How do i shrink wrap connections?

Can I ground the 2 wires for the d3 bypass on the same screw?

If you're asking that, you probably shouldn't be installing it yourself. Radioshack has heat shrink kits that come with a little iron and the sleeves. I suggest getting a crimp kit, it's very easy and inexpensive.

Yes, you can ground them together. Just make sure that the screw itself is grounded to the vehicle. Take a multimeter and do a continuity check with a known negative lead.

i just used wire connectors , put electrical tape over it and heated the tape with a lighter.....It worked jsut as well

oh god! tape wasnt meant to be 'lightered' and it isnt shrink wrap, its heat shrink.

Stay way from anyone elses car with tape and lighters. Theres NO way it worked just as well.

it was heated by the flame for about . 7 seconds.....It works fine...Im not concerned

it works as well as it would without having used a lighter for 3/4 of a second. But the point Im saying is, if you used the lighter in the first place, you should really have not done that, and dont do it in the future. Not only does that show a lack of knowledge in regards to installation, but also shows what else you might do in other situations during an install... Remember duct tape covers the wires too, but thats just not the right way to do things.

yeah, how about a snack wrap and a blowtorch

Yes boys and girls duct tape conducts electricity.

see, you know stuff

Well that's thanks to my first car, but we won't go there.....

How about bubble gum?

depends on how long since it's been chewed.

Heat shrink does exactly what its name says. You apply a heat source to it, and it shrink.

Yes you can ground wires to the same screw, so long as its a good ground.

is scotch tape appropriate???

is scotch tape appropriate???

well that depends on the grade, and how stupid you are. I've gotten more than a couple of those too.

i know thats why i said it, but the more cars you do the funnier stuff you see, we had one guy with a neon that said he didn't need a dash kit, he had cardboard and under the deck holding it up was an old 8-track tape glued to the bottom of the radio its was a pretty sweet install

I love those. Had the same thing in an early eighties caddy convertible.

how many radios you guys come across with home electrical wire nuts as connectors?

Yeah I lost track after 100 3 years ago... Actually got a story about those I'll post later when I have more time.

So here goes. Guy comes into the shop a while back saying he has a problem with the raio he bought from us and had installed. Pull the car in and notice that the dash kit isn't sitting quite right (one of those kits you have to "adjust" to get to sit correctly). So I pop my head out of the car and ask the guy again if we actually did the installation. This time the guy says no and he did it himself. I get back out of the car and explain to him that if there is anything wrong with the installation that he would hvae to pay for the time I spent working on the car. He agrees and sits back down in the chair.

Flash forward 10 minutes. I finally get the car dismantled and go to pull the dashkit/radio out. Once I do, I get to see the harness. Yup wire nuts everywhere. Explain to the guy what the problem is and he aint happy of course. Mister electrician say well how is that possible I use them at work all the time. So I have to explain to the guy that cars vibrate. Long story longer. Guy pays $50 for the troubleshooting, and leaves with a f&*ked up alpine that they wouldn't warranty because of the installation issue.

yeah electricians and mechanics

Are the Posi-Products connectors any good?

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-dTIaPwdisI ... i=669PP500

They're ok, I still prefer solder though. The end result is a cleaner harness. Then again I do tend to be a perfectionist at times.