Park brake wire

Originally Posted by viiv

Man, I don't understand why anyone would unnecessarily tap into their factory harness. Always avoid messing with factory wiring, and the small cost of the micro bypass module is well worth it as a non-invasive install method.

A proper stereo install is 100% plug and play and fully reversible; any mutilation of the factory harness is just shoddy work and unacceptable.

Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

When properly done (not that difficult with the proper tools), tapping into on/off lines is not a big deal. You don't have to be much of an Electrician to make a reliable tap/splice.

Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

When properly done (not that difficult with the proper tools), tapping into on/off lines is not a big deal. You don't have to be much of an Electrician to make a reliable tap/splice.

Originally Posted by viiv

Yes, not a big deal but still avoidable. I would only tap if there was no other cleaner choice, and well...there is. I have been running a micro-bypass flawlessly for a year and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Originally Posted by Txernyuk

There exists a certain joy in knowing that you did a job the right way. The automotive manufacturing standard is still crimped contacts retained in housings for a reason, even if splices and solders work “Just as good.”

Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

(my emphasis)
But there are other folks who prefer to do it another way.
Some people like an automatic transmission, some prefer a stick - neither group is wrong.


The reason for the multi-pin connectors is cost, not reliability nor being inherently "right". If it were cheaper to splice, solder, crimp, or whatever, the car makers would be doing it.

Originally Posted by viiv

Once again, why? Why touch the factory harness when
you can leave it untouched with a micro bypass?