Installation on SUNDAY!

[mjf 10+ year member]

i would like to learn how to put my own system in, but i will do it myself on my next car. i am going to get a new car in about a year or two and i'll install the system in that car on my own. But i got my system installed at Best buy. I added one more thing to the set up though, a 1 farad RF cap. The install looks good. everything is well hidden. only thing that you can see (that looks aftermarket ) is the head unit and the tweeters from the SPR-17s set. I have my RF amp and RF cap under the passenger seat and the Alpine f-250 amp under the driver seat. the wiring is all hidden away. I stuck with 8 gauge and 10 gauge wiring, the guy at Best buy said that 8 gauge is fine, he said i won't notice a difference with a bigger gauge ( except the fact that the wire is bigger). My compents and 6x9 are in stock locations. But the system sound good. the bass hits hard and the highs are sharp. I am soo happy.

hes an idiot, and obviously doesnt have a clue as to what current and voltage are.

i wouldnt be surprised if the wiring burnt up. minimum i use for power is 4ga.

right now im using 8ga for my subs wiring, and its probably closer to about 7.

 

[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

wow bestbuy people are ****ing tards...and x3 on "to much shit to tackle" farad useless as stated earlier...should of put extra money towards 4g wiring..lol

 

[kingkung 10+ year member]

well i have 2 amps, the amp running my sub is 8ga and the amp running my 4 corners is 10ga. how can a cap make things worse?

 

[Death By Bass 10+ year member]

well i have 2 amps, the amp running my sub is 8ga and the amp running my 4 corners is 10ga. how can a cap make things worse?

how can a cap make things better?

and why have two power cables, when you could have one, and a distro block?

 

[thangalang 10+ year member]

Shoulda taken it to an actual shop man, not some best buy.

 

[pickup1 5,000+ posts]

you need bigger wire.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[CrazedCat 10+ year member]

it's being strangled with that 10ga. and a little choked with 8ga.

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

Best Buy is horrible.... I wouldnt trust them with pullin my car up. They don't know sh!t from apple butter

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

Is the 4 Ohm DVC sub wired in series or in parallel? Are you bridging the P400.2 amp?

 

[THUNDERBIRD 10+ year member]

best buy and CC always hires the guys who know how to install but dont really know how install. like us good guys who can install and sell and know everything we never get hired there,

 

[CaliforniabOY5 10+ year member]

i fucken told you i would help you. . . . if i had that offered to me as a noob like you i would have jumped all over it. And guess what? you got fuckeD with a shitty install, bought something useless, and paid for it. Eh, you deserved it. I even went to help out a ca.com member yesterday too in the hot blazing sun.....

 

[armitank]

whats the point in being on a car audio forum if you're not even installing your own gear?

umm...... maybe to find stuff out? im sure there are a bunch of people on here that dont have the skills to be able to install there own equipment, and are on here to find out information

 

[Death By Bass 10+ year member]

umm...... maybe to find stuff out? im sure there are a bunch of people on here that dont have the skills to be able to install there own equipment, and are on here to find out information

you're talking about yourself arent you?

cmon, you can be honest with us!

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

Put your own system in ask us for help on here more of us guarntee they know more then the peolpe at those shops. i can say that cause i used to work at a custom shop and i know how some of the people are that work there. DO IT YOURSELF stop being such a pansy that's saying it nicely.