<sarcasm mode: on> Yup, fine to leave all those electrical connections and fuses unprotected, GM put a cover over them for fun... <sarcasm modeff>
Is that rather horrible green & yellow spliced cable the work of your fitter?
<sarcasm mode: on> Yup, fine to leave all those electrical connections and fuses unprotected, GM put a cover over them for fun... <sarcasm modeff>
Is that rather horrible green & yellow spliced cable the work of your fitter?
Why don't you take it back to Halford's and get them to sort it? I agree that the fuse box cover is better on than off. There must be a way of accommodating the wiring more neatly, so allowing the cover to be replaced.
Why don't you take it back to Halford's and get them to sort it? I agree that the fuse box cover is better on than off. There must be a way of accommodating the wiring more neatly, so allowing the cover to be replaced.
It looks worse in the picture (which I've now brightened) than it is but it's still not that tidy. The wire spliced by the green and yellow tape comes from the front and then goes into the fuse box. I can only assume that the original wire wasn't long enough.
I think it is the fault of the nextbase kit and the attachment that they have provided. A simple mod to the cover would allow for the cover to be refitted but I'd rather not hack away at it myself. I have a good relationship with my dealer so I'm happy for them to help check it over and sort it. Im not one for taking it back to somewhere that has caused an issue in the first place.
Mmmn every picture tells a story stop making excuses and get it back to Halfords its pathetic, what I would like to know what kind of connection lurkes under the insulation tape, also note its colour is that wire live or earth.i
Mmmn every picture tells a story stop making excuses and get it back to Halfords its pathetic, what I would like to know what kind of connection lurkes under the insulation tape, also note its colour is that wire live or earth.i
I would but I wouldn't be happy that they'd sort it properly, I'll be much happier with the dealer who are seeing it on Tuesday. I'll put it down to experience to not let Halfords fit anything, I was a bit dubious to begin with. I'm sure there's a fusebox behind the lower part of the dash that it could have been installed into.
Thanks. I thought they'd be using that fusebox but afterwards he told me that it didn't have one and there was only the engine bay and the rear one which I didn't think was right. I wasn't present for the installation, guess I should have hung around.
I have a good relationship with my dealer so I'm happy for them to help check it over and sort it. Im not one for taking it back to somewhere that has caused an issue in the first place.
From the photo of the wire join and the fact they wired it to the rear fuse box proves it was a total bodge job!
I wired my dashcam into the centre console fuse box using a tap fuse into fuse position 31 (rear wiper) as its the only one apart from the aux that's live with ignition only on. The aux fuse is recessed to much to fit a tap fuse.
From the photo of the wire join and the fact they wired it to the rear fuse box proves it was a total bodge job!
I wired my dashcam into the centre console fuse box using a tap fuse into fuse position 31 (rear wiper) as its the only one apart from the aux that's live with ignition only on. The aux fuse is recessed to much to fit a tap fuse.
Yeah not the best, I am disappointed with the job. I assumed he'd wire it to the centre console fuse box so you can imagine my surprise when I saw that!
My colleague in work is an ex Vauxhall tech and used to fit stereos and he reckons it'll be fine for now, just an untidy job. For some reason I didn't ask him to fit it!! It should all be sorted Tuesday anyway.
Haha I do, I mean I'm happy now the joins are good
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