Originally Posted by Deej101

I know this is a long shot, but can anyone offer a preliminary prognosis on how much headache I'm in for?

I knew this car had wiring issues when I acquired it, but now is the first time I'm finally tackling it. I know next to nothing about electrical, but want to learn.

As far as symptoms, the alarm system is so screwy that I don't even use it (but would like to). I suspect a lot of this mess involved a home-done sound system, which I don't care about at all. The antenna was broken and I've already removed it. The speaker wiring was so messy that I've already cut all of them.

But a bunch of the interior lighting has never worked, and the door-ajar ding never worked.

If you were me, where would you start in trying to untangle this mess (besides taking it to a shop)?

Are there any components that are obviously for the sound system that I can safely remove to simplify figuring out the alarm and lighting issues?

Any advice/input greatly appreciated.