subwooferInstall

[4thGen4dr]

How hard is it to install a sub and amp?

[accordztech]

not hard. very easy

basically get a amp kit...it comes with all the stuff uneed...

u run a power wire from the battery, a remote to some switched device, even the deck...then ground it...then the wires to the sub, then the rca's from the aftermarket deck.

done, 2 hours for the beginner...

to get the line from the engine to the inside of the car get a coat hanger and tie it to the line and bring it down through a hole in the firewall...there are only 2 holes (one on each side, drivers and passenger).

also run the rca and the power wire on seperate sides of the car.

[thewoahna]

Yeah, not hard at all

[4thGen4dr]

Thanks guys im gona giv it a shot, Circuit city sed $70! then i met this dude who sed he will do it for $40, not bad i think but im gona try first.

[AccordWarrior]

Originally posted by accordztech


also run the rca and the power wire on seperate sides of the car.

I've never heard of doing that before...what's the reason behind that, I ran them both down the pasenger side becasue i didn't want to deal with running wires through the steering column...hmmm...is it because of possible interference?

[DRAGGEN]

the problem that is stated in that post is sometimes the noise or whine that may occur, just one of many ways noise could possibly get into the inputs of the amp. hence the long time proven philosophy of seperating the power from the rca (input) cables.

[tpham]

just don't go cheap on your rca's because that's usually the reason why you get any noise...at my shop we run everything together and 99.9% of the time never get any whining noise...

[accordztech]

get some decent ones, no radioshack or "sheilded ones" for a vcr

[AccordWarrior]

When I put my sub and amp in, I just bought a Rockford Fosgate wiring kit for my car...came with everything but the speaker wire...made everything wicked easy.

[bagoon316]

Amp wire

Ur gonna need help...its kinda hard to run wires when ur by urself. Run the power wire through the fire wall. Its much cleaner that way. If you pull the carpet back under the glove box on the passenger side you will see a rubber grommet. Thats where you want to run it through. You can go purchase another grommet or you could slice a very tiny hole to run the wire through. Run the wire along the passenger side to the trunk...and the RCA's should most definately be ran on the other side. If you got any question email me...irishsoccer914@hotmail.com
this is my specialty.

[4thGen4dr]

Shit! i got everthing installed and the sub work perfect for 20mins driving home and then just shut off. Im thinking its because it got to hot but the power light is still on and the protect light is not ?neways i get home and go out a hour lata and its cold now and im sure its gona work, but its jus dead. the power light is on and i checked the connections behind the deck and the two rca cables are connected, wut could be wrong?

[CB7Tuner915]

Makesure that the speaker wires are connected right and ur ground wire is secure. Maybe the amp just sucks and blew already maybe u blew ur woofers it could be alot of this just check the basics first

[tpham]

do u smell anything burning cause you might have blow up your subs...if not make sure it's wired right and check the connections in the box...

[4thGen4dr]

Yup, u guys are right, I blew the "600 max watt" sub already in 20 mins after install.so i went to CC and got a Bazooka Elseries for $25 and it hits good on the low end and shitty on the high. i kinda notice that the first one sounded alittle loose so iv learn my lesson with a cheap low quality sub

[CB7Tuner915]

Originally posted by 4thGen4dr
Yup, u guys are right, I blew the "600 max watt" sub already in 20 mins after install.so i went to CC and got a Bazooka Elseries for $25 and it hits good on the low end and shitty on the high. i kinda notice that the first one sounded alittle loose so iv learn my lesson with a cheap low quality sub

That sucks yo! Get a Kicker Comp VR mmmmm