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power wire question?

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Dragonblaze

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tmrw im putting the subs i had in my suv in my car..now i got a few questions:
-I will be using the 0 gauge power wire that i had run in my bravada,Will i have to make a hole in the fire wall or is there already an existing hole that i can run it through?

-Also will the stock alt and a stock size battery support a 1400watt amp and if i feel adventurous a 4ch 400watt amp for my interiors ?

-can i just swap out the stock front mid/tweeters with some i have and just hook em to the stock wires?
 


Dragonblaze said:
tmrw im putting the subs i had in my suv in my car..now i got a few questions:
-I will be using the 0 gauge power wire that i had run in my bravada,Will i have to make a hole in the fire wall or is there already an existing hole that i can run it through? there is a firewall grommet you should be able to run it though. it is going to be a ***** but I ran 2 gauge wire through it after some work.

-Also will the stock alt and a stock size battery support a 1400watt amp and if i feel adventurous a 4ch 400watt amp for my interiors ? Im currently running a 1200 watt sub and something like a 200 watt amp for my 6x9's and have absolutly no problems
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-can i just swap out the stock front mid/tweeters with some i have and just hook em to the stock wires?
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if you want to run thos off of the deck yes. that is what I am doing. I left the stock speakers in the frount and ran thos with the deck and then the 6x9's in the back are a seperate amp like I said. ull be good to go. I really like that set up its a little hard to get set just how you want it since your basically dealing with 3 amps but it works great once you get it set.
 
kjohnson said:
if you want to run thos off of the deck yes. that is what I am doing. I left the stock speakers in the frount and ran thos with the deck and then the 6x9's in the back are a seperate amp like I said. ull be good to go. I really like that set up its a little hard to get set just how you want it since your basically dealing with 3 amps but it works great once you get it set.
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iiet awsome,this is how i had my old cav Z24 set up and it sounded great..so what i was maybe gonna do here,either that or just leave the 2nd amp out till i can amp all 4 speakers at once.
 
run the power wire on the passenger side like kjohnson said and the RCAs and remote on the drivers, GP alternators can take a beating so you should be fine for a while
 
CTKGP09 said:
run the power wire on the passenger side like kjohnson said and the RCAs and remote on the drivers, GP alternators can take a beating so you should be fine for a while
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this is how i ran them..seemed like the easiest way and looks like nothin changed in the interior..clean install.
Now i do have a prob :(..i got it all installed and damn it sounds good but the damn amp stays on even with the ignition off and remote wire removed.im stumped what the hell would cause this??
 


make damn good and sure that you dont have any 12volt +(from the battery) touching the remote turn on wires mounting bracket. mine are right next to each other so that could easily be a problem for me.
 
-UPDATE-
my amp **** the bed..i hooked up a crunch 600watt 2ch i have and it worx exactly as it should..though the bass i get is half of what my 1400 put out :(..but great ti have those low bass notes again..now to search for a decent 1200-2000 watt amp.
 


Dragonblaze said:
whats the avg price in those? i dont have all the $ ever to buy a new amp.


read above statement and respond please kind sir :th_thumbsup-wink:
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Well, the 1200d is $249 and the 2200d is $389. Both brand new right from audioque.

The sundowns are wicked amps, little pricey... Their site says $799 msrp on it, but i'm sure you could get a decent deal on them used maybe like $400-550 ish.
 
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