Connecting Amp to existing power line?

[rynet91 10+ year member]

Well I'm kinda new to this whole thing and I'm not looking for 2000W of bass, but I do have 2 10" alpine subs and I am trying to hook up my amp to power them. I have a 1999 Chevy Malibu. I am looking for a good hole to route the amp power line through and I can't find anything. I don't want to cut into my fire wall in fear of hitting something else, and if I take apart my dash it may not go back together.

Is there a way I can take an existing power line in the car and connect the amp to that? What problems or risks will arise when doing this?

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[mike70wu 10+ year member]

malibus have a rubber grommet that u can pull out under fron driver dash take off that plastic part and theirs a spot where the wires are ran through the firewall pull the grommet off and put ur wire through

 

[rynet91 10+ year member]

malibus have a rubber grommet that u can pull out under fron driver dash take off that plastic part and theirs a spot where the wires are ran through the firewall pull the grommet off and put ur wire through

Are you talking underneath the carpet or up in the dash under the steering wheel?

 

[TSGP]

at the fire wall, look under the dash and pull the carpet back and you'll see the grommet

 

[rynet91 10+ year member]

Sorry for not replying, been a bit busy. But anyway...Here what I got:

As for the grommet, you are talking about this big thing?

There is no opening at all, as far as I can feel. The only way to string something through would be to cut it. Also I could not find where that hole is in the engine area, it might be back behind all the boxes which is in an area that I can't pull through. (Probably blocked)

Another question: the power cable is suppose to go directly to your battery, but here is my battery:

Notice how there isn't a screw area where the cable hook can fit over. After a bit of looking around I found the fuse relay box.

Notice the plus sign in the lower left?

It looks about the size of the hole on the amp power cable. Does this mean I plug the amp into the fuse box instead of the battery?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

No

 

[Hitler 10+ year member]

give up now before you break your car.....lulz

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

They make a post that replaces the one you have now on the battery.It threads into the battery the same,but has a bolt that threads into that to secure the power wire to the battery.

 

[rynet91 10+ year member]

They make a post that replaces the one you have now on the battery.It threads into the battery the same,but has a bolt that threads into that to secure the power wire to the battery.

Great link me. Now back to the grommet, TSGP or mike is that the thing you are talking about?

 

[TSGP]

my professional advice....take it to a shop

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=71675&om_keycode=4

Here you go.

 

[Saint211 10+ year member]

Yikes.... dude you can use any bolt with the correct combination of nuts and washers to make the post almost any necessary length.

Or you can buy the actual extenders.