The wonders of music

I finally re-installed my deck in my car this weekend. I've had absolutely no tunage during my daily drive and too-frequent trips to Edmonton, caused by the misalignment of the CD reading laser. I think the bass in my car contributed to the failure because of the frequent and significant vibrations.

I took it in for warranty work in the middle of December (two weeks before the warranty expired) and it took over two months to get it back from them. Then, when I picked it up and used my parents garage to install it, I remembered what a pain in the ass putting in stereos by hand actually is. I had forgotten to take a picture of or write down what wires from the car corresponded to their equivalent in the deck. Hmmmmm, time to guess and check.

3 hours later and NO progress I said "Screw it" and we drove home. I tried for the last week to find a wiring diagram online or in Canadian Tire or at Futureshop, but nothing is available (or, in the case of Futureshop, they won't tell me because it's 'proprietary info'). I was just about to cave in and pay Futureshop $50 to install it for me when my buddy Jordan tells me he has a multi-meter that I can use. YES!

So this weekend I ripped open my car dash, destroyed 5 fuses through inadvertent wire crosses, and finally found the power, accessory, and ground wires. Then it was simply a matter of twisting wire pairs, much electrical tape, and SHOVING everything in place. It doesn't look elegant, but it certainly worked.

Now, sweet tunes are heard, sweet bass is felt, and my car is once again whole.