Wiring correctly???

[MMMINTY]

I have never installed a stereo before and have just started to research how to online. Before I attempt a first time install and blow something up, can somebody help the rookie out. Can I do this?

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[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

that looks ok, be shure to run a remote turn on leed for the head unit

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

you should really run all your speaker off an amp of some type

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

that is a really mix and matched system you've got there...

 

[MMMINTY]

- For the remote lead to head unit. Are you talking about the one to the Amp to turn it on? If so, I just didn't add it to the diagram but yes I will. thanks.

- For running all things off an amp- sorry if I dont understand but doesn't the amp in the head unit work well? Why dont I want to use it to drive some of the speakers?

Also another question-

1. Does having the front tweeters daisy chained off the front full range speakers put excess load or present any overload risk? Or does it just water things down so neither speaker or tweeter get as much signal/power?

thanks for the help

 

[Nova76 10+ year member]

if you put a 4 channel amp or even a 2 channel thats about 200rms on all your inside speakers then they will be louder and alot clearer then off of the HU i had my 5 insides running off 100rms turned up all the way they would make your ears ring for bout an hour just listening for like 5-10 mins

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

HU power is generally only 22w rms at it's highest output.

 

[GMCJimmyslt2000 10+ year member]

the internal amp in the headunit only puts out 25rms to each speaker, thats not much at all.

Focus on ur frontstage, thats what ur gonna hear and make it sound good. Get an amp for just ur frontstage and than run ur rear off of the headunit

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

DO NOT!!!! hook up the head unit directly to the battery

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

something aint right there with that 2 channel amp... you usually can't hook up a 2ch. amp to a subwoofer, and to your front door tweeters (i think thats what Im seeing)... i can't figure out exactly what is goin on there, but it's wrong

you'd have to find an amp that had 1 channel bridged MONO, and the other stereo...and even with the 2nd channel you'd have to wire up both tweeters to it, and then you would lose your fader option on the radio, and THEN you would be amping only 2 of your rear tweeters, and not the front....so yes, you have a mess

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

DO NOT!!!! hook up the head unit directly to the battery

Although not necessary, it is completely safe since he has a fuse in there.

something aint right there with that 2 channel amp... you usually can't hook up a 2ch. amp to a subwoofer, and to your front door tweeters (i think thats what Im seeing)... i can't figure out exactly what is goin on there, but it's wrong
you'd have to find an amp that had 1 channel bridged MONO, and the other stereo...and even with the 2nd channel you'd have to wire up both tweeters to it, and then you would lose your fader option on the radio, and THEN you would be amping only 2 of your rear tweeters, and not the front....so yes, you have a mess

It is also possible to run an amp high passed and low passed on separate channels.

 

[deano17 10+ year member]

with that setup i'd get another amp for the sub and run the front components off the 2ch amp. then i'd just run the rear coaxials off the head unit and forget the other set of tweeters or hook them to the headunit as well if you really want them.

if you can't get another amp then i'd run the comps and rears off the headunit, get rid of the second set of tweeters, and run the sub off the 2ch amp bridged.

 

[MMMINTY]

Based on advice above- I will add another amp. How does this plan look? Thanks for the help.

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

Although not necessary, it is completely safe since he has a fuse in there.
It is also possible to run an amp high passed and low passed on separate channels.

true, true..

I can't follow that pic anymore, sry, I just gotta do it as I go.

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

nvmd, i got it now... What amp are you running this sub off of?? That amp would have to put out MONO on the sub channel, and stereo on the other channel for the speakers....meaning the sub channel should be like 500Wx1 MONO, and 50x2 for the other channel... right?