what wires for speakers

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

I have a fosgate 400-4 and 4 Alpine Type S

I need some wire to hook it up in the explorer. How much, what gauge, and how long do I need?

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[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

16 guage should be fine. how much you need is how ever much it takes to safely and neatly run from the amp to the speakers lolz

 

[kyle187 10+ year member]

Go for 12g, you can get a 50 foot roll for around $15 (give or take)

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

guys im a complete noob. but how do you hook the wire up to the speaker. I have two speaker wires (pos. and negative) and how would i connect to the new wire?

 

[moh.vze.com 10+ year member]

guys im a complete noob. but how do you hook the wire up to the speaker. I have two speaker wires (pos. and negative) and how would i connect to the new wire?

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Wire is just wire. Your speaker has a positive and a negative. Once you put a wire on that terminal it becomes whatever it's been labeled.

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

I know I know, but the small wires connected to the speaker that I have right now, they are positive and negative, and how would I hook them up to the new 16 gauge wire?

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-ROLLS-of-50-Feet-16-Gauge-Speaker-Wire-FREE-SHIP_W0QQitemZ110384720710QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b3712b46&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

would that stuff be good enough?

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

pyramid isnt very good of a brand. the wire is probably closer to 18 or 20 guage which is very small. get a 50 foot roll at walmart for 15$ for 12 guage.

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

will do.

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

now how do you hook up the wires that came with the speakers to the new wires.

 

[thormxkid 10+ year member]

really ?

come on

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

just tie them together?

 

[t1990le 10+ year member]

just tie them together?

lol u dont use them at all. lol u completely replace the oem wires with the 12awg wire

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

lol u dont use them at all. lol u completely replace the oem wires with the 12awg wire

no i know that. Wires came with the Alpine speakers not Ford, they are about 6 inches long...

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

dont use alpines wire at all it is junk anyways. u need to get crimp on wire terminals that fit the speakers.