Sheefa Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Ha, ha, not good. When I took my car to Chris Wilson a few months ago to have RLTC fitted, amongst plenty of other things, he mentioned that the wiring behind my dash was an absolute nightmare! Possibly the worst he's seen. My shite CODE alarm has been playing up the last 2 days and yesterday evening I couldn't start the car. So, today I contacted a friend in the alarm business and he's currently got the car and fitting a Concept 650 to it. I was going to go to Matt Harwood, but it was a bit of a mission and I needed to get this sorted asap. Got it for £275 fitted However, he's just called me and said it's also the worst wiring he's ever seen! Worse than Cosworths that come in, and they normally have about 5 alarms! He's taken a pic and I'll upload it later. He's going to try and sort the wiring out, but I doubt he can. So, a trip to Matt Harwood will be needed for sure, to have this sorted, my ICE sorted out and alarm checked over. Pic may put you off Matt! I can't wait to see the pic when I collect the car at 3pm today! Prepare for a shock! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Some of the wiring in my JDM supra was dodgy. Apparently the Japs like to use 2 methods for fitting gadgets to cars: :: Scotch Clips (which sometimes sever the wire completely), and :: twisting the wires around each other (sometimes without insulation!) Thankfully the company who fitted my alarm and stereo sorted it all out by soldering the splices so there was no chance of them coming apart and causing havoc/setting fire to my car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Mine was really bad too. The bits had actually been done by a trader on this board and instead of neatly cutting the length and putting things tidy to the side they had been plonked in the space and loose wire all over the place. Looked like spagetti when i started to go through it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 Well i've just seen the pics and OMG! The guy is going to email them to me. He works for West Coast Customs too. The wiring was a complete and utter mess. Luckily, he's sorted it all out, bound it up, and tucked it neatly behind the dash. It was a shocker. Out went my CODE alarm and Clifford VK immobiliser! In with the new Concept 650 and it works a treat! Very happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I got so much gear in mine that when you take the dash panels off it looks like spaghetti junction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesG Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 My old alarm had two wires joined together by wrapping them round each end of a paperclip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun. Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Come on Greg .. lets see the pics Shaun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Out went my CODE alarm and Clifford VK immobiliser! In with the new Concept 650 and it works a treat! Its a great alarm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gord R Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Lol.. you cant be as bad as some of the japanese wiring.. god some of their wiring is terrible..it makes mine seem good and im hardly a pro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Its a valuable tip for people buying JDM imports. If your car comes with any electrical mods (amps, head units, gauges, etc)...take your dash off and make sure the wiring is safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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