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On the harness for my new headunit on the ground(black wire) it has a metal c looking clamp on it, but the one on the harness is just the wire, should i just cut the harness and join the two with a butt connector will that be as good? thanks

 
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yep.

 
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thanks, on the wire harness side i have the positive dimmer left over orange with white stripe and on the radio hardness side i dont see anything like that, and hte only two i have left over have connectors on them and say in int and remo, so is left off or what?

 
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i just looked through the instructions and found the wiring diagram yea i know stupid if me and the ground with the metal c on it shows its supposed to be screwed onto the negative battery side or something, is the harness just as good?

 
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Yeah, the harness is just as good. Actually, I've heard that going straight to the battery can cause problems, not really sure though...most people just go to the frame, anything metal on the frame or going to it will work. Which head unit is this, anyway?

 
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alpine 9831, im pretty sure its wired correct, and i know i have some left over, but its ok , the dash kit will work. and im ready to install tomorrow and see if it all workls

 
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If you have any problems, go to www.the12volt.com, they've got the most complete wiring instructions I've ever seen. Hell, they even had a harness chart for my car.

 
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They only have vehicles through 2000 though.