Hey bra's

[Bimmerdriver 10+ year member]

onus

Ok so I have two Diamond D3 12's and i want to wire them to a 1ohm load on my Kar 900.1D amplifier.

This is the wiring that they currently have (I bought them off craiglist) As you can see both channels on the sub are connected by red to red and black to black and then to the back of the sub box red to red and black to black. The same is true for the other sub and then red and black of one connector (on the back of the sub box) to 1 channel on the amp, and the other to the other channel.

Yes the amp is 1 ohm stable... 1000w RMS at 1 ohm...

also another question I am currently only running 8 gauge wire to the amp.. And i notice my headlights dim. but i have some leftover 8 guage wire if i just run another length for the power and the groun would that be the equivalant of 4 guage? But I guess i don't have fuse boxs for each length....

Anyway any help would bea ppreciated.

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[_JaY_ 10+ year member]

i can't stop laughing.

 

[Bimmerdriver 10+ year member]

Yes I realize I am retarded.

But still help me out.

 

[_JaY_ 10+ year member]

get atleast 4guage wire for your power and ground cables....possibly 2 guage, im not sure exactly for 1k watts. before you kill your amp.

 

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[_JaY_ 10+ year member]

also the12volt.com will be were you figure out wiring...

 

[Bimmerdriver 10+ year member]

hahahaha.... i love getting flamed.......

I seriously do because thats just the best way to learn.

So cliff notes...

I am retarded probably inbred for three generations. My 8 gauge wires aren't worth shit. I should just put the subs back and get on with my non existent life because a 1ohm load right now would kill my amp?

 

[Bimmerdriver 10+ year member]

but right now what kind of laod is reaching the amp?

 

[DarkFox 10+ year member]

if those subs are dual 4 ohm its a easy job.

Connect all + terminals together and to the + terminal on the amp.

Connect all - terminals together and to the - terminal on the amp.

There you go, 1 ohm mono.

Now if there Dual 2 ohms, your gonna have problems, not familiar with your subs and too lazy to search them out for someone else's system

As for the lights dimming and the wire you are running to your amp. 8 ga. can work, though I would grab a cheap 4ga kit to meet your needs:

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_7228_e2+E1000+by+Scosche.html#

should work fine.

As for the dimming, that has to do with the cars charging system.

step 1. Try a good battery

step 2. perform big 3 (read the sticky)

step 3. High output alternator

step 4. Realize you fail and give up on car audio?

 

[Bimmerdriver 10+ year member]

the subs are DVC 2ohm subs....

 

[DarkFox 10+ year member]

ouch... get new subs or (NOT RECCOMENDED) ghetto rig it and only use one terminal from each sub.

Let me clear this up...

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Best bet, get a amp that puts out max power at 2 ohm, or get new subs (dvc 4 ohm to get 1ohm)

 

[DarkFox 10+ year member]

BTW, these are great questions to ask BEFORE you buy

 

[Bimmerdriver 10+ year member]

well my amp puts out 750 at 2 ohm so i guess thats alright for now

 

[DarkFox 10+ year member]

then you need to figure out how to wire them in series parallel.

 

[Bimmerdriver 10+ year member]

what are they wired for right now?