Brand new system and lots of problems. pleaseee help me.

[gumby688 10+ year member]

Depends on what your stock alt is producing some stock alts run high as 200 amps others run low as 75 amps. You need to see what you vehicle has.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

get 0 gauge wire for the big 3 ,no cheap crap either that has a 0 gauge housing and 8 gauge cca wire ,you want a true 0 gauge ,cca is ok with 1200 watts rms .also use the 0 gauge for the amp or get a true 4 gauge like scosche ofc wire .get a better battery like a hc 2400 under the hood. build a box or have someone build one for you ,trash that prefab pos.then you can check the amp , subs should be ok still.

 

[etm34 10+ year member]

Depends on what your stock alt is producing some stock alts run high as 200 amps others run low as 75 amps. You need to see what you vehicle has.

or 70 if your in a civic like me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[gumby688 10+ year member]

Yeah but you can just run to walmart and buy another duracell watch battery when ya need an electrical upgrade lol

 

[etm34 10+ year member]

Yeah but you can just run to walmart and buy another duracell watch battery when ya need an electrical upgrade lol

haha that was pretty good!!

 

[DrTre5189 10+ year member]

Yeah I wanted 0 gauge wire but the dude said my amplifier required 4 gauge wire for the input or something. I definitely need a new box because the current one is making the whole system sound like rattled wood. Can someone give me some guide lines on the dimensions for a new and better enclosure? I have two 12's pushing about 1200 watts rms. I have read about fiberglass enclosures or you can get different thickness in the wood. What should I do, and how big should the enclosure be so that it wont rattle apart when I am beating? So far, What I am gathering is that I will need: new wiring, 0 gauge, a new enclosure, and a new battery, something such as a Kinetik maybe Does that sound right? I just really hope when I take my car to the shop that the owner isn't an *** and tries to screw me over. He should have been able to see this coming.

 

[SplAffair 10+ year member]

or 70 if your in a civic like me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

i feel your pain

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

The box should be about 1.5 - 2.0^3 per side with 13" of port per cubic foot use 3/4 Mdf wood with wood glue and screws If you can build it I can give you a basic design with cut sheet for $25

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

Alright here is the pictureView attachment 26535192

I saw this and was like

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

I saw this and was like

looks like a cheap cca wire prolly was told it was 4 gauge but wire itself is 8 gauge or less.

 

[shpatb 10+ year member]

I'd go in there and tell them you want your money back or your suing them... You're whole car could of been on fire in a matter of seconds... Shops like that **** me off so much, they didn't even bother putting wiring grommets on it to protect the wire from all the engine heat and other stuff... My big three wire in my engine bay still looks new because of the grommets.

 

[DrTre5189 10+ year member]

The wood on my current enclosure does look pretty thin and cheap. When my hand is on the back of the enclosure it literally feels like the back of the subwoofer is banging against the wood because the pressure is so high. At first when I heard the rattling I thought I had possibly blown sub. But after experimenting with the enclosure and putting a little weight on different sides I found that it is a distinct wood rattling noise and it changes everything.

Also like I said in an earlier post..... the wiring and plastic fuse holder(I guess that is what it is?) that melted is between the battery and the alternator, it isn't the long wire that goes from my amp through my vehicle to my battery. It looks like it was the big three upgrade that screwed up. The thick red wire that burned is hooked up to my battery and is about 5 inches long and then hits that plastic fuse holder and then continues another few inches to the alternator. I am trying to pin point everything. So obviously I need new wiring between the battery and alternator since thats where the damage is, and I'm guessing I also need new wiring between my battery and amp even though it looks like it hasn't been damaged? The owner did make it sound like my amp would only work with 4 gauge wiring and that I could get 0 gauge wiring but I would need a dist block or something near the amp to make it work.

What kind of battery should I invest in, I know there a couple of good batteries that are personally made for these aftermarket systems. I have heard of Optimas and Kinetiks. For my system what battery should I get? And also What is the difference between buying a new battery, as opposed to just buying a power cell on the side and keeping the original battery? I plan to get a whole new battery as that seems the way to go, But I know the owner of this store had told me in an email that I might need a power cell but never mentioned it again as it was getting installed.

 

[DrTre5189 10+ year member]

I'd go in there and tell them you want your money back or your suing them... You're whole car could of been on fire in a matter of seconds... Shops like that **** me off so much, they didn't even bother putting wiring grommets on it to protect the wire from all the engine heat and other stuff... My big three wire in my engine bay still looks new because of the grommets.

Yeah I could even tell my vehicle felt like it was struggling when I was driving it, It seemed to go slower and have trouble accelerating because of the weakness of the electrical system. I didn't know if I was just being paranoid or what. When My amp cut off for good I started looking everywhere for a loose wire or something and I finally checked under the hood and that little plastic piece that melted wasn't even out in the open, It was snuggly tucked down into some of the vehicles inner parts between the battery and alternator in an area that looked like it would be getting very hot. I really don't know what the dude was thinking considering this is his full time job and he does these things on a daily basis. This happened in a period of one day since the system got installed.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

you can use the o gauge then either use a distro block or an adapter to 4 gauge.like i said earlier i suspect the wire wasn't a very good grade or the actual size they had sold you.most stores make a ton of money on wires and install stuff.some of these shops sell cheap crappy wire at high dollar prices ,for example they buy a cheap 4 gauge kit for $10 and sell it for 70-80.seen it done alot when i lived in the bat area .make sure the wire is from a reputable company ,like knu,stinger,schosche,kicker,rockford fosgate ,you get the idea .no cheap wire .it does what happened to you when you use it .and agm battery

 

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

pics of your box and wiring to amp please