I need help 2001 toyota avalon

[GhostM4A1]

DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT EXPERIENCED WITH INSTALLING SUBS, SO PLEASE DON'T BARK AT ME.

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Hi, I have a 2001 Toyota Avalon, and I am having issues with installing the subwoofer I purchased. I have a Kicker CompD 8" 4ohm 40CWD84.

So, I don't know what to do because the subwoofer I have is a 4ohm and it has 4 connection on it. It has 1 set of "+" and "-" , and another set of "+" and "-" . But, my car has only 1 connector for the sub, it doesn't have 2.

My question is, can I run 1 connection ( 1 set of + and -) to the main wire and that's it.. or will it not give it the full power it needs? I am so confused.

Also, keep in mind I am just replacing it from a blown stock sub that came with the car, I did nothing to the car, as everything is currently stock.

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[JohnKuthe]

DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT EXPERIENCED WITH INSTALLING SUBS, SO PLEASE DON'T BARK AT ME.

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Hi, I have a 2001 Toyota Avalon, and I am having issues with installing the subwoofer I purchased. I have a Kicker CompD 8" 4ohm 40CWD84.

So, I don't know what to do because the subwoofer I have is a 4ohm and it has 4 connection on it. It has 1 set of "+" and "-" , and another set of "+" and "-" . But, my car has only 1 connector for the sub, it doesn't have 2.

My question is, can I run 1 connection ( 1 set of + and -) to the main wire and that's it.. or will it not give it the full power it needs? I am so confused.

Also, keep in mind I am just replacing it from a blown stock sub that came with the car, I did nothing to the car, as everything is currently stock.

Your Kicker sub is dual voice coil. It has two sets (+ and -) of inputs for each voice coil. Some of the bass-heads here will have to advise you of what precisely to do with it for your application.

I know this much. If both voice coils are 4 Ohms each separately, you can connect them either in series for a total resistance of 8 Ohms or in parallel got a total resistance of 2 Ohms, which your stock amplifier may not be able to handle well.

John Kuthe...

 

[jRi0T68]

DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT EXPERIENCED WITH INSTALLING SUBS, SO PLEASE DON'T BARK AT ME.

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Hi, I have a 2001 Toyota Avalon, and I am having issues with installing the subwoofer I purchased. I have a Kicker CompD 8" 4ohm 40CWD84.

So, I don't know what to do because the subwoofer I have is a 4ohm and it has 4 connection on it. It has 1 set of "+" and "-" , and another set of "+" and "-" . But, my car has only 1 connector for the sub, it doesn't have 2.

My question is, can I run 1 connection ( 1 set of + and -) to the main wire and that's it.. or will it not give it the full power it needs? I am so confused.

Also, keep in mind I am just replacing it from a blown stock sub that came with the car, I did nothing to the car, as everything is currently stock.

1: Ignore John, he knows nothing of car audio, and far less than he thinks he does of electronics. His caution over 2 ohm stability is not based on real world experience or knowledge.

2: That sub is DVC, or dual voice coil. Each coil should be 4 ohms. Wiring them in series to 8 ohms or parallel down to 2 ohms are your two options (yes, he got that part right).

I seriously doubt your amp will even move that sub if you wire it to 8 ohms, and I've yet to see a subwoofer amp that isn't 2 ohm stable, which you should verify by finding its specs.

You'll probably end up wanting to wire in parallel. Connect both positives to the positive terminal and both negatives to the negative terminal. There are a few ways to do this.

Run a jumper wire between the two positive and two negative terminals on the sub, then one wire from the positive on one side and negative of the other side to the amp.

Try to fit a wire from each positive and each negative into the respective positive and negative on the amp.

Join wires from each positive and each negative to a single positive and negative that lead to the amp. This can be done in several ways.

 

[jRi0T68]

If you still have questions, pictures could help us to point out what you're looking at.

 

[JohnKuthe]

1: Ignore John, he knows nothing of car audio, and far less than he thinks he does of electronics. His caution over 2 ohm stability is not based on real world experience or knowledge.2: That sub is DVC, or dual voice coil. Each coil should be 4 ohms. Wiring them in series to 8 ohms or parallel down to 2 ohms are your two options (yes, he got that part right).

I seriously doubt your amp will even move that sub if you wire it to 8 ohms, and I've yet to see a subwoofer amp that isn't 2 ohm stable, which you should verify by finding its specs.

You'll probably end up wanting to wire in parallel. Connect both positives to the positive terminal and both negatives to the negative terminal. There are a few ways to do this.

Run a jumper wire between the two positive and two negative terminals on the sub, then one wire from the positive on one side and negative of the other side to the amp.

Try to fit a wire from each positive and each negative into the respective positive and negative on the amp.

Join wires from each positive and each negative to a single positive and negative that lead to the amp. This can be done in several ways.

Is there ANYTHING inaccurate I just told the OP? No.

John Kuthe...

 

[Flipper245]

Quit trolling this forum and giving advice on something you obviously have no clue about.

 

[garychoffmann 10+ year member]

If you are using the factory avalon amp you can connect just one of the voice coils for a 4 ohm load

 

[JohnKuthe]

Quit trolling this forum and giving advice on something you obviously have no clue about.

Again, is there anything I said which is incorrect?

John Kuthe...

 

[mahc 10+ year member]

Again, is there anything I said which is incorrect?
John Kuthe...

No not at all. You still are the steven seagal of trolling.

 

[JohnKuthe]

No not at all. You still are the steven seagal of trolling.

You denigrate me for publicizing accurate information? What kind of nood are you?

John Kuthe...

 

[mahc 10+ year member]

You denigrate me for publicizing accurate information? What kind of nood are you?
John Kuthe...

Right back at ya buddy!