Why pull the battery
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Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2019
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Why pull the battery
So when I replaced the speakers I pulled the negative off the battery. Watched a vid and it said to do this. Thankfully my research went a bit further as you have to set a code for the radio so you can reset it. No mention of that in the several vids I watched...then my key fobs stopped working...more research and yes that happens too. So my question is do you really need to disconnect the battery to do a simple speaker swap? Head unit I can see. Wonder how many people run into this and say...WTF.
Le Mans Master
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From: Clifton Park, NY ............Clearwater, FL ... 85 Original Owner
So when I replaced the speakers I pulled the negative off the battery. Watched a vid and it said to do this. Thankfully my research went a bit further as you have to set a code for the radio so you can reset it. No mention of that in the several vids I watched...then my key fobs stopped working...more research and yes that happens too. So my question is do you really need to disconnect the battery to do a simple speaker swap? Head unit I can see. Wonder how many people run into this and say...WTF.
Racer
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: Madison CT
Disconnecting the battery for pretty much anything in the audio system is being ridiculously cautious and I would file it under completely unnecessary. If you are really concerned, just pull the fuse for the circuit you are working on.
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Burning Brakes
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yup..then no resetting anything.
But I do have to pull the whole battery to run the amp wire...damn it! Alpine makes a small amp that hooks right up to the wiring harness for their head units..but it needs 15 amps..wonder how many factory radio fuses have 15 amps?
so now I have to run a damn wire.
But I do have to pull the whole battery to run the amp wire...damn it! Alpine makes a small amp that hooks right up to the wiring harness for their head units..but it needs 15 amps..wonder how many factory radio fuses have 15 amps?
so now I have to run a damn wire.
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