Installing 4 channel Amp!! Need Help

[lionel2 10+ year member]

how do you install a 4 channel amp...i would like to do it myself..shop charges alot of money..is it easy?...i will have amp mounted on the front of my box cause my sub amp is on other side no room...i know you run RCA from HU to amp...what about remote? you just run it from sub amp straight to 4ch amp?...and power and ground...do i have to run another line from battery or can i use a distributation block for both power and ground..what about fuses will i be okay with that?..and speaker wires..where do i connect them to..from amp channels to the speakers itself or the HU??..please help

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[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

how do you install a 4 channel amp...i would like to do it myself..shop charges alot of money..is it easy?

If you have a nominal amount of electrical dexterity it's not too difficult.

...i will have amp mounted on the front of my box cause my sub amp is on other side no room...i know you run RCA from HU to amp...what about remote? you just run it from sub amp straight to 4ch amp?

You can jumper it off of the remote input on your other amp if you like. Just be sure there's not more than two or three remotely activated accessories being triggered by the head unit. It's a rather diminutive amount of current. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

...and power and ground...do i have to run another line from battery or can i use a distributation block for both power and ground

It would depend on how big the cable that feeds the sub amp is. What kind of wattage are we talking about and what size wire is in use currently?

..what about fuses will i be okay with that?

Here's where I depart from conventional wisdom and tell you I never use external fusing. Most likely every other member of the forum would suggest it but personally I am content to trust the fusing already present in my audio gear and thus far I haven't had reason to regret this policy.

..and speaker wires..where do i connect them to..from amp channels to the speakers itself or the HU??..please help

The RCA cables will bring the audio signal from the head unit to the amplifier. Then from the output terminals on the amplifier you'll need speaker wire to carry the amplified output to your speakers.