running wires for amp

[DJ]Tomski · Post by **[DJ]Tomski** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:52 pm

i want to install all my audio by myself but where do i run the wires for the amp to the trunk. do i just put the wires under the carpet? if so, how do i get the carpet up
Tom

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:28 pm

I actually have to do this to my car soon.

What your gonna do is run the wire under the carpet right below the doors. You have to pop up the plastic doorstep guards, and the panel where the hood release is. If you look there, theres already some wires running along that with the rear defrost and domelight wires. When you get to the back seat area, simply pull the bottom of the backseat up, it should just pop up. When you look at the backseat where its bolted down on the drv. side, you should see the factory wires running up to the back deck, simply take your power wire and run it beside that wire into the trunk. I might have that a little wrong. But I will hopefully be installing my system completely tomorrow. Ill try and take some pics when I do.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:02 pm

best thing to do - run your power wires (remote and 12V+) wires on the drivers side of the car. Why? Because that is the side your battery is on, plus there is a grommet

in the firewall there. Run your RCA's either down the center or the passenger side. Run a ground wire to underneath the back seat. Make sure you tap straight into the batter post for the 12V+ and make sure to scrape down to bare metal when tapping the ground under the seat.
Make sure to run everything under the edge of the carpet along the doors. Easiest thing to do is pull up the little door mouldings the hold the carpet down, and pop the piece under the B-Pillars inside the car (they also hold down the carpet). This is easy to do, but also easy to mess up, be gental but firm (like with a woman).
Last, make sure you hide everything! Do not leave anything seen. Do not rush, and wire tie things up if you have to (for that clean look even while hidden. Have fun, and good luck!

eastwoodsn352 · Post by **eastwoodsn352** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:15 am

kc2002acr wrote:Run your RCA's either down the center or the passenger side.

this is a very important thing to do. if you run your RCAs beside your power wire u will run the risk of picking up electrical noise in your speakers.

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:01 am

eastwoodsn352 wrote:
kc2002acr wrote:Run your RCA's either down the center or the passenger side.
this is a very important thing to do. if you run your RCAs beside your power wire u will run the risk of picking up electrical noise in your speakers.

A reason I will NOT goto Car-Toys ever again... they did that when they first installed my stuff... I went back the next day and told the to run the wires properly... even then they got the RCA's crisscrossed on the back of my HU... total morons there... wasnt remotely worth the $300 i spent for them to install my amps, wiring and subs for me... makes me wish I took the time to research and do it on my own.

eastwoodsn352 · Post by **eastwoodsn352** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:35 am

ya a place i went to when i had my saturn stuffed my crossovers behind the stereo just because they didnt wanna take the time to mount them in the doors like they were supose to

[DJ]Tomski · Post by **[DJ]Tomski** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:21 pm

ya i was thinking about goin to best buy or some place and have them do it for me but i figured it's easy enuff to do myself. thx for the info guys
Tom