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Im going to try to install a backup camera in my wifes 2006 Toyota Matrix xr. Has anyone had experience with these? I've heard that you can splice into the reverse light power wire to power the camera (so that it turns on when you put it in reverse). Its going to be hooked up to a Pioneer...

Has anyone put an antenna in their car, so they can pickup local channels on their head unit? I have a pioneer Avh-p3200dvd and it has an extra rca input in the back of the unit. i was thinking that i could put a converter box, and a small antenna under the dash, and pickup the news while...

I put in an optima red top in the x recently and when i was taking the old battery out, the piece that hooks onto the positive battery terminal fell apart on me. How hard is it to replace it? Any tips/advice would be great!

I am having a problem with my MTX TE801D amp. I was driving my explorer for the first time in couple weeks, and while i was listening to the radio, i heard a garbled noise come from the door speakers, and then no bass (still music through the doors). i got back late from the drive, so i didn't...

while i was camping a couple weeks ago, my driver side front window started to come up crooked....it makes these clunk noises when it goes up, and i have to try to pull the window towards the back of the car, while hitting the up button in order to get it to close completely. i pulled the door...

in the beginning of august i am going camping near the coast, and i want to make sure that my x is ready for the job. she just passed 200K miles a bit ago, and has recently had problems starting. i took it to a family friend, and he found that the wire harness on the side of the distributer...

how the heck do you get the fuel filter off of the fuel line? I pulled the inertia switch (i think thats what it is...its located where your feet go on the passenger side) tried to crank the engine and it wouldn't turn over...so far so good....i unscrewed the bracket that the filter is hooked...

I am having a problem with the front calipers on my 94 explorer. the pads that were on there were starting to make the grinding noise, so i went and picked up a new set of pads. i removed the tire and caliper just fine, but when i went to put the new pads on, the cylinder on the caliper was...

Over the last week or so, i have noticed that the parking brake light comes on now when i am braking, it first started when i would brake hard, now it happens when i normally brake...my parking brake isn't on, and i tried to pull the release when the light was on and it didn't help.

i have 3 jl 10w0's in a powerwedge box, and on one of the speakers there is a small tear....i dont want the tear to spread or anything, i heard that you can take some silicone and patch it up....will that damper the speakers performance at all?

Well, i was driving home from work today....driving about 80mph, and i noticed my temp guage was between the A and L of NORMAL, i quickly slowed down, cranked on the heater full blast, hope'n it wouldn't go any higher....it droped back down to about the O....i know that these temperature guages...

well, i live in sacramento, CA and we just got our first decent sized storm come through....i dont know if the weather has anything to do with the problem im having, but worth note'n.....i went out this morning to go to the store, and it was a really hard start. it almost seemed like my battery...

My check engine light has been turning on when i am driving up hill or down hill....usually prety steep grades....after the road flattens out, it turns off after a min....now that i think about it, it only happens on the freeway thanks

I just bought a polk DB 212-2 sub system. it has two 12's in a prety big box. the signal wire that i have is barely long enough and if the box shifts, it will pull it out. I have a bunch of 8 guage power cable laying around from when i upgraded, my question is can i use that old 8 guage power...

well, i was driving home from work today, and i noticed a couple things with my explorer, first of all, i was getting really good gas millage....normally i get about 230 miles to a tank (mixed driving), well, i am at 240 miles and still have a little less than a 1/4 tank. then i also noticed...

about a year ago, my key was jammed in between the chrome piece that holds the key, and the gear shifter. well, when i went to put it into park, it forced the chrome piece to turn when it didn't want to....now, every time i turn off my car, and open the door, it keeps chirping...even when the...

Im looking for a larger (higher output) alternator to power my stereo. im running 1k watts, and i get headlight dimming and battery guage jumping at high volumes. my question is, will any other ford alternators fit in my 94 xlt? i looked at some companies that design HO alternators, but...

Well, i picked up an optima yellow top off craigslist a while back, and i finally got the time to put it in (its a big ******* and have to lay it on its side). the posts on the battery are threaded, and i figured that i can put two hex bolts on each post and put tighten my terminals on the...

I went and picked up a used Optima 31DS Yellow Top battery (im broke and in college). This battery is HUGE! Before i bought it up, i placed it on top of my existing battery to make sure it fit, and it looked like it will. I get it home, and pull my old battery out, and put the new one in....i...

Whenever i go above 55 MPH my spedometer starts jumping....once it starts moving around, i can hear a ratteling comming from the guages....sometimes its not very bad....it will jump back and forth 5 mph, but other times it will go from 70mph to past 85 and back to 60. does anyone know how i...

Well, i was getting ready to go to work today, and my explorer wouldn't start. it would just keep cranking. i waited a min, and then it would start up.....a couple min later tried to restart, and it would just keep cranking....i just had the fuel pump replaced two years ago....what are some...

I've been doing some research on the HHO kits for my explorer. Where can these be purchased? i looked at ebay and they had a bunch of different kinds....what should i look for?

I am running a MTX TE801D Amplifier hooked up to a Alpine Type-X in my 94 explorer...i used Stinger 4 guage power wire, and my battery guage jumps at high volumes even when i am driving, and the sub will clip when at high volumes. i was told that that was due to not enfough power going to the...