Installing ice

scotia_polo · Post by **scotia_polo** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:29 am

Was just about to buy a sub woofer and amp until I asked the guy how much would it cost for them to fit it and he said 60 quid!! I live in Glasgow so is there anywhere or anyone that would be willing to fit it for cheaper!!Cheers guys

macemc86 · Post by **macemc86** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:32 am

if i lived close i would.
not hard at all though mate, you could prolly do it yourself with the help of a diy guide.......the hardest part i think is getting your power wire fromt he engine bay through the car.(and thats not even hard.can just be fiddly sometimes).
you'd save yourself sum cash doing it yourself...what model do you have, could see if i can take some piccies for you?

scotia_polo · Post by **scotia_polo** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:35 pm

thanks very much for the reply I appreciate it! I have got the mk4 polo 1.4cl the thing thats throwin me is my 6"9 and just the general wiring up, do I wire the sub to the amp then the amp to the battery, Am very confused!!

Alex_6n2 · Post by **Alex_6n2** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:50 pm

yea the live wire is the only hard (more like annoying) part, esp if you use 4AWG or something as getting it through the bulkhead and then routing it out of site can take a while

everything else is just connecting, and positioning of your stuff

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:15 pm

You run the power wire from the +ive connection on the battery through to the back (although you connect this last) that connects to the power terminal on the amp, the ground needs connecting to direct metal of the car's body, then the speaker wires are self explanatory. Hope that helped a bit.

scotia_polo · Post by **scotia_polo** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:43 pm

ModifiedMadness wrote:You run the power wire from the +ive connection on the battery through to the back (although you connect this last) that connects to the power terminal on the amp, the ground needs connecting to direct metal of the car's body, then the speaker wires are self explanatory. Hope that helped a bit.

Cheers guys for the help Am going to give it a shot il just take my time and take it at a step at the time. Cheers

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:47 pm

Just remember, connect the battery up after you know everything else has been done right to avoid any accidents and you'll be fine.

So in effect, last.

Alex_6n2 · Post by **Alex_6n2** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:06 pm

and once it is connected be f00king careful! lol

if it touches the case of your amp etc etc it cud do some damage

plus it hurts if you get shocked as well, i know

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:17 pm

Best bet is to connect all the amp up first then connect the battery.

scotia_polo · Post by **scotia_polo** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:07 am

good advice people it has defo been taken on board will be very careful when wiring the stuff up!

Del_GTi · Post by **Del_GTi** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:18 am

Routing the wires is the hardest part.

Take it you've got your RCA leads sorted aswell? These go from the back of the head-unit to the amp.

scotia_polo · Post by **scotia_polo** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:22 am

Del_GTi wrote:Routing the wires is the hardest part.

Take it you've got your RCA leads sorted aswell? These go from the back of the head-unit to the amp.

hmm, I know my 6x9 run off the head unit would they be independent from the sub and amp, this is where it gets complicated

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:24 am

Yeah, the RCA's carry the signal to your amp and through your sub, whereas the 6x9's will be directly from the H/U

Del_GTi · Post by **Del_GTi** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:29 am

ModifiedMadness wrote:Yeah, the RCA's carry the signal to your amp and through your sub, whereas the 6x9's will be directly from the H/U

What he said.

RCA's are like phono leads, 2 plugs a left and a right.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:34 am

You can't go wrong, black in black, red in red