Luke - recommend me a good 4ch wiring kit

[Jean]

Would like to get the amp/sub/box/deck/speakers installed.... I found a $30 kit on amazon, but it's only 2ch.... what do you recommend?

http://www.amazon.com/PK4Z-Gauge-Power-Amplifier-Installation/dp/B000Q6DLTK/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1

I would like something with "thin" rca cables for ease of install, 4ga would be nice for power but 8ga would probably work as well.

1 4ch amp, will drive front stage and rear two channels bridged will drive a single 12 in your box.

My e34 has battery upfront...

[Mikhail Bakunin]

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_17765_Kicker-ZCK84-09ZCK84.html

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...AMP48-RCA.html

[StereoInstaller1]

Holy fuck, talk about overpriced garbage! The Kicker is OK wire, but $80 for 8 GA? Kiss my ass! And the Tsunami shit should be about $50, max. Their distribution blocks are made of the same shit as a softball league trophy. They strip, they corrode, they are absolute crap.

Jean, get 3 pairs of the "Premium" RCAs from monoprice.com and grab a hunk of 4ga and a AGU fuseholder (ANL if you want burly) from a local shop. Get enough that WHEN you add to the system (not if, fucker, WHEN) you won't have to run more wire, so make sure you can drop a distribution block or whatever then.

See if you can get 100% copper wire, as copper-clad aluminum is most common these days.

[Mikhail Bakunin]

It's all the same junk.

[Jean]

I was looking for a good deal, I can spend $100 on kits locally all day long :)

[Jean]

Luke - http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...k-AKIT-44.html + another set of RCA cables yeah?

[Jean]

hmm

3x http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...sche.html#tabs

or

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_27663_db-Link-CK4Z.html

+ 2x rca sets.... only comes out to about $50 shipped

[jrobie79]

I found a welding supply company online, its all pure copper cable, i got 2 gauge which is probably overkill, but it was wicked cheap, like 20 cents a foot, IIRC. And just used some RCA's i got at tweeter before they went out of business, plus a distro block on ebay. Its held up fine and witht he bigger wire I can upgrade if i need to, just might need to swap some fuses.

[5Toes]

Monoprice RCAs are the best for the price. DONT TRY ANYTHING ELSE

[Jean]

Monoprice cables are thick and reported as hard to bend , the price is about the same as Scosche

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_7231_e2-ERCA17-by-Scosche.html

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10218&cs_id=1021803&p_id=5348&seq=1&format=2

[5Toes]

They aren't that bad, and the connectors are MUCH better. The insulation is thicker. You dont need to bend them THAT much

[Mikhail Bakunin]

DONT TRY ANYTHING ELSE

Ok - since you posted this on the internet, it must be true.

[jwth2005]

Not to be a dick here but i would be 100 times more inclined to listen to stereoinstaller's advice(which is what i would have recommended over buying ANY kit anyway) being that he is a professional and not to mention a moderator, than i would your advice. So i would think about that before putting someone else down.

I will reinforce what luke said. Amp kits are overpriced for what they give you and the quality just isnt there.

Ok - since you posted this on the internet, it must be true.

[5Toes]

Well you could listen to me too. I JUST saw Luke yesterday, him and I looked at the stereo on my car. I have used monoprice for cables in the past, look all over the web, they are highly regarded.

People spend $35 on 6 foot rca cables, http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/index.htm

[jwth2005]

Lol yea that was meant to support both of you. There is no point in spending so much money on RCAs.

Well you could listen to me too. I JUST saw Luke yesterday, him and I looked at the stereo on my car. I have used monoprice for cables in the past, look all over the web, they are highly regarded.

People spend $35 on 6 foot rca cables, http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/index.htm