Comments on: How do I install a car amplifier and what type of wires do I need for a mono amp of 1000W peak, 200 RMS? http://youthinside.org/2007/12/10/how-do-i-install-a-car-amplifier-and-what-type-of-wires-do-i-need-for-a-mono-amp-of-1000w-peak-200-rms/ All About Shopping Sat, 19 May 2012 16:23:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: banshee_370 http://youthinside.org/2007/12/10/how-do-i-install-a-car-amplifier-and-what-type-of-wires-do-i-need-for-a-mono-amp-of-1000w-peak-200-rms/#comment-592 banshee_370 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:23:38 +0000 http://youthinside.org/2007/12/10/how-do-i-install-a-car-amplifier-and-what-type-of-wires-do-i-need-for-a-mono-amp-of-1000w-peak-200-rms/#comment-592 the last guy pretty much covered it, but if your a true beginner at this, then ill explain a lil more....run your power cable from the positive part of your battery, through your car to your amp, you can hide the wires very easily under the paneling inside of the car. Then you ground your amp to part of your manifold, i would reccomend the seatbelt bolt. Then you want to run your RCAs and remote wire, and then plug in your speaker wires. 8 gauge should be fine for 1 rock 12, although if you upgrade to any more subs, i would reccomend moving to 4, 2, or even 0 gauge wire. most people put there amplifiers on the back of there back seats, assuming you have easy access to your back seat (most of them just pull down) then run your cables underneath the carpeting to clean it up a little bit and make it look nice. one key point about situating your sub which you probably already know is that when you put it in your trunk you want the actual sub facing the back of your car with the back of it as close to the back seat as possible... This way the bass is alot deeper, clearer, and more effective. Also i would reccomend getting grille covers for it and skrewing it in your trunk so it doesnt move around when you go around a turn. but to answer your question, if you werent on a budget, i would say go to circuit city and buy a high class wiring kit, but seeing how you are on a budget, i would reccomed simply going to walmart and buying a 1400 watt amp wiring kit...i think its like 25.00...it will do what you want, but its far from the best. I hope i answered all your questions, email me if you have any more, car audio is my one and only true obsession, and i always love helping other people. Good luck! the last guy pretty much covered it, but if your a true beginner at this, then ill explain a lil more….run your power cable from the positive part of your battery, through your car to your amp, you can hide the wires very easily under the paneling inside of the car. Then you ground your amp to part of your manifold, i would reccomend the seatbelt bolt. Then you want to run your RCAs and remote wire, and then plug in your speaker wires. 8 gauge should be fine for 1 rock 12, although if you upgrade to any more subs, i would reccomend moving to 4, 2, or even 0 gauge wire. most people put there amplifiers on the back of there back seats, assuming you have easy access to your back seat (most of them just pull down) then run your cables underneath the carpeting to clean it up a little bit and make it look nice.

one key point about situating your sub which you probably already know is that when you put it in your trunk you want the actual sub facing the back of your car with the back of it as close to the back seat as possible… This way the bass is alot deeper, clearer, and more effective. Also i would reccomend getting grille covers for it and skrewing it in your trunk so it doesnt move around when you go around a turn.

but to answer your question, if you werent on a budget, i would say go to circuit city and buy a high class wiring kit, but seeing how you are on a budget, i would reccomed simply going to walmart and buying a 1400 watt amp wiring kit…i think its like 25.00…it will do what you want, but its far from the best. I hope i answered all your questions, email me if you have any more, car audio is my one and only true obsession, and i always love helping other people. Good luck!

]]> By: drumerdanc http://youthinside.org/2007/12/10/how-do-i-install-a-car-amplifier-and-what-type-of-wires-do-i-need-for-a-mono-amp-of-1000w-peak-200-rms/#comment-591 drumerdanc Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:13:35 +0000 http://youthinside.org/2007/12/10/how-do-i-install-a-car-amplifier-and-what-type-of-wires-do-i-need-for-a-mono-amp-of-1000w-peak-200-rms/#comment-591 all you need to do to install an amp is to run a wire from the + battery terminal to the amp and a wire from the amp to a ground location, ie. seatbelt bolt or some bolt that goes into your frame. * gauge should be fine. you will have to put the + wire through your firewall, your chocies are drill it and use a gromit or go through a factory grommet. you will need to run a wire from the radio's antena wire to your amp, and rca cables to your amp from the cd player. try your best to get the rca's away from any major power wires, (so you dont get interferance). use screws to hold it down or just let it sit, your choice. all you need to do to install an amp is to run a wire from the + battery terminal to the amp and a wire from the amp to a ground location, ie. seatbelt bolt or some bolt that goes into your frame. * gauge should be fine. you will have to put the + wire through your firewall, your chocies are drill it and use a gromit or go through a factory grommet. you will need to run a wire from the radio’s antena wire to your amp, and rca cables to your amp from the cd player. try your best to get the rca’s away from any major power wires, (so you dont get interferance). use screws to hold it down or just let it sit, your choice.

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