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    hi there,
    just wondering if anyone can advise me on which wiring kit i should buy and where can i buy it, (Brisbane)
    i have an Alpine 350watt rms amp mono running a 300-350watt rms pioneer sub
    i have been told 8 gauge is what i need but i want good quality but at the same time don't want to bay the earth, any good brands i should look for ect......so any help would be great
    thanks

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    Buy the biggest that will fit in the amps terminals (could well be 8awg). I have never worried about wiring brands, but generally buy jaycar wire personally

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    Yeah when talking such basic instals, any wiring kit is going to do the job (after all, they are all designed to do the same thing) OP, i wouldn't be putting any emphasis on quality, you won't get any gains out of a cheap kit vs an expensive one. Your only talking about a small amp, and an entry level sub. If your not planning on upgrading anything anytime soon, then just buy the cheapest 8awg, 2 channel wiring kit you can find. If you are planning an upgrade, take your amp in with you, and see if it will accept a larger guage wire. Otherwise your other option would be to run a larger guage power cable, and then use a distibution block (you can get cheap one's for about 15 bucks)

    I'm not too familiar with Birsbane, but i'm sure if you did a quick search, you'll find a few car audio stores in the area. Otherwise, even places like WOW, anywhere that has an audio section, will be able to supply you with a wiring kit. Just remember though, stores like those, that aren't dedicated car audio centres, are likely to be limited with knowledge and advice, should you plan on asking a lot of questions when you go in there..

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    An 8AWG power cabling kit will be fine...i use these all the time and never had a problem, good quality for the money.

    Whilst im not in Brisbane, any of your local car audio shops will stock 8AWG wiring kits.
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    actually, if you want, i've got 4 metres, of 8 awg,and inline fuse, and a 5 metre rca lead laying around and of no use, if you want it, i can mail it to you. I just don't know if 4 metres of power cable would be enough.Let me know if you want it, and you can have it. You'll just need to get yourself a small amount of earth wire, and a bit of speaker cable, and something to use as a trigger wire..Probably get that from Jaycar for under 10 bucks..

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