What wires do I need for my system?
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What wires do I need for my system? - 12/3/2006 1:10:19 AM
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dewmaster07
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I just recently purchased a 4 channel amp, 2 component speakers, and 2 rear speakers. I'm fairly confident I could instal this into my car with the right wires however I am not sure exacly what those are. I have looked into kits, but I'm not sure what kit to get, what gauge wires to get, or what is better than the other.
The amp pushes 675watts, the component maxes at 350w and the rear speaker maxes at 275.
What wires, and components do i need to get my system up and running.
I have a 2000 civic lx if this helps.
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RE: What wires do I need for my system? - 12/3/2006 4:53:12 AM
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dukat03
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OK Ive been installing systems for 14 years and 10 professionally , saying that i'm telling you right now don't go cheap on wires
if you want tell me what car audio stores are around you and i can get you part numbers and how much they should be so when you walk in you give them a SKU number/s and they will pull them for you hahah i got connections
1) go buy a 2 amp 4 gauge amp kit ( it should have 2 sets of RCA's , a 4 gauge wire, remote wire , 80 amp fusees and 100 feet of speaker wire )
if you cant buy a complete kit then do this
1) buy 17 feet of 4 gauge hot wire ( it comes in red , blue or silver ,color doesnt matter ) 17 feet might be long but try soldering a 4 gauge extension  you might need the extra feet depending on your placement of amp/s
2)you will also need ground cable that's 4 gauge just find out where the amp is going to be then measure how many feet from the best ground source and then buy that many feet
3) buy 2 17 feet RCA's ( Monster cable makes real good ones they make a solid 4channel RCA so yo don't have a extra cable running and its cleaner . Tsunami , Rockford Fosgate , Street Wire , JL Audio are also some good ones )
4) get 16 gauge speaker wire ( same brands as above make them ) 100 feet is good enough
5)you will need a fuse block for the hot wire coming from the battery get a 4 gauge AGU fuse block and AGU fuses , the fuses should be 80 amp .
6) you also need ring terminals you need one for the hot wire then you need one for the ground cable 4 gauge rings
7) remote wire its just 16 or 18 gauge wire that's usually blue in color it turns your amp on
Hold on before you start installing if you already know this cool if not here we go
1)when running the RCA and hot wire make sure that there on opposite sides of the car EXAMPLE ( if the hot wire is on the driver side then run the RCA on the passenger side towards the rear
2) when grounding DO NOT USE A FACTERY HOLE OR BOLT meaning don't undo the bolt that holds your seat belt on and put your ground there , make your own ground and remove all paint from the ground area
3)make sure that the AGU fuse holder is about 12 inchs away from the positive battery terminal
4) mount your crossovers that come with the components in the door if you can , it will eliminate you running wires in the door ( mount them away from running water from when it rains ) now if you want 100% good quality of sound then run speaker wires from the amp to inside your door to the crossover - or another way which is 45 mins shorter is to run wire to the kick panels and then use the stock honda speacker wire
FYI some component speakers are bulky because of the magnet if you run into this you will need a 6 1/2 spacer for the fronts Metra makes them
OK that's a bit for now message me back if you need wire colors or how to take the door panel off - good luck
< Message edited by dukat03 -- 12/3/2006 11:43:55 PM >
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