Amp overheating, burned fuseholder once, more inside

[AgEnT 10+ year member]

I have an MTX thunder series 502 amp running 2 12" RT subs. The first day i had it installed, it burned a fuseholder and i had to replace that. The amp is running very hot (It would get burning hot after 1 song at not very high volume/sub control) and i have been told that it is because the subwoofers are wired parallel. I pulled off the subs and found out that the subs are parallel. I was told to wire the subwoofers directly to the amp because the amp is bridged. I can wire one sub to the terminal, but the other i will have to drill a hole in the sub box so i can attach the subwoofer wires to the amp. Is this the right way to do it? Will a hole in my sub box create less bass or anything different? Should this stop the overheating? Thanks for the input, i had this under the Amplifier section, but i realize that wiring is probably more relevant.

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[AgEnT 10+ year member]

If i use the wires from the subwoofer and connect them to the amp, i will not be able to pull down my seat because the wires do not go very far, is there anyway around this?

 

[AgEnT 10+ year member]

anyones opinion?

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

If i use the wires from the subwoofer and connect them to the amp, i will not be able to pull down my seat because the wires do not go very far, is there anyway around this?

Umm...replace them with longer wires?

Speaker wire is cheap as dirt, fella...

 

[AgEnT 10+ year member]

yea but these clips are a pain to put on. ima see how it works out and maybe switch to longer speaker wire in the future.