I have an 03 Mustang in which I have been trying to install a head unit in for over two months. The weather hasn’t been too forgiving in Illinois and either were the owners before my car. It started when I first got it installed, it worked fine up until I started driving to work and then I heard a humming noise. Thinking it was just a lose connection I’d have to fix later, I waited till after work to turn it on....and nothing no power. So I took it apart again and found a cigarette lighter hardwiring kind of deal, and then an acc wire tapped into my fuse panel. Didn’t think I needed them because I bypassed them the first time. I removed those extra add-ons
the owners before had a red (acc) wire wrapped around fuse 37 which I believe is the stereo. Putting all that aside, I knew there was some janky bs involved and I didnt wanna make things worse than they already were. So then i took it by the nearest geek squad (62) miles away. All he managed to do in an an hour was re-crimp the factory harness that was cut. And pretty the mess up ig. But instead of fixing my problem, he stole my fuses and robbed me of $80 for something I could’ve done myself. I exchanged my stereo thinking it could be faulty, it works when I connected directly to my battery. What do I do? Should I go back to the acc fuse tap idea or what? Maybe run a new ground directly from my negative battery terminal to the stereo?
It’s also hooked up to a sub that hasn’t been working. All things aside, what can I do that’s possible for making this stereo run with no faults whatsoever? Please help. Anything is appreciated.
the owners before had a red (acc) wire wrapped around fuse 37 which I believe is the stereo. Putting all that aside, I knew there was some janky bs involved and I didnt wanna make things worse than they already were. So then i took it by the nearest geek squad (62) miles away. All he managed to do in an an hour was re-crimp the factory harness that was cut. And pretty the mess up ig. But instead of fixing my problem, he stole my fuses and robbed me of $80 for something I could’ve done myself. I exchanged my stereo thinking it could be faulty, it works when I connected directly to my battery. What do I do? Should I go back to the acc fuse tap idea or what? Maybe run a new ground directly from my negative battery terminal to the stereo?
It’s also hooked up to a sub that hasn’t been working. All things aside, what can I do that’s possible for making this stereo run with no faults whatsoever? Please help. Anything is appreciated.