Simple noob amp install question...plz help asap!

[InfinitySound10 10+ year member]

I am installing a second amp, is it ok to add the second power wire on the same post in the fuse box as my other amp?

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[mikeyboc 10+ year member]

I might be missing something, clarify please.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

If you are running the main power for even one amp straight out of the fuse box then you're asking for trouble already.

Doing it that way for two and you're asking for a fire.

 

[mikeyboc 10+ year member]

If you are running the main power for even one amp straight out of the fuse box then you're asking for trouble already.
Doing it that way for two and you're asking for a fire.

Okay, guess I wasn't missing anything then. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

 

[InfinitySound10 10+ year member]

bestbuy installed my first one, its a small amp to power my rear 6x9s....should I install the power for my sub amp directly to the battery then?

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

bestbuy installed my first one, its a small amp to power my rear 6x9s....should I install the power for my sub amp directly to the battery then?

The "installers" (and I use that term with great contempt in your case) at your local Best Buy should be drawn and quartered. I'm sure they did it for no other reason than their own laziness.

Truth be told both amps should have main power connected directly to the battery.

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

they didnt run the power wire for the small amp to the fuse box did they?

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

they didnt run the power wire for the small amp to the fuse box did they?

It has already been established that sadly that is exactly what they did. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[InfinitySound10 10+ year member]

they didnt run the power wire for the small amp to the fuse box did they?

yea he did lol....should I fix that?? I have really maxed out that amp with no problems thus far..

also, do I need to install a turn on lead?

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

yea he did lol....should I fix that?? I have really maxed out that amp with no problems thus far..
also, do I need to install a turn on lead?

What turns the amp on and off now?

 

[wesl56 10+ year member]

wow thats ghetto........ you can use the same turn on lead from the other amp (assuming they didnt do something stupid with that too)

 

[InfinitySound10 10+ year member]

What turns the amp on and off now?

Well I already have one amp installed with a lead, any way I can share that or do I need to run a whole new lead?

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Yes, it can be shared. But shuld you ever have more than 2 (for safety's sake) accessories that you want to turn on and off with the HU then you're going to want to use a relay to take care of remote on/off duties as the voltage in the remote accessory activation output coming off of the HU is pretty minimal.

I have 5 things that turn on and off with my HU so I used a relay to take care of that for me.

 

[InfinitySound10 10+ year member]

so I just run a turnon lead cord from my old amp turn on jack to te new amp?

 

[Calikid 5,000+ posts]

yes

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

bestbuy installed my first one, its a small amp to power my rear 6x9s....should I install the power for my sub amp directly to the battery then?

If it were me i'd go in there, speak to the manager, and chew them the **** out. An amplifier run to the fuse box? WTF?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif If the amp is big enough, hell i'd use the word "sue" just to see the looks //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif on their faces //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif Tell them it could've cause an electrical fire in my car //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

If it were me i'd go in there, speak to the manager, and chew them the **** out. An amplifier run to the fuse box? WTF?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif If the amp is big enough, hell i'd use the word "sue" just to see the looks //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif on their faces //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif Tell them it could've cause an electrical fire in my car //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

serioulsy, sue em for negligence.

 

[seg_representin 10+ year member]

you gotta run a whole new power wire to your battery and then get a distribution block to run power wire to 2 amps.

 

[kickassclone]

you gotta run a whole new power wire to your battery and then get a distribution block to run power wire to 2 amps.

thank you!

jesus who the hell in their right mind would EVER run an amp wire from the fuse box even if they didn't work at Bunk Buy?

This is what you do. Take a small torch and melt your fuse housing a bit. Go in there and say you smelled something burning and pulled over and found the source which just happened to be the install done by teenage reject tards working for Bunk Buy.

Tell the manager if he doesn't replace your burnt fuse holder and do the install right and UPGRADE you wiring now you will sue. When he gives you a line say fine. Get his name call a lawyer and sue Bunk Buy. Let this be a lesson learned to never go there again.

Installing an amp in a mindless task and the hardest part about it is going through the firewall. All cars have hood release cables and holes located in the firewall for these cables to go through. Remove the rubber grommet and shove your wire through there 95% of the time and save the hassle of ever having to drill. I would never use anything less than 4 gauge wire running from my battery anyway as most people will get a second or third amp in the future.

As was stated above get a distribution block to run the 4 gauge in one side and run 8 gauge out the other side to power the amps.

In my book do things yourself and learn something while saving quite a bit of money and hassle. Do it right the first time and don't look back.