Wiring an amp and a sub, Installation Help Please Options

[powerkor]

Hello, Im trying to install an amp and a sub (both from the trunk) of my 97 ST celica.

My understanding is that I power the amp by wiring directly onto the red battery terminal, but my question is where in the firewall is there the most accessible hole to run the wire through? Let me know if I should do it this way, or just try to hook it up to my fuse box instead.

My second question: to bridge 2 channels together, I'm using the + channel from the one and the - channel from the other, I think this is how you bridge, but im not too sure, this is my first attempt.

I plan on doing this later today, so the quicker the feedback the more happier you guys would make me :-)

Thanks for your time.

Eric

[Supersprynt]

First thing is, do u have an amp install kit? It'll include everything you need. Youll want around 12gauge wire for the amp and use the excess for the ground. A "remote wire" so that when u turn ur deck on it'll turn the amp on, usually connects to power wire on deck.

Your power wire is going to be running directly from your amp to ur battery with an inline fuse. You will cut the power wire to do this and have at least a foot between the fuse and the battery.

Bridging does include one + and one -, however not all amps are bridgable so be careful. Usually its the outside termals to use when u do this.

In the firewall I used a hole on the drivers side where other wires already pass thru. Run your power line on one side and having no other wires running with it. If you have your RCA's runnign with it, its going to screw up your system and sound like crap. Run the RCA's thru the center console.

Anything else just ask.

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Nov 25, 2003 - 1:15 PM