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I can answer questions about the electronics and mathematics behind car stereos, provide information on locating wires, wire interference, gauges, etc. Since they're almost entirely subjective, asking questions about brand names may not result in the most useful answers.

Experience in the area

I've been installing car stereos for friends and family (albeit not professionally) for 8 or 9 years. My knowledge lies mostly in the math and technical aspects: impedance, required gauges, fuse levels, frequency response, etc.

Education/Credentials

The school of, "WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT?!"

What do you like about this subject?

Nothing in the world sounds better than a cleanly installed, properly set up car stereo.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Most people just go for bass -- a proper system has good, clean sound through all of the audible frequency response range. Too much bass just makes it sound silly.


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Recent Answers from Justin Wheeler

2012-05-22 1997 Saturn dash:

Hi Ashley,    As far as the fried parts go, I'd suggest going to an auto wreckers first.  They're most likely to have what you need and charge a reasonable price for it.  If you can't find it there, your

2012-05-21 Bose audio system in 2003 Pathfinder:

Hi Lee,    This is one of those things that can be a nightmare to diagnose -- even for a licensed mechanic.    What's happening here, is that for some reason, your car is still providing 12V to the switched

2012-05-20 2003 Eclispe:

Hi Jennifer,    There are two different harnesses for your car.  One for a car that has the Infinity system, and one without.    Sounds like you have the Infinity system, but didn't get that harness.

2012-05-20 Help with a dualxdvd8281:

Hi Austin,    No, you shouldn't need to hook those up -- it sounds like something else got disconnected in the process of installing your deck.  Look around to see if maybe you accidentally unplugged something

2012-05-20 04 dodge durango stereo:

Hi Cyndi,    I have good news and I have bad news.    The good news, is you can do it.    The bad news is, it can be time consuming and/or expensive.    I'm not aware of any plug and play adapters, so

 

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