quick question
 

a PO somewhere down line had an alarm installed. They hack up the ignition to install it.
my question for you: has anyone ever used speaker wire and duct tape to install yours?

--Adam

Egads! I am not an expert on wiring impedance, but I wouldn't run it that way. It's too easy to go to the local Radio Shack or electronics store and pick up a roll of correct wire and some connectors and do it the right way. It's funny because I too saw a lot of speaker wire in my 928 and it wasn't hooked up to speakers.

I have installed and uninstalled my fair share of alarm systems, and I have never seen this amount of poor quality, even in a cheap KIA. It really disgusted me to realize what they did to this car.

Same here Adam! I can't believe the condition my poor 81 Euro was in. Everyday I ask myself "I can't believe this used to be a Supercar."

my repair/replace gets longer by the minute.

my repair/replace list gets longer by the minute.

Nothing electrically wrong with using speaker wire, generally its way too large of a gauge and has no normal ID marking colors etc.

Hard to say which is worse on our cars, neglect or bone head repairs.

well, at least they are in better hands for the most part.