Interesting write-up.

One comment I wanted to make:

The trick with looping the speaker wires through the Honda connector is not uncommon. I did it in my Honda. It allows you to skip one of the speaker wire runs between the dash and the trunk.

The noise problems, such as the alternator whine, were most likely not caused by it. Those were more likely due to amp and grounding problems.

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Tony Fabris