my pic post, with questions.

[g0t-milk 10+ year member]

ok here is where im grounded, is this an ok ground?

this is my power wire. its 5GA into a fuse, then 2 8GA ports coming out of it. i used both wires and put them into my power spot on my amp

my maw12, wired in paralell. i hope.. going for a 2ohm load. purple is NEG, clear is POS. the wires leading away from the sub are the ones that go to the amp. bad pic.. digi cam died.

my 2 remaining amps. profile 400msx and a kicker 400.1 the kicker is amazing... when it works. im having some problems keeping the bass steady

i just call her my future ex wife:

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[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

umm... thats not a good ground.

 

[g0t-milk 10+ year member]

why, its on bare metal. i sanded all the paint off.. its completely bare

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

because its a little bracket in the top of your trunk. You want something that goes to the frame. Many cars have a metal brace that runs behind the back seat along the floor. Might want to get some self-tapping screws and make your own ground in that area.

 

[Octavio 10+ year member]

I learn from expert here that ground MOST be shinny and pure metal no paint on it, btw why that sub thosen't have a label?

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Not a good ground.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

I learn from expert here that ground MOST be shinny and pure metal no paint on it, btw why that sub thosen't have a label?

It doesnt need one..

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

I dunno why it doesn't have a label... thats just not how Mach 5 rolls I guess.

Anywho... definately ground to a place with more metal. Again, I recommend looking in the back of the trunk, near the back seat. You can usually drill around there without having to worry about hitting wires or the gas tank. But before you drill, !ALWAYS! check, recheck, and check again to make sure you're not going to hit anything.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

thats a bad ground for a few reasons. the #1 reason in my book is because its bolted to a bracket that is painted and bolted to another part of the car. Skip a few connections and go straight to the body on the floor behind the seat, as jman said.

Oh, and what size wire do you have on those MAWs ?

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

sosche FTL

 

[perfecxionX 10+ year member]

arent you supposed to have fuses after the distro block, whenever the wire gets smaller?

 

[g0t-milk 10+ year member]

arent you supposed to have fuses after the distro block, whenever the wire gets smaller?

good question i might just run the 5ga straight to the amp

the speaker wires are 16ga

sub doesnt have a label because it doesnt need one. it works fine without the chrome and fancy pictures