My ongoing battle with Circuit City (EXTREMELY long; some language)

[Dave1982]

(this is actually the fifth harness he's used; the second was when the issue first cropped up, and we first tried a harness swap).
-Adam

Actually, it was only four. Original, first replacement before sending the deck out, then two more after picking it up. But that's neither here nor there at this point.

What you were bitten by is usually called a "smart harness"...... the molex where the two join is often a weak point.

I haven't worked at a CC, but I know several of their former installers, and they've mentioned their problems with those harnesses.

Honestly, they shouldn't be that difficult to make well. And in my case, I'm pretty sure that BOTH ends of the SOny harnesses were bad, not just the molex.

I haven't returned that harness yet. In all the hubbub I managed to misplace the receipt, but after cleaning out my car I found it. However, I overslept today and had to rush out the door to get to work, and forgot the harness.


Anyway, the new "problem" with my stereo is that the bass sounds too harsh. Driving around after getting the soldered harness in place, the bass was intense and rattling everything to bits.

I'm thinking that maybe the crappy smart harness might not have been working properly from Day One, causing something less than the full signal to reach the speakers. Now that I have a known good system all around, I think I might for the first time be hearing what my speakers ACTUALLY sound like.

Or it might just be me. After 33 days without a head unit, I may have forgotten what the system sounded like. Sort of like how if you haven't heard a song in a long time, it might seem a little different than you remembered it when you do hear it.

My money's on the former though. At the same volume setting, I don't recall the system makigng my head hurt before. Either way I'm going to have to play with the EQ settings some.

[RetailWorkhorse]

Either way I'm going to have to play with the EQ settings some.

I'm sure EQ would enjoy that.

[Eben56]

Tomorrow I'm gonna try and return the $19 harness adapter I bought that doesn't work.......

"I'm sorry, company policy states that we can not give refunds for used or opened electronic components."

[Evil Queen]

Either way I'm going to have to play with the EQ settings some.

I'm sure EQ would enjoy that.

Yes. Yes I would.

[Sliceanddice]

Yes. Yes I would.

lol EQ... you are bulstering my love

[CancelMyService]

Man, CC's car audio department is the worst ever. When I worked there like 8 years ago, I had them install a radio in my GMC Jimmy. After they were done with it, my radio kept getting a static in the background that was obviously caused by bad wiring.

3 return trips later, I just said screw it and let it go.