F150 Audio Install

[F150inferno]

Hi guys new to the forum. So I recently purchased a 2004 f150 super crew. When I purchased the truck the last owner had installed a Pyle touchscreen dash unit. I also found a Scosche 4 gauge wire running from the battery with a missing fuse. I could not find a distribution block but under my back seats is an 8 gauge wire. So I figured I would put an amp and subwoofer back there. So I purchased a Kicker C10 (4ohm/150w) and an MTX tc3001.

My questions now are what else do I need. Just an RCA, remote wire, and speaker wire to connect the sub to amp? Oh and a fuse, maybe 30amp? And with this setting would I use the 4ohm or 2 ohm on the side of the amp since I have an option. Also, would I be better off running my own wire from the battery since I do not know why it split from 4g to 8g?

Any help would be appreciated I have never attempted any upgrade to audio before. Thanks.

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[robert420 10+ year member]

id go with a 150 amp fuse, just to be safe

 

[SUNDOWNBITCH]

^^^^ 150 amp fuse

 

[CrossoverOre 10+ year member]

150 amp fuse WTF!?!?!? um slight over kill guys. Source out where they jumped down the power wire. Just make sure that its not bare or fucked up somehow. And everything else would be rca's remote and speaker wire to connect the sub. any fuse size slightly higher than the one on the amp will do fine.

 

[Loudmp5 10+ year member]

150 amp fuse WTF!?!?!? um slight over kill guys. Source out where they jumped down the power wire. Just make sure that its not bare or fucked up somehow. And everything else would be rca's remote and speaker wire to connect the sub. any fuse size slightly higher than the one on the amp will do fine.

No. You fuse for the wire not the amp

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

even though fusing for the wire is correct, how the he!! are you guys coming up with 150 amp fuse for 4 gauge wire. most 4 gauge is rated for 80-100amp, higher end stuff like Knu Fleks or in the OP's case Scosche Flux is 150a for shorter runs.

 

[CrossoverOre 10+ year member]

No. You fuse for the wire not the amp

exactly, he said that he had 4 ga under the wood but 8 ga in the cab you still thought it was good for 150a?

 

[Loudmp5 10+ year member]

exactly, he said that he had 4 ga under the wood but 8 ga in the cab you still thought it was good for 150a?

LOL he needs new wire first