Hey peoples,

Unfortunately a few months ago my insurance company doing a repair job on my car decided to remove my entire stereo set up. Now instead of simply unplugging all the wires, they found it much easier to simply cut all the cables from each amplifier, including the RCA cables.:doubt:

Now I'm not too fussed about the rest of the wires, as they can be resoldered, but my RCA cables were some pretty good Stinger ones at about $45 a set from memory (I think they were expert series - the yellow ones). Basically what I want to know is if there is any way possible to reconnect these? Can I pick up some connectors from Jaycar? Re-solder? And will this cause any loss of audio quality? Or do I have to go the painful route of buying new ones and running them through the car again?

Cheers,

Daniel.

Just buy new ones, easier to replace than try and resolder a set of tiny little RCA cables.

Hey peoples,

Unfortunately a few months ago my insurance company doing a repair job on my car decided to remove my entire stereo set up. Now instead of simply unplugging all the wires, they found it much easier to simply cut all the cables from each amplifier, including the RCA cables.:doubt:

Now I'm not too fussed about the rest of the wires, as they can be resoldered, but my RCA cables were some pretty good Stinger ones at about $45 a set from memory (I think they were expert series - the yellow ones). Basically what I want to know is if there is any way possible to reconnect these? Can I pick up some connectors from Jaycar? Re-solder? And will this cause any loss of audio quality? Or do I have to go the painful route of buying new ones and running them through the car again?

Cheers,

Daniel.

The Stinger ones that you talk about are not expert series because
they are about $130 each and they are the ones that i have. So just get a new set
its the best way.:)

buy a new set, its a real pain trying to resolder rca cables and u more than likly will loose alot
of quility in the join.

Yeah i've had a lot of bad experience resoldering these babies, especially balanced RCAs. ESPECIALLY stinger RCAs

I always thought you could just fix them the same way you add a connector onto a coax cable for your tv but with an RCA connector instead.

cant you just cut off a bit of the plastic from each end and twist them together and then wrap electrical tape around it?

cant you just cut off a bit of the plastic from each end and twist them together and then wrap electrical tape around it?


Its not that ezy if you want them to work to the best
that they can.:)

its a low level signal so extremely susceptible to interference, esp in the car environment.

been there done that wouldnt do it again.

its a low level signal so extremely susceptible to interference, esp in the car environment.

been there done that wouldnt do it again.

I agree, I'd replace them. You got good cables coz you thought it would improve sound quality, you wont be happy with anything else, Will you?

[QUOTE=D-VAN]Unfortunately a few months ago my insurance company doing a repair job on my car decided to remove my entire stereo set up. Now instead of simply unplugging all the wires, they found it much easier to simply cut all the cables from each amplifier, including the RCA cables.:doubt:
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Why are you paying to fix them? I would be making either the repairer or the insurance company pay for them!

When my car went in for repair work to the boot at the start of last year i took everything out of the boot. the entire install! simply because i didnt trust them to do it without breaking it.

If i was you i'd be talking to them 1st and telling them what to buy you or producing the recipt to them for reimbursment