As I'm sure some of you are aware I purchased a Clarion FZ150 Mechless HU last year and well it started shitting the bed a couple weeks ago. Volume would go up and down erratically, it wouldn't always read from the SD card or switch modes. So after a few weeks of trying to fix it I said screw it and decided to replace it with a new non-clarion HU. I eventually settled on a Sony MEX-N4000BT due to it's low price (new in box for $80) and that it has T/A, 10 band eq, HP/LP filters, and 2 RCA out pairs for future expansion. So after helping a friend do a tune up on his car earlier in the day I set to work on installing the new HU. Which turned out to be a royal pain in the ass.
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So after helping a friend do a tune up on his car earlier in the day I set to work on installing the new HU. Which turned out to be a royal pain in the ass.
Seeing as I had installed the clarion the smart way I just needed to attach the sony harness to the adapter harness with crip barrels and after 15 minutes of swearing at failed crimps it's done
I get the old radio pulled out and fight with the factory harness and connect it up to the adapter harness and realize that there is not enough space for the new HU to fit with the way the harness it routed.
Fast forward 10 minutes and I realize that this isn't happening to night, I need to take the center dash appart to reroute the factory harness so that the Sony will fit. Well looks like I'll be spending tomorow knee deep in beetle goo, but as they say their are more promising things on the horizon for those who are patient.