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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 11:21 PM
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Not thread jacking, but if i wrap the touching wires with electrical tape will i be alright then. Because the audio place hooked up the system, and i dont know how to re-install it back
 
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 11:26 PM
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Actually oe I didn't notice that lol, when I get home tonight I will take another look.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 11:30 PM
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Should there be any concern about the cold during the winter? Should I take the cut out off during the winter time to prevent the motor from a risk of breaking?
 
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 12:10 AM
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Just take the wires out of the cigarette plug in and ground the black in the engine bay, and run the red to the positive terminal of the battery and then just use your remotes. Easy.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 02:57 AM
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To bighornram, I would at least try to pull them out and rewire them in, because all you will get with the electrical tape is some time before they rub off, the electrical tape will eventually rub off or slide down the wires, you are better off just taking the time to figure them out and completely wire them into that rubber plug, then it will protect them completely taking away all possibility of risk.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 05:21 AM
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guess I'm the outcast. ran my wires directly to the battery
 
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 02Steve1990
weed you don't have an adapter to plug into the cig lighter? Did you strip the wires?
No, because i have a DMH they dont have a cig lighter plug. They just have two wires with no ends that you have to connect to a power source and ground.

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Going to the cig lighter seems easiest I just don't know how to get the wiring into the cab Pics of how you got the wiring into the cab?
On the pass side, behind the pass side kick panel there was a unused grommet there on mine. So i went and got a coat hanger and taped the cutout wires to one end and push the coat hanger through the grommet and that how I got them in the cab. Then they go behind the glovebox, behind the center console and to the cig light wires.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 02Steve1990
Should there be any concern about the cold during the winter? Should I take the cut out off during the winter time to prevent the motor from a risk of breaking?
Never had any problems in the cold with my cutout. Always works fine no matter what the temperature.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 10:50 AM
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I may have to wait it out until after this semester to put the cut out on. I won't be driving much since I live on campus so there is no point really. I'll be able to get it on for summer though!
 
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 11:15 AM
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Well I was going to buy a cutout but just paid for a tattoo instead. So Ill have to wait till the summer to buy a cutout. lol
 
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