2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS IB Trunk Build - RF Fi Infinity Pioneer XS Power MechMan SHCA Knu Gates ...

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I bought this D3400 back in June, but I needed it out for a couple of reasons:

A XS Power 500 heat wrap kit, 580 brass post kit, & a pair of Stinger 1/0 / 4awg terminals:

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Time to yank the PASS seat out & get those runs of 4awg Bullz the frig out of my life(!):

Backseat pulled too:

What a rat's nest(!):

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To save on back pain, I ran these POS & NEG runs of 2awg welding cable through the center of the interior without taking any photos, but here's where they come up along the firewall:

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Just a 'lil comparison photo I took ... GOT THROUGHPUT?! Left (blue) Bullz Audio 4awg insulation - Right (red) 2awg welding cable I now have POS & NEG runs of:

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New, improved, & better-routed ALT to BATT "Big 3" cable ... 1/0 welding cable:

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BATT re-installed & a new OEM harness installed on the i-Bar. I had to re-purpose a junkyard, GM side-mount harness from an Impala because using those shitty Kicker side post "things" the first time I had to cut into the whole harness. This donor was near-perfect, ... used some Simple Green & re-wrapped it with some new loom 'n tape, then lightly sanded the ring terminals, & I was in business.

Nice factory look with the four terminals going: to the starter, OEM Fuse Box, engine GND, & a crappy chassis GND.

The pictured Stinger terminals are where the system will get its real, solid connections, both POS & NEG.

Below you can see the POS side of the great-looking harness, & one of the Stinger's mounted & dual 1/0awg installed - one to the breaker, one to the ALT ...

... & a short trip up into a RF 200-Amp breaker ... & 2awg out to RF terminals in back, ... then into each of new RF 100-Amp breakers before into the amps ...

*** The dual-1/0awg out of the Stinger POS BATT terminal was for aesthetics ... obviously one goes to the ALT, & the other to the circuit breaker, ... then the 2awg run to the back was plenty enough after asking around & reading Ampacity charts, etc. ***

One last connection ... a short length of 1/0awg - GND for BATT to ENG of "Big 3" ... Well-crimped, then heat-shrinked ...

*** For some reason the heat-shrink came out looking blue-ish in the photo, ... it is black. ***

... & that about sums it up folks. I turned the key to fire up the car for the first time in over a week, & it fired right up, & the system came right on. After some messin' with the controls on the deck to re-program it, I was making sweet noise in no time!

I will be taking more photos of the finished product under the hood & out back shortly, I still have to get the PASS seat back in first ...

Thanks to anyone who reads the additional post here ... comments, question, & harassment always welcome.

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[shmew22]

Build looks good man. Nice ride too.

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interesting set-up with the IB. is there anyway you could get a video?

[g2shuck]

I am impressed man. It came out very nice. I really would love to hear a IB setup.

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interesting set-up with the IB. is there anyway you could get a video?

What in particular would you like a video of?

EDIT: Actually, ... I have an idea ... Stay tuned ...