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<blockquote data-quote="Chromatic" data-source="post: 8216506" data-attributes="member: 659121">Makes sense.&nbsp; My setup is very much permanent and long term.&nbsp; Will be sold with the car when that day comes.. I just bought this car a month ago.As for crimping.. I know it will work fine,.. I don&#039;t have the tool to crimp 4 gauge wire.. (though I&#039;m sure I could manage with some pliers, etc.. ) -- But, if I have the butane torch and solder already.. why not just solder it in, since it&#039;s permanent?&nbsp; It&#039;s cheaper than going and buying the proper crimping tool for that gauge wire.&nbsp; Nothing beats free.I do need a soldering iron.. I use them for other things.. and mine burned up a while back.&nbsp; So Buying that isn&#039;t JUST for this one time install.. I&#039;ll take a look at that butane powered iron.&nbsp; I grabbed a &quot;battery&quot; powered wireless iron sometime back.. and took it back the same day.&nbsp; I should have known better.I&#039;ve just wondered whether to get a decent wattage regular iron.. or get a Gun.&nbsp; As the gun is going to be larger and harder in tight spaces.&nbsp;&nbsp; This butane wireless option sounds great.&nbsp; I don&#039;t solder enough for the butane running out often to really matter to me.Yeah.. besides I didn&#039;t find any &quot;kits&quot; online.. or anything worth buying anyways.&nbsp; I ordered individually some heat shrink tubing for 5 bucks (144 pieces of all sizes.. ).. and I have zip ties, and wire strippers etc already.&nbsp; I also ended up ordering 30 Sq ft of sound deadener after thinking about it more.&nbsp; I think that will pay off in the long run.&nbsp; Got it for $60 or so.. was Rattletrap Extreme,.. probably not the best, but not the worst either.So don&#039;t worry I didn&#039;t go buy a bunch of things I&#039;ll never use again.&nbsp; All that&#039;s left is going to be a run to the hardware store for some screws to mount the sub in the enclosure,.. 2 pieces of 1/2&quot; wood (small) that I&#039;m going to use to mount my amp and put a top on it.. some carpet to cover this wood.. few bolts for that , and maybe some wire loom.&nbsp; Nothing major.&nbsp; I&#039;m not even drilling the doors anymore.. people said splicing into my factory wiring won&#039;t effect anything,.. so that will prevent me from drilling any new holes in the sides of the doors.Only thing I&#039;m not positive about now are the highpass/lowpass filters on the amp for front/rear/sub (and subsonic) settings (how to dial them in) since it&#039;s blind without markings to know where you are frequency wise.&nbsp; I can only guess playing tones while adjusting that is the way to do it.. but no ones confirmed that.&nbsp; I&#039;ve only been told to not use the filters on the amp so far.But I&#039;m using solder and heatshrink tubing.. I assume heatshrink tubing is the replacement for electrical tape. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gifThanks for the advice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chromatic, post: 8216506, member: 659121"] Makes sense. My setup is very much permanent and long term. Will be sold with the car when that day comes.. I just bought this car a month ago. As for crimping.. I know it will work fine,.. I don't have the tool to crimp 4 gauge wire.. (though I'm sure I could manage with some pliers, etc.. ) -- But, if I have the butane torch and solder already.. why not just solder it in, since it's permanent? It's cheaper than going and buying the proper crimping tool for that gauge wire. Nothing beats free. I do need a soldering iron.. I use them for other things.. and mine burned up a while back. So Buying that isn't JUST for this one time install.. I'll take a look at that butane powered iron. I grabbed a "battery" powered wireless iron sometime back.. and took it back the same day. I should have known better. I've just wondered whether to get a decent wattage regular iron.. or get a Gun. As the gun is going to be larger and harder in tight spaces. This butane wireless option sounds great. I don't solder enough for the butane running out often to really matter to me. Yeah.. besides I didn't find any "kits" online.. or anything worth buying anyways. I ordered individually some heat shrink tubing for 5 bucks (144 pieces of all sizes.. ).. and I have zip ties, and wire strippers etc already. I also ended up ordering 30 Sq ft of sound deadener after thinking about it more. I think that will pay off in the long run. Got it for $60 or so.. was Rattletrap Extreme,.. probably not the best, but not the worst either. So don't worry I didn't go buy a bunch of things I'll never use again. All that's left is going to be a run to the hardware store for some screws to mount the sub in the enclosure,.. 2 pieces of 1/2" wood (small) that I'm going to use to mount my amp and put a top on it.. some carpet to cover this wood.. few bolts for that , and maybe some wire loom. Nothing major. I'm not even drilling the doors anymore.. people said splicing into my factory wiring won't effect anything,.. so that will prevent me from drilling any new holes in the sides of the doors. Only thing I'm not positive about now are the highpass/lowpass filters on the amp for front/rear/sub (and subsonic) settings (how to dial them in) since it's blind without markings to know where you are frequency wise. I can only guess playing tones while adjusting that is the way to do it.. but no ones confirmed that. I've only been told to not use the filters on the amp so far. But I'm using solder and heatshrink tubing.. I assume heatshrink tubing is the replacement for electrical tape. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] Thanks for the advice. [/QUOTE]

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