Wiring Up Myself -- What do I need??

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

Alright I think im going to attempt wiring up my amp and subs. Right now, I have an alpine HU and 2 Alpine 6x9s already installed (shop did it)

Im going to wire up 2 of these - http://dls.se/en/car/prod.html?produkt=en_138 to a Hifonics Brutus 1600W amp.

Soooo, what wiring kit should I get? And what all do I need? as in tools?

Crimpers

Wire cutters of some sort

??

???

Thanks

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[standbackimapro 10+ year member]

your gonna Need a Complete 4ga wiring kit, complete with Power,ground,RCAS, remote wire, fuse block, misc connectors, and a roll of speaker wire

Wire the subs in parrallell, so what your gonna do is run the + from the amp to the positive one one voice coil on one sub and then jump from the + of that sub to the + of the other sub one voice coil, then on the first sub jump the - of one voice coil to the positive to th e+ of the other voice coil, and the same thing on the other, then do the _ from the amp to the - of the other voice coil on the first sub, and to the negative on the other subs voice coil...

youll then have an 2 ohm load, which is what that amp needs, for 2ohms its gonna a have 1100 watts, which should be perfect for those subs

For tools your gonna need Screwdrivers, maybe torx (depends on what kinda car you have)

you may need a panel pry tool to lift up trim from the panels, your gonna need screws to mount the amp, Ratchet and sockets to attach the power cable to the battery.

I would also get a razor blade, to cut the power cable insulation off, just cut around the insulation and pull it off, cuz your not gonna have strippers big enough to strip it,

Some power kits dont come with all the rings needed to attach wires, so you may have to buy more

 

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

Will this kit work? http://cgi.ebay.com/KICKER-PKD1-1-0-GAUGE-AWG-DUAL-AMP-POWER-WIRE-KIT-NEW_W0QQitemZ140282953016QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Electronics_Installation?hash=item140282953016&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Not exacally sure how to wire the subs by what you tell me. A diagram would help alot.

 

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

Do I need to wire it up like in this pic http://dls.se/files/631/2/Subwoofer_connections.pdf (Connection of two subwoofers with 4 ohm single voice coil Impedance = 2 ohm) second pic on left side.

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/ca/learningcenter/car/subwoofer_wiring/2DVC_2-ohm_mono.jpg

 

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

I only have 1 set of coils though

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

Dual 2 ohm voice coils.

Orly?

 

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

yeah I only have 1 +,-

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

yeah I only have 1 +,-

Uhhh... Then that means that you don't have that sub.

 

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

http://dls.se/en/car/prod.html?produkt=en_138

says dual 2 ohm voice coils

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

http://www.carreview.com/channels/carreview/images/products/product_342935.jpg

That's a dual voice coil sub. Note the dual Postive/Negative.

EDIT:

If there are only one set, here.

http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/ca/learningcenter/car/subwoofer_wiring/2SVC_2-ohm_mono.jpg

 

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

Maybe im having a brain fart but im certain I only have 1 set of coils on the subs. and im 100% positive they are the subs that I have in the link. They even say so on the sticker on the sub hah. Cant look right now because my baby nephew is asleep in my room, so cant go in ....

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

Alright. Well I've linked both the DVC and SVC wiring diagrams, so either way it will show you how.

 

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

Haha alright I do have dual voice coils. Which wireing kit shall I go for? and what are RCA's? They dont come withe a wireing kit?

 

[Bobby322 10+ year member]

Also, will I need a distribution block? I dunno where to even wire that up to