grommit

[taintedplay 10+ year member]

i heard not to just drill a hole and run wires through it and to use a grommit or something like that. What should i use so its still soundproof but will let my wires through? will be 10ga btw

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[shaneb 10+ year member]

soundproof? how big of hole you plannin on makin man?

all of your factory wiring is run through grommets. its no worry man.

where are you running it that its 10g?

 

[taintedplay 10+ year member]

i meant a hole in my sub box, sorry i wasent more precise. i dont want to run the wires through the port, rather out the back.

 

[shaneb 10+ year member]

Ohhhh what you want is Terminal Cups. Grommets go in firewalls to protect wire from bare metal.

http://www.parts-express.com/webpage.cfm?Webpage_ID=3&CAT_ID=48&ObjectGroup_ID=417&SO=2

I got mine at a local shop in fort worth, theres shops in dallas too. You need these. I put some silicone on mine then screwed them in.

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

Best way to do it on a sub enclosure is to use a terminal cup. Silicone under the terminal cup when installing it.

Another way is to drill a hole just big enough to fit the wires through, then silicone around the wires after they are in. But, first way is much better.

geo

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

Ohhhh what you want is Terminal Cups. Grommets go in firewalls to protect wire from bare metal.http://www.parts-express.com/webpage.cfm?Webpage_ID=3&CAT_ID=48&ObjectGroup_ID=417&SO=2

I got mine at a local shop in fort worth, theres shops in dallas too. You need these. I put some silicone on mine then screwed them in.

Beat me to it! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

geo

 

[taintedplay 10+ year member]

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=269-964

woudl this one be good? using 10ga wire

 

[shaneb 10+ year member]

yeah that will work, how many subs in that box!!! that has 4 connections?

i can't remember what i helped you on last time. what aer you running?

 

[taintedplay 10+ year member]

2 type r's

 

[shaneb 10+ year member]

2 type r's

So were you wantin' to do that for the different voice coils?

You can do that, msot people wire the voice coils together then wire them outside the box however else you want.

 

[taintedplay 10+ year member]

im going to be wiring it to 1 ohm like in the pic in post two http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=365845

 

[DBBOOM 10+ year member]

im going to be wiring it to 1 ohm like in the pic in post two http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=365845

You get the PM i sent on your Tracking number?

 

[taintedplay 10+ year member]

yup i did. thanks db!

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Best way to do it on a sub enclosure is to use a terminal cup. Silicone under the terminal cup when installing it.Another way is to drill a hole just big enough to fit the wires through, then silicone around the wires after they are in. But, first way is much better.

geo

Best? In terms of what?

Aesthetically, yes. Cups are the way to go. They are also easier than some other things I've seen members do.

But in terms of conductivity, a bare bronze bolt would be much more efficient (but a lot more hideous.) I think it was Wasted_Ink who makes custom aluminum sort of terminals that make it look nice.

Also, if given too much power (All of what I'm saying only applies for systems that boast more than ~2.5K RMS), the terminal cup could melt due to heat. The radioshack ones that I use on smaller builds have very little metal mass. I wouldn't use them for anything more than 1K RMS. But that's just me. The ones off PE look to be better quality (I've never personally owned one.)

Bolts are ugly, yo. But they're the most efficient. Unless you're using something like this: http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=260-314

I can't see the back side... but if it's anything like the front side, it'd be good for TEH UBAR POWAH.

 

[DBBOOM 10+ year member]

yup i did. thanks db!

Cool, no problem. I got alot of stuff, PM me if you run into something you need, i might have it.