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chrisdoesitbetter

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just wondering if anyone has a how to guide to installing subs and amps properly.
 

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I could give you s step by step guide.....but you'll have to be experienced with car audio gear installation and pulling apart certain interior parts of your car. If not its far better to head into your local car audio shop and pay them to install it, should cost around the $100-$150 mark i'd imagine, more for the cables required if you dont have them.
 

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Every car is different, so the method is similar but different in its own way. Don't go to a specialist yet though, just keep asking as some people are willing to install it for a 6 pack or something.
 

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Chris if you have a fair idea on what your doing, then i reccomend just getting stuck into it, and if you have any problems along we way, im sure you'll get the answers on here. But like Holdenboy was saying, you'll need a bit of knowledge and experience, so if you haven't got that, then take it to a specialist.
 

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ive installed a cd plaer sub and amp in my old pulsar so i know a bit but i actually care about this car so i want to do it properly without blowing speakers etc.
 

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Maybe posting what gear you have might get a better answer. We could probably drum up a step by step guide.
 

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Well if youve got some knowledge (sounds like you do) then yes, we can provide you with a guide on what to do. But youve already installed a sub and amp before, so you should know what to do?

Anyways yeah like above just post up the components you want to install.
 

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sub and 2 amplifiers...can you run 2 amplifiers by commoning one fuse?beacause i dont want to have one fuse for every amp i run
 

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You will need a fused distribution block, so you will have a fuse at the battery, then 2 in the distribution block. This is one area that you don't want to cheap out on coz a fuse is all thats between your dodgy wiring and your car becoming a fireball
 

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I mounted a 4 channel amp under the seat of my vs, was a little large and fasioned a cover plate sort a of a Z shape to look at it from the side, then attached it to the floow and the amp with velcro, stopped people kicking the amp.
Another point to think about: is there any specific point to run the amp power cable through the firewall that is easy. Remember it was a pig of a job in my VS and took ages to finesse it through, and hoping someone has some ideas on how to do it in a VZ, whether there is a spefiic spot to go through
 
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