TheNewbie

Title says it all, i was installing my amp and was using anything i could for a ground, just to make sure it was all hooked up correctly. I used a very very very thin wire 18 gauge it looks like. The amp won't turn on. I checked my power and my blue amp wire. It's all set up but the amp won't turn on. I put it in my buddys car that has a much thicker ground and it turns on. Any ideas? Also pretty sure the ground is grounded well. Thanks

Haha, nah man just about 900 nothing big was just making sure by wanting some beats i'd only have to buy more wire if i mess it up not my precious level 3

Lol, alright well i can replace the wires no problem, hell i could even buy the better wires but gotta leave something for my mom before she kills me. Thanks gys, so it woulldn't do anything to the sub correct? Or amp

Hey guys, so I was curious, what's the worst that will happen if i run a lower gauge wire both speaker wire, ground, power ect. Couldn't tell you the exact gauge it's a cheap pack from wal-mart my friends letting me use for now. I'd buy the wire i need but moms gettin a lil mad saying she won't be able to get me anything for x mas So im thinkin about just running my friends wire but it's a pretty low gauge, if i push it to hard will it damage the sub? Or will the wires just burn up. Thanks for any input

Alright, sounds good. I'll prob get a Knu Kit, thanks for the input guys, sorry about the double posts, computers being completely stupid.

That would be dc level 3, on an MPR-M1000 Alpine amp.

That would be dc level 3, on an MPR-M1000 Alpine amp.

Ah okay, guess i needa get bigger gauge wire to, damnit this wire is going to be a pain xD maybe i can get a pack somewhere hopefully. Thanks guys for the input. I won't be using that wire

Ah okay, guess i needa get bigger gauge wire to, damnit this wire is going to be a pain xD maybe i can get a pack somewhere hopefully. Thanks guys for the input. I won't be using that wire

Hey, well awhile back, when i first got into car audio i had bought a 20 dollar raptor pack or something at AutoZone, it came with speaker wire for the sub, to hook up the amp to the sub, heres a picture of the wire. I put it next to a screw so you can get a feel for the size. How important is this wire? Will this suffice or would the sub perform alot better with another type or wire. Any inputs grately appreciated. Thanks

You prolly have air in the line, make sure to try to bleed your brakes, happened to me not to long ago.

Maybe your cable doesn't like the new ipod touch is the old ipod another touch? Or a regular ipod.

What's next a pocketsized amp pushing a billion watts?! This things crazy

But that's ohm LOAD right? Not what ohms it is.

Meh, maybe someone will come and correct us both lol.

Same sub man, just the D2 can be wired to 1 or 4 ohm and the D4 can be wired 2 to 8 ohm, someone correct me if im wrong.

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Bump getting a little excited seeing how i get payed today be able to finish everything up, would anyone be able to tell me if there will be that big of a difference between the settups seeing how i now have alot bigger of an area to fill?

Btw, thanks for the input guys it's helped

Lol, thank you i was trying to find the word for it yeah maybe. Just not sure, i'll have to hook it up and see how bad it rattles. Need a box Munky, You think the DC level 3 custom box on 1k alpine amp will be better than Kicker CVX 750 watts on a crunch amp, in a prefab box? (; had to upgrade little worried about the space though, i had the Kicker in a extended cab, this ones in a car way more room to cover.

Just hope it's better than my old system that'd kick ass.

haha, alright man well thanks. The one i have there isn't metal at all cept very very very little, doubt the level 3 dc on 1k will flex my windsheild tho

What if it's the trunk though? I can't put sound matt on the windsheild :/ i dunno how exactly to put pictures on here but hopefully that's right haha theres an idea of how it is, not my car but same example.https://www.google.com/search?q=mitsubishi+eclipse+rs+trunk&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1417&bih=600&sei=DODFTpOBConRiALr3IDbBQ#

Hey guys, well i have a 97 Eclipse Rs and the "Trunk" isn't really a trunk, it's one solid peice so from the backseat you can get stuff from the trunk, im not exactly sure where to put the sound deadner without blocking my window? Any ideas. I'll see if i can get a picture up here.