It was probably done by an avionics tech . . . On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 6:05 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < [email protected]> wrote:
> Of course Crutchfield doesn’t do installs, but it’s certainly possible a > DIY’er did this who was very meticulous. The crimp connectors they used > appeared to be done with a pneumatic crimper, as they were all spaced > exactly the same and very consistent. Wire lengths were all the same and > the harness was tie wrapped neatly with all the wires laid out in order. > It was a thing of beauty. > > Crutchfield has a hard time with harnesses for the Bose systems. I’ve > found they like to provide the Metra harness that has RCA jacks for the > amplifier inputs, which rarely works well, even with a head unit that has > 4.0 volt preamp outputs. The other Metra harness that is just speaker > wires is the best as the amp ends up getting driven really hard, which it > needs to provide the best sound. > > -D > > > > > On Sep 30, 2017, at 12:07 AM, Craig via Mercedes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > On Fri, 29 Sep 2017 21:21:45 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Did a preliminary survey of the aftermarket Pioneer head unit in the > >> car, as the youngest son was getting all foamy looking at it. Whoever > >> installed it was a real professional. Machine made crimps, the proper > >> Metra adapter harness to go directly to the car’s harness without > >> hacking things up, everything bundled and tie wrapped, very, very > >> nicely done. > > > > Crutchfield? > > > > > > Craig > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
