorrea

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Posted: January 16, 2005 at 11:11 PM / IP Logged

foreign or domestic, car or truck?

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auex

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Posted: January 16, 2005 at 11:17 PM / IP Logged

Welcome back Jeff. Also doesn't matter to me as to how old the car is, unless it is german or a miata( the dash disingrates when you touch the ones that are dry rotted).

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misterjimbo

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Posted: January 17, 2005 at 8:39 AM / IP Logged

i dont care how old, jsut that there are no visible diseases (what u cant see cant hurt u) and it hasnt been aborted by some fly by night whos only tools are duct tape and a buck knife. but for some reason i hate working on buicks

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Posted: January 17, 2005 at 10:17 AM / IP Logged

gcorrea wrote:

foreign or domestic, car or truck?

Not really picky when it comes to these options. Some vehicles have the wires located in better spots than trucks under the dash . Take for instance the new 2004/2005 Civic's have a plethora of room under the dash in comparison to a 1997-2002 Ford F150 and the wires are alot easier to access knowing that they pass right in front of you by the steering column.

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Posted: January 17, 2005 at 10:19 AM / IP Logged

auex wrote:

Welcome back Jeff. Also doesn't matter to me as to how old the car is, unless it is german or a miata( the dash disingrates when you touch the ones that are dry rotted).

Hey auex, glad to be here on the 12volt , but not glad to have left the 80+ F weather of Mexico. Came back last night to -40 F and windchills of -52 F new or old? -- posted image.

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auex

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Posted: January 17, 2005 at 4:20 PM / IP Logged

Hey it was 80 here yesterday, AZ. What are those - things infront of the numbers?

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Posted: January 24, 2005 at 6:34 PM / IP Logged

Auex,

that's MINUS for below zero. What he's talking about is like artic weather at the poles!!!

Fortunately, I'm wearing shorts here in So. Calif.

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