SPEEDYGUN

Alright, I need some help with how to wire my system. I have purchased everything except the Install kit for my amps. This is what I have:

For the front , I have:

CDT CL-61 6.5" Components.....90 watt RMS and 4Ohm

A JBL Power P-180.2, (RMS Power: 90W x 2 ), to power the CDT's


For the rear, I have:

2 12" JL Audio 12W3 Subs -(4OHM) enclosed in a custom sealed rear well box

And a JL Audio 500/1 Amp to power the subs.


I need help with wiring all this together. I don't want to have to pay money to have someone install this if I can help it.


I know I am going to need a dual amp kit to install this. Would this Dual kit work?

Kit Includes:
17 ft Blue 4ga Power Cable
3 ft Silver Ground Cable 4ga
8 ft Blue Power Cable 8ga
6 ft Silver Power Cable 8 ga
20 ft High Quality Speaker Wire
16 ft Blue Remote turn on wire
17 ft Twisted Pair RCA Digital Interconnect Cable
20 ft Twisted Pair RCA Digital Interconnect Cable
Solid Metal Battery Terminal Clamp
In-Line Fuse Holder With Fuse
1x4 ga in 4x8 ga out Fused Distribution Block
Ring Terminals Installed
5 ft Split Loom
15 Pc's Cable Ties
4 Heavy Butt Connectors
4 Light Butt Connectors
6 Spade Terminators
1 Pass-thru Grommett


Also, I have seen someone post a wiring diagram for a dual amp setup on here, but i can't find it. Can anyone help me with this?

Bridging amps and speakers, wiring speakers at 2, 4, or 8 OHM, is like greek to me. Please help an audio newbie out.....

97FormulaWS-6

That kit should work, although I'd go to Home Depot and buy some more speaker wire/ larger gauge for the Subs (I typically run 12 Ga for the wayyage you have)

You may also need some more of the remote hookup wire, the blue one, you can get more of that at Radioshack, nothing special about that wire.

Other than that you may need an adapter for your battery.

Wire the subs in parallel, such that all the +'s go to the amp's + and the Neg's to the amp's Neg.

ping0317

http://www.houston-f-body.org/tech/monsoon/

great website

firebirdude

12g for that amount of power is insane. 16g would be plenty. You can run about 5kWRMS off 12g. And i think he's means you need a second battery terminal clamp. For the negative post. And he's correct. Wonder why it doesn't come with one? Also, do you have top posts on your battery? Only side? Or both? Very important question. Please answer before you buy the kit. And I still to this day, have no clue why they include big a$$ 4g butt connectors with every kit. Just in case huh?

97FormulaWS-6

yes, you can run that much wattage off 16Ga, but your losses are greater, and your heating of the wires is greater with the smaller wire. Plus most typical 16Ga wire is fairly crappy for speaker wire.

In my home audio setup I'm actually using Co-axial Belden wire for my speaker wire.