what mistakes did you guys make when you installed your first system???

[Casket]

used romex for power wire. hey it has power ground and remote all in one. Perfect!

Been there, done that. Memories....

[SnowDrifter]

Forgetting to fuse the leads for my volt meter

[herbykw]

My first system was crap amps/subs improper wire size and crap grounds. used to think Jensen made good subs (bout 15 yrs ago)

I've come a long way. Lol

[wccfan12]

Going to an audio shop and getting the first little setup I saw because I didn't wanna save the money for a decent setup.

When I installed my first real setup I didn't know a thing about setting gains and had it all the way maxed out, lol.

Using prefab boxes.

[rocking.that.eclipse]

Cutting a whole in my prefab sealed box to make it ported

[Octavio Palencia]

built the shittiest box anyone has ever seen.

[Octavio Palencia]

Cutting a whole in my prefab sealed box to make it ported

Did the same thing lmao. slapped this on the hole. .. Don't know what I was thinking..

[lokki]

When I was 14 I bought a 300 watt amp (started with a k I think) and two 8 inch cannons. Hooked em up in my dads topaz. Instead of the remote lead my remote power came from something in the fuse panel under the dash to a toggle switch. One day he was driving me to the mall and the fuse surged and melted the remote line to the carpet all the way to the back of the car. 14 years later he still won't let me touch his damn radio lmao

[herbykw]

Oh yea, I also didn't know what ohms were or how to wire subs to amp properly. I just twisted the ends I all the wires together at the amp.

[SilveradoDeath]

bad mistakes i made when i did my firs few installs were bad grounds, (not sanding down to metal/bad spots). under gauged wire, and not using a bigger wire for future upgrades. trading better equipment for crappier stuff.