Stock Speaker Wire?

[bad03ranger 10+ year member]

I'm just wondering if stock speaker wire could handle 100wRMS

I just thought it would be easier to connect my wiring from my amp to the factory speaker wire when i am already pulling my RCA and remote wire to my head unit from my amp. just go ahead and run four speaker wires and connect them to my factory wire.

is this ok

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[Franklinnn 10+ year member]

depends on the wire size.

if its like 20 gauge wire would be small or cutting it close, i would make sure its at least 16 gauge or 14, for the least resistance and best quality

 

[HotRodLincoln 10+ year member]

MOST stock wire is 16 gage.. it well hold it..

BUT for best sound rewire it. it a pain we all know but in the long run it well payoff..

Nothing worst then get done and a week later and you fry a wire... been there

think long term in 6 month's are you going to want to put a big amp or better speakers in there??

Any thing worth doing is wroth doing it RIGHT the first time..

 

[ArcFault 10+ year member]

I decided to play it safe and rather then using 8gauge like I could have for my set up I have 10gauge speaker wire and a 4 gauge amp kit. I know it's huge overkill. But hey, a year from now right?

 

[x1le 10+ year member]

I decided to play it safe and rather then using 8gauge like I could have for my set up I have 10gauge speaker wire

8 gauge for speaker wire?! I've never heard of that.

or maybe you're talking about from your amp to your subs? OP's post is about regular speakers.

 

[Ineed$ 10+ year member]

100w is way too much for stock speaker wires.