hey guys - ive installed my headunit and my 4 speakers myself... i just bought a punch 200.4 amp and a rockford complete wiring kit... this is going to be a first for me, so can some1 give me good complete directions? thanks a lot

 

Sure. I'd be happy to help. But one quick question. What is included in your amp wiring kit?? 4 channel amps require more wiring then 1 or 2-channel amps. But I will give you the quick amp wiring idea.

First you will need to run 2 pair of RCAs from you CD player to your amp. Then you will need to attach the power wire to the + battery terminal (maybe kit came with clamps?) and run it to the fuse block. Then attach the same size wire to the - battery terminal and run to to a grounding point on the chassis of your car. Then run the same size wire from the fuse block to the rear of the car. You will need a distribution block. (maybe kit came with one?) This will take that larger size power wire and split it into several smaller wires. You will need to run TWO pieces of wire (8g?) from the d- block to your + power imputs on the amp. Then run the same size wire from the - power input on the amp to a grounding point on your chassis. Then hook up your speakers! I'm sure you know how to do that though, right? Start will the gain all the way down. Then set it to match the output voltage of your CD player. (Hopefully it's not marked just "min." and "max." ) Once you tell me exactly what your wiring kit came with, I can help you more. You may need to buy a couple more little things......

 

just my opinion. I would run new speaker wires and not use the factory wires for your mids/highs. I just got through rewiring my system and used 12awg wire from the amp to all speakers. Big difference. It sounds cleaner and wayyy louder than before when I was using the factory wires.