Firewall spot for amp power wire
05-31-2007, 07:52 AM
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i can take some when i get home from work at 2 but were the passenger sits theres a plastic under the glove box rumove that using torque or allan wrenh dont rememberlook in the right corner after moving your carpetmake sure hood is open you should see a little light thats it like i said i cm hole for 1 inch wire it wasnt good
05-31-2007, 08:04 AM
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no problem word of advice...grab a metal coat hanger make it staright wrap electric tape around it than put the hanger threw the hole pull till you see the cable and when you see that grab needle nose plyers and get the rest of it with that but ill take pics for you when i get home around 230
05-31-2007, 08:08 AM
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no kidding- i have learned to get creative when snaking wires around doing other installs in the past. one thing is for sure- i am glad the load of my amps doesn't require the use of 0 guage.
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05-31-2007, 08:22 AM
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i am using knukonceptz- 4ga kolossus kable which is equivalent to 3ga. that is running to a distro block in the back then into two runs of 8ga kolossus kable to each of the amps.
05-31-2007, 08:27 AM
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I used 0/1 Gauge and I made my own hole with a step bit and then sealed it with gorrilla snot (type of sticky putty) and silicon. ***** part was running it to the back with next to no room...
05-31-2007, 08:31 AM
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once you get it threw the hole its easy seat come part east to hide wires floor running boards snap off simple from there man...the radio was a ***** to take out it took me forever lol but most likely tou no how to do it i had no idean about mbworld.org when i did my system
05-31-2007, 08:32 AM
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all of the interior is currently out of the car- aside from the dash and center console. everything came out so i could sound deaden and run wires easier.
05-31-2007, 08:33 AM
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but i already took everything out...lol i was at a red light and the plastic part around my plate fell off and was dangeling by wires haha so i put it back together and have one 10 know
05-31-2007, 08:54 AM
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what gauge are you running? there is a couple of places behind the battery and also behind the Fuse box that are pretty easy to run smaller gauge wires... I drilled min on the battery side just behind the battery and it dropped right down to the phone/GPS receiver cover below the pass. side carpet. This is where I mounted my XM/Navtraffic receiver and my Ipod Box as well. Great palce to put things there is a lot of room there... I could have probably put a amp there.
05-31-2007, 08:57 AM
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pics?
it's knukonceptz 4ga which is actually 3ga. i am going to have to have a look behind this cover. i need a place to mount my inline fuse holder as well as my RF 3sixty- this might just be the place.
it's knukonceptz 4ga which is actually 3ga. i am going to have to have a look behind this cover. i need a place to mount my inline fuse holder as well as my RF 3sixty- this might just be the place.
05-31-2007, 09:04 AM
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Yeah I think it will hold both of those... I will get you pics when I get home from work... I had my XM and Ipod boxes originally in the glove box where the CD changer was until I tested it all then I took apart behind the glove box and there was no room I was like damn I am going to have to cram it in the little space that I had... Then as I was going to run wire I pulled the carpet back and low and behold a really nice area with a metal cover to protect the equipment... It was a great discovery for sure.
05-31-2007, 09:06 AM
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DO NOT PUT YOUR AMP THERE ESPICALLY IN THE SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!your amp needs to breathe needs air flowif you put it under your carpet it will not be pretty i tried all i did is fry a 1600watt p-series rocford got so hot fried the circuits...up to you though
05-31-2007, 09:08 AM
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a 3sixty isn't an amp- it's a processor/eq that integrates into the factory head unit. it doesn't get hot- it should be ok in that space behind the dash. the amps are going in the trunk under a false floor.
05-31-2007, 09:53 AM
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I know I would have hooked up a fan, I have my amps very much so hidden with cooling fans. I am a MECP installer and would never recommend putting one down there without a cooling fan of bigger size then 20mm... It has a great spot on the cover for one too..
