ebay amp wire any good?

[celicagtman 10+ year member]

hey guys so i jsut bought a pioneer ts 3002-d2 sub which is a 12" 1200 wat and 3500 watt max sub. and also a Pioneer Gm-D8400M Mono Amplifier With 1200-Watt Max Power 300 watts RMS x 1 at 4 ohms (600 watts RMS x 1 at 2 ohms). i was looking for a wiring an had no idea so i did some research and found out that its best to get the 4 guage wiring to wire the amp. so i was looking at ebay and found this for 25$ XAK 2500 2000 WATT AMP KIT 4 Ga GAUGE WIRING - eBay (item 370265737064 end time Mar-24-10 16:42:04 PDT)

has anyone tried it?or is it any good?

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[AQHDC3 10+ year member]

Its not the best. Thats for sure.

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

wire---never has "you get what you pay for" been more true

 

[celicagtman 10+ year member]

oh so.its dosnt really matter is what you guys are saying?.there are some more cheaper options.not sure if i should go with

.btw should i be getting the 4 guage or the 6 guage? i know from what i read that the lower you go the better it is.but i heard some times its with certain subs 6 or 8 is more preferred.

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

Get the best wire that fits in your budget. I always tell people, if your running bass, I dont care if its only 2-300rms, if the power wire is traveling more than 10 or 12 feet, then you need 4ga. Dont skimp out on the wire if you can avoid it

 

[celicagtman 10+ year member]

yea my budget was around 25$. do you guys recommend a brand to get for that price?>

 

[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

Always use a minimum of 4 gauge for power/ground to give yourself room for upgrades. I use 0 gauge in my car but that's another story. As far as "eBay" wiring kits... it is true that "you get what you paid for" to an extent. Not all copper wires are made equal but I wouldn't spend any more than $100 on even a 0 gauge wiring kit.

I remember spending About $25 on a 4 gauge amp wiring kit(the brand was Phoenix Digital) and all the wires had this weird slime coating over it, presumably to help you snake the cables but I hated it because it made everything slimy. Not the easy to clean slime either, you have to use goo gone or alcohol. The wires themselves were not OFC(oxygen-free copper) as I could already see oxidation in the wires before I opened it. Same goes with the patch cable and the remote wire, but it did work.

Sound Digital(made by Stinger) and Audiopipe makes decent amp kits for a fair price.

 

[pieper88 10+ year member]

Here up you budget like 8 bucks. This is good wire

4 gauge amplifier installation kit

 

[celicagtman 10+ year member]

haha my amp cost me 55$ i am on i tight budget so i dont think i am gonna get getting the 0 ga anytime soon. but i will deffinetly check out sound digital

 

[Brian_smith06 10+ year member]

^^^^ get what he says to. That stuff is at least what it says it is

 

[pieper88 10+ year member]

haha my amp cost me 55$ i am on i tight budget so i dont think i am gonna get getting the 0 ga anytime soon. but i will deffinetly check out sound digital

I wouldn't look into sound digital since its a amp company.lol that would be soundquest your looking for

 

[Brian_smith06 10+ year member]

haha my amp cost me 55$ i am on i tight budget so i dont think i am gonna get getting the 0 ga anytime soon. but i will deffinetly check out sound digital

if you watch the forums you can find wire hella cheap. I scored 31 ft of 1/0 kicker hyperflex for 40 bucks a week ago //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif. now im going to do my second run of 1/0 when i get some time