JoshM20

Good choice. Most of the quality installs I have seen lately have come from DIYer's. It seems most shops have inexperienced installers or installers that have just gotten burnt out or lazy. It is all about the money and not about the customer these days. The car audio industry needs some form of regulation. You pretty much need a license or degree to do anything else in this country but apparently it is no big deal to stick an inexperienced teenager under the dash of a new car and let them go to town... A little stereotypical don't you think True though

wow that makes me glad I've never went to a shop, and makes me reconsiter the install now, I think i will DIY.

BATCAPs and Yellow Tops aren't the same thing. I know this, someone said I didn't need a batcap so I asked if I should just use the spare or if I should get another yellowtop. I'm still not sure if I need a batt/ batcap

I just got a list from the installers at the shop and they gave me a list of crap that i really dont need, but I have narrowed it to what I am going to get. If anyone has an idea of where i can order these somewhere cheaper that would b great. Anyway here is the list 150 amp Circuit Breaker 100amp CB 2 Ground T-Blocks--? Fuse Holder with 300amp fuse-- Batcap Rca's Speaker Wire 5 0/1 gauge o rings Can someone help me on where to get this.

So I need to look for a 3 way thats not fused?

The 1200D will take 1/0 gauge right? It looks like it will, or will I have to ring it down a little bit?

Ok I guess I'm gonna order one of these, unless someone can tell me if it is or isn't a T-Block, or whatever that is haha. I guess I am going to order to CB's, unless someone thinks there is a 3way distrubtion block that can do 1/0 gauge. thx Josh Oh btw all the parts I ordered for the install came up to around 100 bucks, the audio shop estimate for what they were gonna charge me was 775~~~ WTF, unbelievable.

LoL Yea I was thinkin that too

It's gonna be hooked up to a sealed box while I build the ported one. How would I find out the tuning of a sealed box?

This is a few ideas I had. Not sure which ones I would do If I could.

Is this a Ground T-Block? http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KND-23

yea it was a 800 that he suggested, if there just batteries, why not get a yellowtop instead? Yellowtop is cheaper. The 1200D will take 1/0 gauge, it will take 4 gauge easily.

Whatever is cheaper, and I figured laminating the existing panels would b cheaper. How do i upload some pics?

you think I should just use the spare batt instead of the batcap

I guess it's not all panels, I'll take some pics of what I wanna CF. Brb

I looked at knu, but all there distr. blocks only had 1/0 gauge going in and 4 gauge going out, I think that is why he went with the CB's

so you think I should get the CB's or the 3 way Distibution block? Where do I get the 300amp fuse holder?

so I should just be safe and get like 10? Or do you think I would need more.

I should be installing mine, this weekend-next week Jacob, How do I set the sonic filter on these? I keep seeing people say never turn it off, my question is what Hz shouldI set it too. Josh

also I am getting a buddie that is a mechanic to do the Big 3 and he said all he needs is the wire and right connection and he will do it, so I firgured I would use the 1/0 gauge wire I have coming. What connectors would I need? Or do I have to look under the hood? I use to run amps when I was younger, but I've never done a system that needed this chit b4, and I broke my back last year so I can't do that chit anymore.

The ring terminals were for the batcap i think. That's where the extra 4 came from i believe. yea that does make since, I'm using 0/1 or 1/0 gauge wire, At first he said I needed a 3 way distribution block, then he said seperate CB's Oh and I went and got a yellowtop optima 2 put under the hood, couldn't i just use the factory battery as the spare batt?

2 sundown 1200D 1 sundown 100.4 2Fi 15 BL

Hey everyone, I am taking the car in tomorrow to get my amps installed and I need to go get a wiring kit. I am looking for some quick advice on what I need and what gauge wire, I really would rather purchase this before hand then get overcharge at the shop. I want to go ahead and get all the wiring I will need for 2 sundown 1200's and a Sundown 100.4 I also am having a friend do the Big Three, What wire type/gauge will I need for that. I am only going to be running 1 or the 1200's and a older 2 channel amp, but I want them them to go ahead and install all of them so when I get the electrics upgraded I can go ahead and have it ready. Thx Josh P.S. I am having this done (install not Big 3) done tomorrow at 10am, so if anyone can help me before hand I would really appreciate it.

What is bigger than 1/0? Where would I go to get the wire from? And it is going in a 08 Mazda6

still waiting on my sub, so right now I am fabricating a box to stick 2 10's in to test the amp out. :} Will let you know how it goes.