another speaker/amp/wireing question.

[larryueckert]

please don't use home stereo rca jacks you will have motor noise in no time buy like stinger,rockford fosgate,pheonix gold,monstercable,etc as for the remote wire all your giving your amp is a signal to turn on or turn off 16 or 18 will be fine

[chpthril]

I thought I would give everyone a quick update.

I went to run the 2 14 AWG speaker cables, and 2 10 AWG power cables for the lights today. I barely was able to get the two speaker cables through the hole, and deicded to give up on the lights. (Anyone want to buy 4 55w lights?).

Things were going well, then I found out my tower is blocked in the middle, and you can't push wire through the whole thing. Well, I had already pre-drilled four 1/2 inch holes (2 for the speakers, and 2 for the lights), so I ended up pulling the wire back out of the tower, and running it to the next hole, and back in. I really don't like the way it looks, but at this point I don't have much of a choice.

I just ordered the 8 AWG power wire for the amp, and the ZX350.2 from ebay. Hopfully they will be here by next weekend.

When they do get here, I should be able to hook everything up.

One last question (actually 2). Does it matter what type of wire I use for the RCA --> RCA ports for the amp? Can I pull something from my home stereo, or do I need something much thicker? Also, the blue wire for the remote that goes from the stereo to the amp, will normal 16 (or 18) AWG wire work for that?

Run your speaker wires on one side of the tower and the 2 wires for the lights on the other.

9' RCA's from Best Buy = $8

16ga or 18ga will work fine for the amp remote turn on.

[Waterski-Rebel]

Chpthril - I can't get to the other side of the tower without removing the seatback, and I can't figure out how to remove it. It also doesn't look like I have the feeder wire on that side.

Also, I just ordered a Monster Cable Car Audio Interlink 201XLN 10' 2 CH RCA from ebay for $14 (shipped). I saw Larry's post, then ordered it. I do have a bunch of the cheap $9 RCA cables, but don't mind buying this one. I don't want to end up with engine noise.

[philwsailz]

Chpthril - I can't get to the other side of the tower without removing the seatback, and I can't figure out how to remove it. It also doesn't look like I have the feeder wire on that side.

Also, I just ordered a Monster Cable Car Audio Interlink 201XLN 10' 2 CH RCA from ebay for $14 (shipped). I saw Larry's post, then ordered it. I do have a bunch of the cheap $9 RCA cables, but don't mind buying this one. I don't want to end up with engine noise.

The best way to ensure you have no engine noise:

Run a diesel...


Okay, seriously, when you get it installed and running, you may find a little noise. We have solutions...

Keep us posted on your progress...!!!