help on 2nd amp for front doors

[rishisisodia]

hey guys n gals i'm stuck again lol, jus wonderin how to amp up my front components. i dont know how to get the wires through into the doors, any hepl would be much apreciated thanx once again x x x oh yeah its a 6n2 3door x x x

[david burton]

On my 6N I had to drill the A pillar of the car to get the wires through. You could wire it up using your existing speaker wires to the amp if you want?

I wish I had never bothered tho! My Alpine type R-s on the Alpine HU were fine. sigh.

[rishisisodia]

oh ok... did it make a noticeable difference? is it worth it? x x x x

[Randall]

On my 6N I had to drill the A pillar of the car to get the wires through. You could wire it up using your existing speaker wires to the amp if you want?

I wish I had never bothered tho! My Alpine type R-s on the Alpine HU were fine. sigh.

you shouldnt have to be drilling whether its a 3dr or 5dr vehicle

It's quite a basic process...remove the plastic sills whic run along the floor edge - held in with a couple of screws or pops off. run the cabling along under the sill edge or carpet. Run it all the way down to the front and use the exisiting bung position which should have sum protective tubing between the door and main frame. put it back together in reverse and repeat for other side.

Rich

[tom_mk5]

Try to keep it away from power wire to avoid interference also.

[Randall]

Try to keep it away from power wire to avoid interference also.

cheers tom i forgot that bit

[rishisisodia]

what bund is it? by the door hinge there's that black pipe thing where all the wires normaly go in2 the door (like that in my golf mk2 gti) but on the polo its like a plug kinda thing can someone point me out where 2 do it plz? thanx guyz x x x

[Randall]

what bund is it? by the door hinge there's that black pipe thing where all the wires normaly go in2 the door

the what i was talking about...the one on the polo is probably slightly different but this seems to be a standard sort of item so you'll probably find once the door card is off u put sum wiring thro there

[david burton]

I drilled because it's a hard plastic moulding that the wires connect to on the A-pillar from the door, not a bung. you can't fit the wires through there at all - no chance on the mk4 anyway. there is a connector block that unscrews and that's it, no grommit. there IS a grommit on the door side though, so I didn't drill that.

the only way to get the speaker wire through (if it's thick) is to drill. correct me if I'm wrong though.....

[inder]

agreed - it is possible to disconnect and open each end of the plastic tubing (the parts on door and car can be un-done with a suitable spanner), but generally there are no spare holes in its design - as its more like a plug and socket type connection

however, if you don't have central locking, there will be a fairly large hole for you to use, this is where the air pipe would have connected if you had central locking

personally I had to drill it, carefully checking the clearance, to fit a power cable through for some circuit I put in - defo enough space for one speaker cable, bit tight - but it can be done neatly through the rubber tube, just fiddly hehe

want any info about it, let me know

[stuart_hatch]

i made a guide of how to install components to standard wiring if anyones interested?

[rishisisodia]

hey guys thanx 4 this! jus waitin 4 ma car 2 cum back frm the garage, it gone 4 a service init, the guide would be wicked thanx, also if i amp them up do i connect the speaker wire from the amp to the crossover? x x x

[stuart_hatch]

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(6mb) so mayb right click and save as

[stuart_hatch]

, also if i amp them up do i connect the speaker wire from the amp to the crossover? x x x

Yes wire the speaker wire from amp to the "input" on the crossover or if doing like in my guide wire to where the old tweeter connections are

[inder]

Thanks for the guide Stuart, downloaded it - going to take a look/read tomorrow