install for a friend

[pbnj22 10+ year member]

Trying to do a quick (low end) sub and amp install for a friend but they seem to be missing quite a bit of pieces.. Im looking to find out what i need to tie up the loose ends..

heres what he had....

-!2 gauge power wire one end to amp but the battery end was just wire so idk how to connect that to battery

-12 gauge ground that is too short to make any good use of...

-remote lead turn on wire

- misc piece of speaker wire that is thicker than the power wire lol..

Its going in a 07 chevy aveo 4 door sedan

Its a stock head unit so im not sure how to do the rcas and the remote turn on lead.. i have never dealt with stock head units before lol... its a 2 channel amp that i have bridged going to the sub (single 4 ohm) but it has high pass filters and stuff than i am unfamiliar with unless the amp can only be used with speakers and not a sub?

any help guys?

also any links to things i need would be great... im fine buying used and cheap as well

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[SplAffair 10+ year member]

12 ga power wire? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif my speaker wire is bigger than that.... what amp and sub is it?

 

[pbnj22 10+ year member]

MY speaker wire is the same as that.. lol but anyway I didnt even check the amp or sub, I just know they were both old and the sub was a 10..

 

[knightsdaze 10+ year member]

No offense intended bro, but It doesnt sound like you have the knowledge to be installing even a basic system based on the info you provided, and the questions that you asked. Tell your friend to find someone that has a lil more experience. It's great that you're trying to help out a friend and all, but this sounds like an accident waiting to happen.

 

[shpatb 10+ year member]

1st thing, get bigger power wire before you set his car on fire, 2nd line out converter for stock head unit.

 

[frogcase2002 10+ year member]

just get a cheap wiring kit at walmart or something if your going for cheap, propley like 20 or 30 bucks, then get a line out converter for the rcas

 

[CBeck 10+ year member]

look man i'm sorry but if you don't know how to connect the power wire (tell your buddy to get at least an 8 ga power wire) to the battery then you really shouldn't be doing it, best case scenario you do it wrong and his car won't even turn on, worst case it burns to the ground

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

Friends don't let friends install their audio gear.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif