16 gauge wire for subwoofer?

[jerod187]

Hey guys i bought a kit from beam riders for my sub and amp its a 4 gauge kit included power cod ground cord and all that is that good for a 12 inch ki9cker l7 and a zx1000.1 watt amp?

Also they gave me some speaker wire for the sub but its only 16 gauge what gauge wire would you reccomend? thnaks, jeremy

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[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

10-12 gauge would work. Should be able to pick up a few feet at any local audio install shop.

 

[jfsh90 10+ year member]

Yea 16 is waay too small, 10 or 12 should work find with your setup. Worked fine on my t10001bd