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So I'm looking at the wiring today in preparation for doing a little electric work - wiring in a new device. I paid to have the battery moved to the trunk, and a cutoff switch installed. So turning off the power ought to be as simple as turning the key, right?
No...
I look under the car and the switch wasn't hooked up. The cables (and I have way overspecced the cables) are bolted together and then a piece of split rubber pipe was wrapped round them to act as top quality redneck insulation/weatherproofing.
It took me all of 45 minutes to do the job right. If I'd had longer arms it would have taken 10 mins.
The problem is that I then looked under the hood. The wiring there is so bad that I'm thinking of rewiring the entire car just because I think it'll be less work than trying to figure out what the dpm (like dpo but mechanic not owner) did.
Every time I look at this thing I get more depressed. If anyone wants a mechanic in CT I can tell you where NOT to go...
No...
I look under the car and the switch wasn't hooked up. The cables (and I have way overspecced the cables) are bolted together and then a piece of split rubber pipe was wrapped round them to act as top quality redneck insulation/weatherproofing.
It took me all of 45 minutes to do the job right. If I'd had longer arms it would have taken 10 mins.
The problem is that I then looked under the hood. The wiring there is so bad that I'm thinking of rewiring the entire car just because I think it'll be less work than trying to figure out what the dpm (like dpo but mechanic not owner) did.
Every time I look at this thing I get more depressed. If anyone wants a mechanic in CT I can tell you where NOT to go...
