Installing First Amp (*Noob Questions*)

[then00b 10+ year member]

Nope. I got it as a refurb from Ikesound and cant find the manual online. Thanks anyway.

 

[zenkar 10+ year member]

wow great thread! i was gonna ask the same questions!

I have another question though... i think my car has a stock little amp under my back seat.. ill be leaving the interior speakers as is for now... but ill be getting a new headunit and im worried about what to do next? leave it alone and just connnect to the headunit or take the amp off? please help! and if i do take the amp off how can someone explain the process of getting the amp off and speakers to the HU.

 

[zenkar 10+ year member]

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[stones 10+ year member]

wow great thread! i was gonna ask the same questions!
I have another question though... i think my car has a stock little amp under my back seat.. ill be leaving the interior speakers as is for now... but ill be getting a new headunit and im worried about what to do next? leave it alone and just connnect to the headunit or take the amp off? please help! and if i do take the amp off how can someone explain the process of getting the amp off and speakers to the HU.

There is installation kits available for most vehicles that allow you to connect a new HU to a factory amp but if you want to run directly from the HU you will need to run the speaker wires from the HU directly to the speakers, replacing the factory connections.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Also, do most cars (I have a Mazda3 s if it matters) have a hole for the power wire to go through? I havent looked at my car yet. Also, I only run one set of + and - wires from the amp to the sub correct if I am trying to wire one 12" Type R Dual 2 ohm to one ohms? Thanks.

A hole for the power wire "can" be tricky to find. Some cars will have an unused grommet or two that you can just poke a hole in to get the wire through. That's as easy as it gets.

On others you have to find a bundle of wires or a cable going through the firewall and run your wire through its grommet. That can be a pain.

Worst case scenario is when there is no possible hole already there that can be used and you have to drill your own. On 3 different cars I've never had to do this.

For your speakers you can do one of two things. First of all - you don't have to use both speaker terminals on that amp - they're the same connection.

This begs the question - why are you running 1100w to your type R?

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Also, If I am going to be adding a second amplifier and I own a distribution block, does it matter which amplifier has its power wire connected to the battery? I would assume it wouldn't.

They both should be connected to the battery -- you'd run a large wire from the battery to the distribution block - which would split it into two (usually) smaller wires for each amp.