hey christian, when i put my alpine cd player in, for some reason every time i turned the car off it would reset my settings even though i had it wired correctly according to the ASI stereo wiring sticker and the shop manual. i couldn't figure it out so i just said whatever, and i ran a seperate fused wire from my battery to my stereo's +12V constant wire, and i tapped into my ignition wire under the steering column for my ignition power. no more problems, and i knew it was done right without any loose connections. this is probably your best bet. Andy Soma576@xxxx 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596 Fargo, ND 58102 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]