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My favorite "stupid car mod" was an 88 Mark VII I looked at before I bought my 91 Mark VII. The owner had added a subwoofer. He ran the 12 gauge wire from the trunk through the interior and through the door jamb. Every time the door was shut it would pinch the wire. It was starting to chafe when I looked at it. I passed on the car as if he did that I can only imagine what other "repairs" were hidden.

I know a guy that uses 14 gauge wire (the kind that comes in the rolls at Autozone) for amp wire. He cannot figure out why his amp and the wire get so hot. He also doesn't use a fuse, just wired straight from amp to battery. He refuses to believe that 14 gauge is to small for any amp, much less his 500w RMS 2 channel. He has it ran through the door jam as well. He also says that you never need a fuse "If you know what you're doing"

I'm just waiting for his truck to burn

Yeah, you would have been dancing the 60-hertz shuffle.

I know a guy that uses 14 gauge wire (the kind that comes in the rolls at Autozone) for amp wire. He cannot figure out why his amp and the wire get so hot. He also doesn't use a fuse, just wired straight from amp to battery. He refuses to believe that 14 gauge is to small for any amp, much less his 500w RMS 2 channel. He has it ran through the door jam as well. He also says that you never need a fuse "If you know what you're doing"

I'm just waiting for his truck to burn

Does he work in the limousine coach building industry?