Well this install is going anythign but smooth, it seems as though god is against me. The amps are just a touch i menan like half an inch, to big to do any of the three desings i wanted to do, so i gotta figure somethign out there. The door speakers are aparently not true 6.5 inch speaker they are more like 6.45 inch speakers so i gotta make adapter plates i wanst planning on. I cut the crap outa my hands running wires. SO today imma make adapter plates and try to finish all the wireing inside the car/engine bay. this will leave me with the trunk to figure out what to do with. ANy ideas on how to mount to hugeass amps? If you put them side by side they go about 1 inch past the trunk hinges.

 

You can angle them from the sides in towards the middle.... I have to run out I'll finish this post a little later but I have a few good ideas for you I just can't type them out right now

 

Thanks Dark! it will be a few days befor i am ready to start finishing up the trunk anyway, by the way how did you mount your optima in there with a tie down? I have the same battery, do you think i need another battery in the back as well?

 

quick question - i am picking up a new to me alpine head unit what harness do i need to connect to the factory harness?? do i need to run another feed from the battery for the 7893??

thanks pal

 

You'll need a harness like this to install the HU:



and you should run a #10 gauge wire from the battery to the HU just like Alpine recommends.

So I'm I doing the install for you? I'll be at the house working on the car until the party tonight.....

 

ya know i've watched you Scott Glenn and you enough times I think i can so this - i'm gonna try and install this one myself

i'm picking everything up at 11:00

can i use a metra one found at wallmart??

 

oem another ?? do i need 10 gauge since i am using external amps?

 

Yeah I should be over there around 1'ish so if you could show up around 2 that would be fine. I have to let it warm up a little.

You'll need to bring:

HU
AMP
wire (speaker, #10 for the HU power, amp wires, RCAs etc)
HU harness

The only thing I won't be able to hook up today for you are the dash controls... unless you have the PAC box or something. But we can fix it at a later date.

 

wish me luck - I'm gonna try to do this myself as mentioned I've watched you guys more than enough times

what's the worst that can happen

 

your gonna WHAT