Sound system advice

[d3hv1l]

hey guys, i've had my sound system in storage for over a year and planning to put it in tmr. All i have is my subby, amp, and 2 speakers & 2 tweeters.

What cables do i need (any amp installation kits worth buying?)?
can i use the stock speaker wires or should i get new ones?

thanks

[zeth_an]

You can get away with stock wires for the tweeter but imho, for the rest of your system, use a proper gauged cable

[d3hv1l]

thanks, was planning to use stock tweeter ones since i cbf with the hassel of putting new ones in...
any advice on what gauge?...would any brand suffice?

[noodleman]

what amp is it? what power???

speakers you can use stock wiring

are you going to amp your speakers or only the sub?

[tinkerbell]

www.jaycar.com.au

this one:

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView...=&SUBCATID=248

or this one:

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView...=&SUBCATID=248

the last one is good as it is very tough and can handle a bit of abuse under carpets etc...

[d3hv1l]

its 4 channel amp JL audio e4300... (440watts according to the site)
heres the link:
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...dio+e4300.html

the thing is i dunno if i should amp 4 speakers or amp 2 speakers and sub...any ideas?

[d3hv1l]

the speakers are JL VR600-csi 60 watts and the sub is JL 13"

[kavehman]

Amp your front two speakers and then bridge it for the sub.

Ideally you should get a good amp to power the sub separately.

What other kind of gear are you using ?

[d3hv1l]

thats all i had and took out from my old car
2 6" speakers/tweeters/crossover
1 4 channel amp
1 13" sub

thats about all...gotta buy everything else

am i able to amp 2 front speakrs and sub and leavel the rears speakers connected to HU?

[noodleman]

i'd amp the front speakers and bridge the amp for the sub....8g wire should be enough for this amp

if you do amp the front speakers, you dont really have to run new wires to the speakers, you can run new wires up to the headunit and connect it to the stock speaker cables. save alot of time this way

[noodleman]

yes you can amp the front and and run the rear run off the HU, but you wont hear much form the rear speakers cos it will be over powered by the front

[d3hv1l]

guess so....so with wiring the front speakers, do i just get new wire from amp to the front and connect that new wire to the old stock front speaker wire?

[noodleman]

yes thats what i would do, easy and clean install this way

[mini_s2000]

hey mate, i have just taken out 2 amps and 2 subs from my boot and i'm now left with heaps of cables. if you want to come check it all out it might save you some $$$.

[d3hv1l]

yeh seems alot easier this way. thanks for that.

where should i run the wires from the amp? (passengerside? middle thru ebrake? or driver side?)
i was planning to run the power wire thru the grommet behind glove box.