where to run power wires.

[TwistedMovistar 10+ year member]

i am trying to run 2- 0 guage power wires for my car (2003 mustang) and i have an idea to run it under the car but don't know how to go about this. are there any other ways of doing this? is this safe? any input is welcome on this. thanks in advance

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[cjjackson85 5,000+ posts]

I ran it under the car wrapped in flex conduit, worked fine.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Given you use your head...you can run power wire under your vehicle safely. I did it in a buddies truck.....went to the local auto parts store and picked up some heater hose. Covered the wire in heater hose for the entire length of the wire and used those metal wire holders to secure it with screws to the frame.

Main thing is just to make sure that the wire is properly protected and secured.

Why exactly are you running two 0ga runs?

 

[creater 10+ year member]

take out the seats and carpet and find a corner to run it

 

[QuikSilverRS91 10+ year member]

The only real problem with that is more exposure to the elements (temperature, moisture, etc.) but if you take the previous advice and use some conduit or heater hose you shouldn't have any problem whatsoever. The main part is to make sure you've got it safely secured away from any moving parts (drivetrain, etc.)

And yeah, why exactly do you need to run two 0 guage wires?

 

[TwistedMovistar 10+ year member]

i have 1 orion 2500d and i am planning on adding another one in. so i want to give each one there own o guage wire. what size heater hose did you use? also how many feet and how much was it, thanks

also thank you all for your fast replies

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

i have 1 orion 2500d and i am planning on adding another one in. so i want to give each one there own o guage wire. what size heater hose did you use? also how many feet and how much was it, thanks

Whatever size fit....LOL. I don't remember off hand, we used 4ga in my buddies truck. I think it might have been 5/8" heater hose. But, all we did was walk in the store with a 6" section of the wire and ask the guy to bring some of the different sizes up so we could see what size we wanted to go with.

Feet....for his truck I think we went with 8' or something. Just measure your wire run before you go in there and add a foot or two to that just to be sure you have enough.

Cost was pretty cheap. Under $10 for my buddies truck.

 

[TwistedMovistar 10+ year member]

thanks guys for the replies, they have all been helpful. i am gonna try it.

 

[SirSmokeAlot420 10+ year member]

Hey if im not mistaken you can get a 0ga Power and Ground Distrobution block... Run 1 back split it and the other for ground.

 

[TwistedMovistar 10+ year member]

i thought about that. but instead i am gonna do the big 3 at the same time and just ground them to the chassis

on the other hand, i have 5 4 guage wires to ground total.(2 on each 2500d , and 1 on my 300.2)

what it be best to run the grounds thru a distrubution block , or just ground them seperate to the same spot?

 

[Alpineinstaller 10+ year member]

what it be best to run the grounds thru a distrubution block , or just ground them seperate to the same spot?

if you use the block use 0/1 guage to ground the whole thing. if not the safe thing to do is ground them all at the same spot.

 

[crhye250r 10+ year member]

In an 03 mustang, you should be able to run them in the passenger compartment with little trouble. That is the way I would go, but if you want to go under, go right ahead. I just thought I would give you a little word of encouragement.