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<blockquote data-quote="sumone" data-source="post: 447171" data-attributes="member: 551481">battery(+) -&amp;gt; 0/1ga wire -&amp;gt; fuse -&amp;gt; 0/1ga wire -&amp;gt; distro block -&amp;gt; fused outputs to each amp.Depending on the amp, that&#039;s what wire you run after the fuse from the distro block. not familiar with that amp, but if puts out less than 400 watts or so, 8ga would be fine.Not sure why you wanna do the battery-&amp;gt;10ga-&amp;gt;head unit. Head units don&#039;t need that much power (well, AFAIK)! You can wire it like that, but generally what you need is a wiring harness for your specific car. When you disconnect the stock radio, the thing you disconnect is what the harness plugs into. From the outputs of the harness is then what the wires from the head unit connect to (will provide your power &amp;amp; ground which is why you don&#039;t need to run it back to the battery).As far as a ground, you want a spot on the chassis of the car. What you will do is connect the ground wire to the chassis via a ring terminal &amp;amp; screw. Make sure it&#039;s bare metal (scratch paint away). Drill the screw with it through the ring terminal to the chassis (make sure you know what you&#039;re drilling into so you don&#039;t hit something you don&#039;t want). The spot I used was basically right up under the cushion of the back seat. <a href="http://www.geocities.com/xxinfamisxx/ampwires.html" target="_blank">Here</a> is what my first install looked like and may help you out a big as far as the amp (single 4channel 65x4 amp).Shorter the cable, the better, generally. Also, <a href="http://www.bcae1.com" target="_blank">this site</a> wil help you out a LOT.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sumone, post: 447171, member: 551481"] battery(+) -> 0/1ga wire -> fuse -> 0/1ga wire -> distro block -> fused outputs to each amp. Depending on the amp, that's what wire you run after the fuse from the distro block. not familiar with that amp, but if puts out less than 400 watts or so, 8ga would be fine. Not sure why you wanna do the battery->10ga->head unit. Head units don't need that much power (well, AFAIK)! You [I]can[/I] wire it like that, but generally what you need is a wiring harness for your specific car. When you disconnect the stock radio, the thing you disconnect is what the harness plugs into. From the outputs of the harness is then what the wires from the head unit connect to (will provide your power & ground which is why you don't need to run it back to the battery). As far as a ground, you want a spot on the chassis of the car. What you will do is connect the ground wire to the chassis via a ring terminal & screw. Make sure it's bare metal (scratch paint away). Drill the screw with it through the ring terminal to the chassis (make sure you know what you're drilling into so you don't hit something you don't want). The spot I used was basically right up under the cushion of the back seat. [URL="http://www.geocities.com/xxinfamisxx/ampwires.html"]Here[/URL] is what my first install looked like and may help you out a big as far as the amp (single 4channel 65x4 amp). Shorter the cable, the better, generally. Also, [URL="http://www.bcae1.com"]this site[/URL] wil help you out a LOT. [/QUOTE]

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