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

[powerkor]

Some Questions and Problems for You to Answer:

#Question 1

No Power Coming to the Amp
Im not even getting any power. I've tried replacing both amp and wire fuses, howerver I have not tried to get new wire.

Is fuse 30 different from 30A? If so, I know thats the problem... if not, my guess is its because of the wire.

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---- FACTS about my amp:
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--1) I know I have the right size wires because a pro place uninstalled it from the last car and kept all the wire they could.

--2) I also know the sub is bridgable because its a 2 channel mixer (kicker) im not sure of the exact model but the previous owner had them bridged to support the 15" sub I also bought off him.
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#Question 2
Where should I ground the other wire too? I was just using a regular (wire to ground it... but know that you said something, it makes sense to use a 12 gauge wire... I have some extra I'll do that.

#Question 3
Whats the easiest place in the car to run the wire from the trunk to the battery?



This post has been edited by powerkor: Nov 26, 2003 - 10:41 PM