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Ease of installing an amp and a subwoofer?

Food?Food? Registered User regular
edited October 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
...because I don't want to pay an extra $70 to have a store do it for me. I looked it up on Google and it seemed somewhat complicated, but I was hoping a real person could shed some light.

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  • SnowconeSnowcone Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    It's not TOO difficult as long as you know what you are doing. That said, this is basically what you'll be doing:

    1. Run power wires through the car's firewall and tie them into the battery and back to the amp
    2. Run RCA outs from the head unit to the amp (along with a remote turn on wire)
    3. Run speaker wire from the amp to your sub

    Head on over to the CarDomain forums and there should be a lot more detailed info there.

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  • blincolnblincoln Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    It's pretty easy. The biggest headache is running the wires, because it means going through the firewall and pulling out a bunch of interior body panels.

    Be **sure** to put a fuse on the +12v line near the battery. You will see this step mentioned in any decent guide. Don't skip it unless you like the idea of the passenger compartment catching fire.

    Read the guide and fully understand what all you'll need before you get started, because with all those body panels pulled out you are probably not going to be driving anywhere to buy something you forgot. Also, if you haven't looked into car audio before, a lot of it still involves stripping wires and connecting them together with either crimp connectors or a soldering iron.

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