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pontifex4 · 11-05-2009, 08:38 PM

Ernie, the more I see of that car of yours, the better I like it!

Arominus, you're right about the wires getting shorter (after several harness splices) being a pain, but the OP's car has its original deck, as mine did. My wires were quite long, and a new (not used) deck harness is overly long, to boot. At an average rate of about one aftermarket deck per owner, I would guess that you'd probably start running low on wire at about owner #4.

One caution about new decks: THEY'RE REALLY BRIGHT, even when the dimmer is wired properly! If this bothers you when you drive at night, pick up something a little older (pre-blue LED lighting). I had to modify the faceplate of my Alpine 9886 to get the right brightness.

11-05-2009, 08:38 PM	#7
pontifex4 Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Posts: 419	Ernie, the more I see of that car of yours, the better I like it! Arominus, you're right about the wires getting shorter (after several harness splices) being a pain, but the OP's car has its original deck, as mine did. My wires were quite long, and a new (not used) deck harness is overly long, to boot. At an average rate of about one aftermarket deck per owner, I would guess that you'd probably start running low on wire at about owner #4. One caution about new decks: THEY'RE REALLY BRIGHT, even when the dimmer is wired properly! If this bothers you when you drive at night, pick up something a little older (pre-blue LED lighting). I had to modify the faceplate of my Alpine 9886 to get the right brightness. __________________ *Charlie* '88 944S - Alpine White / 951-look / Turbo Brakes / Konis / 968 M030 Sways / Weltmeister springs / Euro rear bumper '88 951 - Zermatt Silver / Konis / LSD / A/C Delete / '86 shell B6 A4 1.8T - Quattro / RNS-E / APR software / Hotchkis suspension / Thule rack