How to run speaker wires

[Jarmore]

Hello again

My question is as follows. Once the time comes to wiring speakers. How do I for example wire the speakers so they are not on the sane line as the power cable going to the battery. Will I have to run say for example the left speaker all the way to the right side then male it follow the right sides wire? Will there be enough wire to do that?

Cheers fellas

 

[acarmody]

It is ok to run the speaker cable next to power cable. Just not the RCAs.

 

[stockies]

If your really paranoid, run em through the roof lining.


But as above, only RCA cables need to be far away from power cables

 

[v6nutz_2012]

It is ok to run the speaker cable next to power cable. Just not the RCAs.

Well that all depends what that particular power cable is for. I had a speaker wire near a run of 0 ga that went from front to rear batteries. Caused a lot of alternator whine in that speaker, even when stereo was turned off

 

[showbags]

Well that all depends what that particular power cable is for. I had a speaker wire near a run of 0 ga that went from front to rear batteries. Caused a lot of alternator whine in that speaker, even when stereo was turned off

I have 0g power and speaker cable bundled together in one run of tech flex with zero noise. Alternator whine is usually cause by bad earth or amp gain too high.

 

[Jarmore]

No that's fine fella's. Glad to know it's no biggie. I ain't that paranoid. Just heard that signal cables aren't supposed to be near powercables. haha.

I'm running 4 gauge. I'll post my system once I get it in late december early jan, but yeah. Thanks all for your time. I appreciate it. And I'll make sure I have a nice meaty earth on the chasis. No paint

 

[acarmody]

I have 0g power and speaker cable bundled together in one run of tech flex with zero noise. Alternator whine is usually cause by bad earth or amp gain too high.

Same and agree.

 

[Tasmaniak]

Speaking of bad earths... had a frustrating one last night in an RX-8. Customer was adamant about no holes drilled so had to use an existing earth.apparently the factory strut brace which bolts to side of the strut tower instead of strut tops is not an earth mongrel bastard thing.

Off topic I know but it gave me the shits.

 

[showbags]

Speaking of bad earths... had a frustrating one last night in an RX-8. Customer was adamant about no holes drilled so had to use an existing earth.apparently the factory strut brace which bolts to side of the strut tower instead of strut tops is not an earth mongrel bastard thing.

Off topic I know but it gave me the shits.

And how many dummy spits and head scratching before you figured it out?

 

[Tasmaniak]

Customer was present so I stay civilised. It didn't take long to sort outbut still a WTF moment. My meter read between 6-9Volts across the amp terminals when it wouldn't turn on and when I moved by negative probe to the chassis of the bose amplifier it jumped up to 12 I knew I had a bad earth.. my biggest annoyance was that I had cut and terminated the ground cable and fed it through parcel shelf up and out of the way.

On making a new earth lead, I may not have completely removed the old from the parcel shelf.... I think my cutters got in the way and may have just snipped it at either end. Not sure.... shhhh lol