Originally posted by cloudasc
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ground wires especially a poor engine ground wire causes head light dimming... upgrade the grounds in your engine compartment and watch that problem go away...
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I haven't done the big 3 yet... if anything the dimming of the headlights is due to using/drawing more power then the alternator is outputting at idle, which then draws the extra power from the battery, until the battery can no longer keep up with the demand, which causes the lights to start dimming with the really low notes. I listen to techno, trance, dubstep, so the bass is pounding hard and frequently. Its not really a big deal as I don't usually sit at a stop lights for very long, with the music cranked up that high plus the headlights don't dim enough to be considered anything major. Maybe when I get that extra 12w1 I'll do the big 3 then, as that monoblock alpine should be pushing around 500w rms @ 2ohm.Originally posted by kapone View PostComment
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^^^ the op says he dosnt know what gauge wire he has (and ive never seen 2 gauge wire in a car) so there's no way he would know what gauge wire goes into the amp. A little common sense goes a long way...Originally posted by kapone View Post
Anyhow for running your rca's my guess is your deck has a RCA out that's specific for your subs. I would run a RCA from the deck sub output to your rear sub amp. if not then using the RCA outs on the other amp should be OK....
With the little power your amps have your lights shouldnt "dim" you might have a week battery or alt. I'd say run 4 gauge if you can if not run 8. The 2 gauge wire is probably really 4 gadge wire. You probably should go to a car audio shop and get there opinion...then do it yourself if your trying to save money there opinion dosnt cost you anything...Comment
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Originally posted by kapone View PostI found out what the real wiring size is. My buddy works with electrical wires and he said it's 4 gauge. Like I said I'm new to all this, Just a 16 year old kid trying to bumpOriginally posted by SPLCB7 View Post^^^ the op says he dosnt know what gauge wire he has (and ive never seen 2 gauge wire in a car) so there's no way he would know what gauge wire goes into the amp. A little common sense goes a long way...
Anyhow for running your rca's my guess is your deck has a RCA out that's specific for your subs. I would run a RCA from the deck sub output to your rear sub amp. if not then using the RCA outs on the other amp should be OK....
With the little power your amps have your lights shouldnt "dim" you might have a week battery or alt. I'd say run 4 gauge if you can if not run 8. The 2 gauge wire is probably really 4 gadge wire. You probably should go to a car audio shop and get there opinion...then do it yourself if your trying to save money there opinion dosnt cost you anything....
The head unit is a Jensen UV10, It has one sub output. I used a connector that goes from 1 female-2 female so I can run the rca's back to the sub.
As too my lights dimming, I need to do the big 3. Going to buy some wire once I finish my rust repair and do that. Thanks for the help
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You realize I've never in the 20 years of doing this have encountered a name brand of audio power/ground wire that didn't put the gauge right on the wire it self...Originally posted by SPLCB7 View Post^^^ the op says he dosnt know what gauge wire he has (and ive never seen 2 gauge wire in a car) so there's no way he would know what gauge wire goes into the amp. A little common sense goes a long way...
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Sorry my common sense stops at just simply reading the gauge on the wire....
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Old worn wire and cheap wire dosn't list alwaysOriginally posted by kapone View Post
my guess is if you have been doing car audio for 20 years you wouldn't cheap out on crappy wire noobs do.
and that's a good thing but they don't know any better.....
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I am a complete noob to this and I will admit it. Walmart audio ftmfl.Originally posted by SPLCB7 View PostOld worn wire and cheap wire dosn't list always my guess is if you have been doing car audio for 20 years you wouldn't cheap out on crappy wire noobs do. and that's a good thing but they don't know any better.....
I'm not looking to compete in competitions, just looking to have a nice system.Comment
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