Stock Speaker Wire OK????

[mattitude 10+ year member]

Im getting a 4 channel alpine amp (MRP-F240) and hooking it up to my Pioneer TS-A6880R's. My friend suggested running the speaker wire from the amp to the original factory speaker wires behind the HU just to make things easier......is this ok or should i go ahead and replace all the speaker wire?

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[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

i would run wire, but you could probably get away with doing it the easy way

 

[Rattlebrain 10+ year member]

id run new wire

 

[Another Device 10+ year member]

I used the stock wiring in my car. Haven't had any problems.

 

[ruckus]

id run new wire

not necessary for them speakers //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif stock is fine.

 

[mattitude 10+ year member]

Cool thanks guys

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

What car?How thick is the factory wiring?Too lazy to look up your amp specs., but too much power and poof you'll fry those factory wires.

 

[ruckus]

What car?How thick is the factory wiring?Too lazy to look up your amp specs., but too much power and poof you'll fry those factory wires.

amp runs 40watts x 4 and most stock wire is 16awg it will run fine.

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

amp runs 40watts x 4 and most stock wire is 16awg it will run fine.

lucky bastards, on my vw its almost like theres only one strand

 

[Rattlebrain 10+ year member]

lucky bastards, on my vw its almost like theres only one strand

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My saturn is about the same way

 

[tplaya07 10+ year member]

If you don't plan on putting any other high powered speakers or components in there any time soon, just use the stock wiring. If you think you might eventually put a set of components in the front, go ahead and run 2 sets of speaker wire to each side, so that you can mount your crossovers in the back later on.

The rears should be no problem anyway, since they are right by your amp in the trunk.

 

[mattitude 10+ year member]

yeah...my vehicle is a 97 F-150 extended cab....but its only got the 3rd door on the passenger side...and the drivers sire rear panel is a pain to get out...since there isnt a door there...thats the only reason i was trying to avoid it.

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

Not 100% sure, but isn't ford typically 18gauge? To make things easier? Come on, talk about half assing.

 

[mattitude 10+ year member]

well is upgrading the wire really gonna make an audible difference???

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

Audible?For the most part, no.But it will be audible when your speakers stop working and you wonder why.Then you'll find out you smoked the factory wiring.

Wiring into the doors in most fords = teh easy