Help Installing Amp Kit

[02_FNE]

ok well im looking to install an amp wiring kit so i can run a sub in my 32gtr

so what i would like help with is where is the best place to run the power cable thru from the battery and into the cars cabin?

also for running the wiring into the boot?

any help would be appreciated..

and the easier the better..

Cheers,

Corey

[DRD-00F]

Best place for it is to run it down the drivers side the entire way...

Get it from the battery, through the firewall, along the bottom of the door sill, up and under the rear seat then into the boot. You will have a fight getting it through the firewall. You can take off all the side skirting and what not to run it under the door and to the back seat, which you can also remove and run it through to the boot...

It sounds so simple, but unless you know where all the bolts are, it can be a prick

Good luck!

oh yeah, one more thing, don't run RCA cables and power cables together.

[FloydWestwood]

yeah like doof said, run the cables far apart. when i did my car, i took out the back seat, drivers seat and took up some of the carpet. a little bit extreme, but you get the piece of mind that the wiring and stuff isnt dodgy. run the rca cable next to the transmission tunnel and power next to the door sill. run the trigger cable with the rca cable.

[HEKT1K]

not to hijack this thread.. but i ran my power cable from the battery [in the boot of my 33] to the amp.. and had the rca's going down the passenger side... and i still get whine so be careful!

[Jack88]

ECU is in the passenger side kick panel,thats most proberly where your noise is being induced from.

Jack

Edited September 4, 2008 by Jack88

[02_FNE]

Best place for it is to run it down the drivers side the entire way...

Get it from the battery, through the firewall, along the bottom of the door sill, up and under the rear seat then into the boot. You will have a fight getting it through the firewall. You can take off all the side skirting and what not to run it under the door and to the back seat, which you can also remove and run it through to the boot...

It sounds so simple, but unless you know where all the bolts are, it can be a prick

Good luck!

oh yeah, one more thing, don't run RCA cables and power cables together.

so going thru the firewall.. that sounds hard.. lol

so theres no real easy way is there..

[Rekin]

so going thru the firewall.. that sounds hard.. lol

so theres no real easy way is there..

its an easy way;

1. Jack up the front right wheel of the car.

2. Unscrew the plastic guard liner, closest to the firewall

3. Pull down the plastic guard liner and out of the way.

4. You will now see a rubber grommet with a loom going through.

This is where you want to shove your amp wiring through.

5. Get a long screwdriver and try and poke through the rubber.

6. Feed the amp power cable through the hole you just made.

7. It will pop out to the right of the accelerator pedal. (pull off the drivers side kickpanel for easier access)

Tricky part is feeding in the amp cable as it will flex as you try push it through.

Once you've done that just run the wiring through rest of car.

Here are some pics of my installation;

Drivers side door;

Fat power cable, amp cable and front door speaker wire

Running up into the boot;

Passenger side door;

RCA cables and speaker wire

Running up into the boot

If i had to do it again, i would run the RCA cables through the centre console as its real easy to pull it off.

It was tricky to squeeze 3 sets of rca cables along the door sil lol

If you get a meaty power cable it will also be tricky running it through the door sil.

Also ive heard that taking off the black plate (seperating boot to cabin) will make the sub sound louder for you.

[02_FNE]

brilliant..

thanks for all the help guys.. and thanks Rekin for the pics and walk thru..