Trying to fix real hack job in '99 Honda Accord EX!

Discussion in 'Car Audio Head Units' started by shortlid, Apr 18, 2007.

  1. shortlid

    shortlid Full Member

    Well I recently bought a used '99 Honda Accord EX sedan. It is in pretty good shape. It has the stock Matsu****a double din single CD player in it. and the upgraded six speaker factory system with tweeters on the dash. 6.5" in the doors and 6X9's in the rear deck. I noticed when driving that the stereo did not sound as good as it should.:( I started poking around the car and found a monster cable with NO inline fuse attached to teh pos side of battery and CUT under the pass seat!!!:mad: They drilled a hole way to big in teh fire wall to bring it through.:eek: After seeing that I pulled the head unit out and got sparks from twisted and untaped wires where a a LOC had been spliced into the FACTORY wiring harness!:mad: The RCA wires were still connected and were cut under the dash! What is my best bet to fix the $&%*^%*& hack job. It blew the fuse to the radio when the wires shorted. he only cut the factory harness going to the rear speakers. My guess is he had a gehto sub in it with teh factory set-up.
     
  2. Ranger SVO

    Ranger SVO Full Member

    I hate hack jobs but we get a few in our shop. There is no quick fix. Basically you start at one point and start fixing things. The way I would tackle this, is to rip everything out and start over.

    As far as the hole (hopefully its round) you should be able to find a Grommet. I know we keep grommets in our shop for up to 1-inch (yes thats 1-inch) holes

    Good luck and take your time.
     
  3. aznboi3644

    aznboi3644 Full Member

    I'd just cut a round piece of sheet metal and weld it on there if the hole is massively big lol...why?? cuz I'm a welder whoo hoo