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    Default wiring subbbbb without amppp??

    hi as the title says i was wonderiing if this is possible?
    And how would i do thiss?
    I suck with wires and electrical stuff so
    in the simlest way possible please??
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    You could wire it to a rear channel of your head unit, but it would be lucky to get 18wrms which would not even move the sub, and chances are the h/u doesnt have a low pass filter so it would act like a giant speaker.
    Pretty much as Nathanwright said.

    You need an amp.
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    Yes it can be done, but under no means should you do it. Wiring a sub directly to the head unit, to either of it's channels, would give you at the most, 12-15 watts rms.

    EDIT must have been typing at the same time as the other replies.....

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    no dramas.
    As i said i have no idea about electrics hahaha,
    thanks alot guys
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    Hey dea, financed my VS 3yrz ago, desper8 4a car, meter read 214,016kms... I PAID $14,000.00, 3yrz l8r im dealin with alot of problemz... n e cheap BUT good mechanix in west melbourne? n e info appreci8d... Fanx...
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    if you post up the specs of the sub maybe someone can suggest an amp to power it. if you need a hand with the wiring ill come round if you're near me.

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    i did for while, if you set fader to the rears lol, it gives out more bass then any 6x9's can, but no where near an amp
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    ok ill put some specs up
    its a candence 'fx series'
    350 watts(rms power)
    700 watts(peak poower)
    and then its got 4ohm impendance and FXWB121-4

    btw i just read that off the back i have no cloe what any of it means.
    Then i just got a shittty sony xplod speakers and headunit
    which actually work really well just gota tune it right
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    Hey dea, financed my VS 3yrz ago, desper8 4a car, meter read 214,016kms... I PAID $14,000.00, 3yrz l8r im dealin with alot of problemz... n e cheap BUT good mechanix in west melbourne? n e info appreci8d... Fanx...
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    yea if i end up getting it il lay low from the cops lol jus want it for skids etc lol

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    As the others have said, you need an amp. For that sub I'd buy a 2 channel amp and bridge it so it's a 1 channel amp. Since the sub is rated at 350Wrms, you want an amp that does that much or a bit more. Since you have a low budget, this is probably the best value for money you'll find for a new amp. Otherwise you'll be looking at 2nd hand.

    And in reply to the others saying you'll get no or very little sound running a sub from the head unit, look at this:
    It's rated at 93db 1W/1m, so...
    93dB @ 1 W
    96dB @ 2W
    99dB @ 4W
    102dB @ 8W
    105dB @ 16W
    108dB @ 32W
    111db @ 64W
    114dB @ 128W
    117dB @ 256W
    120dB @ 512W

    You do get quite a bit more sound with more power but 105dB at 16W is still fairly loud before you take into account cabin gain

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    lol, what do u mean by 'bridge it' ?? :P

    what about this onee??
    http://www.jbhifi.com.au/car-sound-g...amp-sku-54168/
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    Quote Originally Posted by StoneX View Post
    well that was cool ! :P

    well so basically long story short i put positive into one channel
    and the negitive intot he other channel
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    Hey dea, financed my VS 3yrz ago, desper8 4a car, meter read 214,016kms... I PAID $14,000.00, 3yrz l8r im dealin with alot of problemz... n e cheap BUT good mechanix in west melbourne? n e info appreci8d... Fanx...
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    Yeah, but you need to read your amplifier instruction manual or the amp will have markings near the speaker terminals to indicate how to bridge it.

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    yep no worries
    thanks heaps for all ur help man!
    really appriciated
    Quote Originally Posted by BIGbrown1 View Post
    Hey dea, financed my VS 3yrz ago, desper8 4a car, meter read 214,016kms... I PAID $14,000.00, 3yrz l8r im dealin with alot of problemz... n e cheap BUT good mechanix in west melbourne? n e info appreci8d... Fanx...
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    yea if i end up getting it il lay low from the cops lol jus want it for skids etc lol

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