🔊 ALPINE ILX-W650... Shortlived.

So, while I was pretty excited about the upgraded stereo, it didn’t go as planned. I know it had been a decade, or sadly two, since I installed an aftermarket stereo, but I figured, “How hard could it be?”. So began my weekend adventure of installing the car stereo, only to be met with nothing. Absolutely nothing. I went as far as going to four different stores looking for a new wiring harness as I figured the cheap one I got off Amazon was labeled incorrectly. I even searched for the pinouts from the stereo and rewired everything manually according to that, and still nothing. ...

August 14, 2023 · 2 min · 422 words · shelby

🔊 ALPINE ILX-W650

With the new job with UTAC, I now find myself commuting a few days a week, spending a couple of hours each day in my truck, give or take. Depending on the traffic, it is 10 hours of driving. While I am not complaining ( Right now) about the time spent, I am, however, finding myself listening to a LOT more music, podcasts, and audiobooks than I have in the past decade while working from home. ...

July 20, 2023 · 2 min · 353 words · shelby