wireing/battery

[Rockguy475 10+ year member]

hey guys i am about to install my system this weekend and need some help... all my system info is in my sig. am i going to need to buy a new battery to run my system? and also what wireing should i buy.. is it ok just to run up to walmart and buy audio wireing there? plz help, thanks guys

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[Rockguy475 10+ year member]

can anyone help me with this? im installing this weekend and need as much advice as possible

 

[azngotskills 10+ year member]

I think you should wait on getting a new battery and see how your currect electrical system handles the current draw. I went with all knukonceptz wiring thats flexible, thick, and relatively cheap. You could go to walmart if you want, but I would only personally use their speaker wire. Hope this kinda helps you out and good luck.

 

[Rockguy475 10+ year member]

I think you should wait on getting a new battery and see how your currect electrical system handles the current draw. I went with all knukonceptz wiring thats flexible, thick, and relatively cheap. You could go to walmart if you want, but I would only personally use their speaker wire. Hope this kinda helps you out and good luck.

thanks for the advice.... if i buy 2 amp kits and a speaker wire kit... am i pretty much good to go?

 

[404 10+ year member]

I am currently using walmart sosche (sp?) wire 4awg wire but im only pulling less than 500 watts right now, im getting a new amp (eD NINe.1) and im mos def getting knukoncept 1/0 awg wire, if you plan on upgrading dont go with walmart wire

 

[azngotskills 10+ year member]

It depends on how your gonna wire everything. You could run all 4ga or 1/0ga->4ga. You dont have ti buy two amp kits. Just buy one amp kit for the wire size you need, distro block, and more wiring depending on what you need. I personally need more power/ground wire and speaker wire, look at my sig to see what I used. I will try to help as much as I can, but I myself is always learning.

 

[Rockguy475 10+ year member]

It depends on how your gonna wire everything. You could run all 4ga or 1/0ga->4ga. You dont have ti buy two amp kits. Just buy one amp kit for the wire size you need, distro block, and more wiring depending on what you need. I personally need more power/ground wire and speaker wire, look at my sig to see what I used. I will try to help as much as I can, but I myself is always learning.

gotcha... im sure my bros friend who is installing it with me(hes done this b4) will know more about this then i do.... ill probly be able to get advice from him too... im kidna a noob at this.. what is a distro block?

 

[azngotskills 10+ year member]

It allows you to split the power wire from the battery into two wires: one to each amp. The distrobution block is also fused for protection. Each fuse in the block should be matched to each amp.

 

[photocrazy8 10+ year member]

if you want good wire just go to ebay and buy stinger wire by the foot and buy all the odds and ends at cardomain.com. when i put in my friends 12 w3v2 i also made him get a yellow top and it had no dim what so ever (make sure you have good grounds).

 

[amartin_72]

If you dont want to wait for decent wire to come on ebay or knukonceptz, Find a welding supply place in your area that carries 1/0 guage wire or 4ga. The scoshe kits are acutally 5 ga. and then it splits to 9 ga for the dual amp kit. The kit also only has a 9ga ground wire. The walmart in my area doenst carry a regular 5ga. single amp kit. Make sure you have VERY good grounds bright shiny bare metal with BOLTS. Also run a new wire from your alt. to your pos battery terminal (4ga or 1/0) and from your Battery ground to the body of the vehicle.