amp installation

[Holty]

i plan to run the power wire down the drivers side somehow because the battery is on the drivers side and that is the easiest way but what about rca's, and remote wire? i'll be running 2 sets of rca's back to the trunk along with a remote turn on wire. is there enough room under the plastic panel pieces run all this wire? should i go down the drivers side or the passenger side? also, i'll be running 12awg speaker wire up to all my speakers. any tips on that?

lol, man i have alot of work to do.

 

[Heath]

You should run your power and remote down one side and the RCA's down the other side of the truck, that will help prevent engine noise...

 

[WoodysX]

RCAs should be ran on the oppsite side from the Power and Ground cables. Thats the reason they are on the oppsite/further side of an amp. If the Power does get too close to the RCAs you will most likely here "engine noise" which is a distorded/humming sound from your subs or speaker, which ever one your using the amp for.

 

[Holty]

thank you very much....that is very useful info. i would have not even thought about that.

 

[davesexplorer]

whats up, I ran 4 guage back the drivers side, and rca's on pass side, then ran 16 guage speaker wire to all 4 doors nicely concealed under the plastic/carpet, its a pain getting it into the drivers door though.

 

[Rscotts1]

Ran my 4 ga power wire down the center console. The speaker wires run down both passenger and driver sides as well as the RCA's. Would have loved to run all of the speaker wire (12 ga) down one side.....would have really been a pain-in-the-ass! though!

 

[Hokie]

You can pretty much run stuff however you want, aslong as there is 18" between power and signal wires. This is the MECP certified number. As for running wires, I have 3 old Musica 200 RCAs and speaker wire running on my passenger side. These RCA's are HUGE and there was plenty of room. These trucks are great to wire systems in.

 

[chevyh8r]

its pretty easy really id do half and half to prevent engine noise