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Depending on what you want to do, $1000 would be plenty for all of this. First rule, don't buy cheap wires/cables. Your system is only as good as your wiring. Streetwires, tsunami, kicker and Stinger make GREAT cables. A 0 gauge kit will be around $90-120 depending on what you get. First, I would go to your local car audio store and buy ~5 feet of 0 gauge power wire and battery terminals that accept 0 gauge cable. Once you have this, youtube "the big 3 upgrade" and watch one of the videos. This is basically grounding your alternator and battery. It will give you like 20-25% more power. Now depending on what subs you get, a true 4 gauge amplifier kit will be enough. Anything over 1000 watts and you should get 0 gauge cables, anything less and 4 will be fine. Now comes the enclosure. Its recommended that you build your own, if you have the tools. You would only need 1 4x8 sheet of 3/4 MDF which costs ~$30 at home depot. I just recently built my own box and it cost me $40 for the wood, screws and glue. I'm going to be vague here, but if you want tight accurate bass, go with a sealed enclosure. If you want louder, but less accurate bass, go with a ported box. Bandpass boxes are garbage. Amps. When looking for an amp (and subs) all you need to know is RMS power. Max power means nothing. This seems to be the hardest thing for people to understand for some reason. Get a Mono class D amp for subs. Multi channel amps will be for your mids/highs. Anyways lets say you have 2 12's that are 500 watts RMS each. An amp that can push 800-1000 watts RMS will be perfect, but not necessary. You could power a 500 watt sub with a 3000 watt amp, you wont damage anything, just watch the gain setting. I'd go into headunits and mids/highs but I think this will be enough for you to take in for now. Hope it helped.

I got stickers to put on my car windows from my subs when I bought them, but I've always heard not to put them on because people will know you have equipment and break in and steal it. What do you guys think? I really want to put it on my window to make my ride look a bit more unique but I definitely don't want anyone breaking into my car. Has this happened to any of you? By the way, I don't live in a big town, maybe 10-15,000 people in my area. Just wanted to get yours guys feedback on this topic. Thanks.