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12A-B. The Custom Autsound kick panel
speaker are also pre-wired for you. They simply slide into
place.
13A-B. A few self-tapping screws are
used to hold the units in place. Note that the panels fit most
of the time, but there may be time when slight trimming is
needed.
14A-B. The Custom Autosound head unit is
well packed with all of the pieces needed to complete the job.
The faceplate is removed and the unit is prepped for
installation. There are two sets of nuts on the control posts;
the lower ones are used to set the depth of the unit as it
sits in the dash. Make sure that these are set to an equal
depth and deep enough so that the unit will be far enough
through the dash.
15. A wiring harness that simpoly plugs
into the rear of the head unit makes wiring the system as easy
as these things get. The first step is to separate the wires
and gang them into their respective bunches. 16.
Connecting the speakers to the main harness is simplicity
itself. Simply find the right harness wire and plug in the
speaker wire.
17. A few wraps of electrical tape
ensures that the connections are weatherproof and will also
help keep them connected during the installation process.
18. The only difficult part of the
operation is finding the hot wires needed. Since the Custom
Autosound unit has electronic presets, a constantly hot wire,
as well as a keyed hot wire, needs to be found. The stock
radio hot wire is keyed, so that one is easy. The constantly
hot wire can be found in the fuse block or even the headlight
switch. Also, it should be said that the ground lead should be
solidly fixed to a non-painted metal surface. A bad ground is
usually the reason an automotive electrical device won't work
properly, so take care when doing this step.
19. Two new tools were used during this
install. One is a new type of wire stripper that makes this
job much easier than in the past. Just squeeae and the wire is
bare. The other is really a new take on the old wire nuts.
These butt end connections are strong and simple to use; just
twist the wires, slip on the connector and crimp.
20. With all of the connections made and
the harness and antenna lead plugged into the back of the head
unit, the unit is carefully slipped up, under and behind the
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