mister2d
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There's no space to run through. The factory wiring harness takes all the space there.
My Stereo Build...a bit modest.
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There's no space to run through. The factory wiring harness takes all the space there.
Chrish051873
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I drilled a hole on the edge of the connector and ran my wire through it into the rubber to get into the door.
Wasn't easy but it's done
Chris
Wasn't easy but it's done
Chris
mister2d
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How many wires. What gauge? I am using two 16 gauge. One for the tweeters and one for the door speaker.
Chrish051873
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Out of memory, I believe it was 16 ga. Monster speaker wire, i also ran 2 sets as I also put a tweeter in the door area on the other side of the mirror
xsonicLTZx
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I will be doing this very soon and will take photos of it :banana:
Quinton Exler
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Looks good, just gotta clean them wires up! 
mister2d
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This should be better.
Made some cables shorter and bundled the rest in Velcro bundles underneath. Also remounted the amp to the bottom false floor instead of upside down on the top floor. I just read that mounting an amp upside down is a bad thing.
mister2d
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Thanks. I'll get it fixed. Just got to find a good spot for the fuse holder.
Quinton Exler
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Fuses are important, i ran one way larger than i needed so if i ever demanded to much it wouldn't pop on me, but if the car encountered an electrical flaw it'd pop no problem.
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sonic007
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Id be careful there. You dont want to go too high. Ive seen fuse holders melt and fuses never blow. Ive seen wire shielding completely melted from the wire because the fuse is too big. More power=bigger wire plus lots of other fun things..lol
Quinton Exler
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Well i was on about 5000rms daily and 10,000 burping... So i really needed it. I always run a larger fuse than needed although its not safe.
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ChrisJ
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I usually use one that will probably fail sooner or later just to be safer and easier on things. I then replace it and continue as normal. I think on my A/D/S install I had a 100A fuse on a 4AWG copper wire. On that, I fused for the size wire I think.
You were using 5000 RMS daily, can you hear anymore?
I usually average around 1 to 10 watts RMS.
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ChrisJ
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I like your work, all except the location of the fuse holder as others have noted.
Any problems with ground loop? I always found it difficult in cars to get rid of it completely even when I tried to ground all components in one location.
mister2d
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I fixed it like Sonic007 suggested. The fuse is now located in the engine bay about 10 inches from the battery. Worked out nice with a piece of velcro to fasten it down.
I replaced my 5ch NVX amp I had with this 5ch Soundstream. The first two channels stopped working when you power on, but then starts to work after 5 mins or so. So, the warranty should address it. Don't know what I'll use it for once I get it back.
The cabling up is cleaned up again. Everything is all nice and tidy underneath where the spare tire is, although not shown in the pic below. Thank goodness for velcro wire ties.
Edit: No problems with ground loop at ALL. This system is extremely quiet with no alternator whine either.
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ChrisJ
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I fixed it like Sonic007 suggested. The fuse is now located in the engine bay about 10 inches from the battery. Worked out nice with a piece of velcro to fasten it down.
I replaced my 5ch NVX amp I had with this 5ch Soundstream. The first two channels stopped working when you power on, but then starts to work after 5 mins or so. So, the warranty should address it. Don't know what I'll use it for once I get it back.
The cabling up is cleaned up again. Everything is all nice and tidy underneath where the spare tire is, although not shown in the pic below. Thank goodness for velcro wire ties.
Edit: No problems with ground loop at ALL. This system is extremely quiet with no alternator whine either.
Any issues with cooling? Its a little concerning with no real way for air to circulate under there. If its been working fine even in the summer heat I'd call it fine. Am just curious if you've had problems or not?