Car Stereo Wiring 101 – A Must Read!
I have come across a lot of car stereo systems over the past 10 years or so. There are so many “techniques” to installing head units. Everyone has their own opinion of what is right and wrong when wiring up a system, but just because it works doesn’t make it right.
I asked Majestic Modifications what their opinion was on the subject. How do they install so many units and always get it right?
First, if applicable, always use the harnesses. The aftermarket wiring harness will usually take the guesswork out of the installation. These harnesses attach to the vehicle’s factory wiring harness and gives you a color coded installation. You just attach red to red, yellow to yellow, etc. But is that all an installer should know?
Sound Offs – Showing Off Your Car Audio System
Sound offs are not new to the World of car audio. In fact, they have existed since the early eighties and have continued as an annual event. Although this event started in California with probably only a number of fanatics, it has now expanded all over the world, since the evolvement of the manufacturers in the competitions.
Today, car audio manufacturers help shape the rules of the car ‘sound off’, as well as sponsor individual competitors. With the improvement of audio technologies, also came the focus in these competitions of sound improvement. For instance, with large subwoofers and powerful amps many car audio fans have competed for high quality sound as well as intense volume. Up until the 1990′s, the chief focus was volume, but this changed around 1990 with the improvement of audio technologies and the nationalization of car audio competitions.
Although most competitions are very similar, there may be a different style of viewing the car audio system, depending on the type of competition and judges. For instance, you may drive through to a special booth for them to check out your gear, or they make walk around the grounds viewing each car individually.
