Originally Posted by TTT
I don't understand how I would cause a fire or blow fuses. Before I start I always disconnect the battery. I hook everything up and I use plenty electrical tape so it never comes undone. Please tell me how I could start a fire if I disconnect the battery and the electrical tape never comes undone. Must suck for those people who's car doesn't have a wiring harness... they won't be able to have an aftermarket head unit without a high risk of fuses blowing.
Also, I don't see why I couldn't put the stock head unit back in the same way I took it out.
You are trying to tell me that electrical tape never comes undone....please...I've been around too long to believe that statement.
Pretty simple, one of those wires can easily become undone, and ground out causing problems.
If you cut the factory plug off, that means you have to do the whole rigging scenario with the electrical tape - AGAIN - to put it back in there.
Twisting wires together and using tape to hold them together is what hacks do - you can do it properly, just as fast, and it will be safe and won't ever come apart using a harness and some solderless terminals.
There is the situation where a harness is not available, in that situation proper termination is what you should use, not a lot of electrical tape...
I guess some people believe in half-assing it and not taking pride in their work...do what ever makes you feel happy
I guess I've always lived by the rule that if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I'm not trying to pick on you or anything, it's just that I hate it when people half ass stuff when it's so easy to do things neatly...