Hey just wondering where everyone is getting there cables and stuff, i just bought a 12w6v2 and 500/1 and i wanna buy all the stuff i need for it, i so i can guess i need the rca cables, power kit, and hi-low converter and i also wanna get a bass **** control the boom heheh. Where can i find this stuff for cheap, and if anyone has this setup i'd like to know wut cables and stuff ur using. Thanks.

 

do you have a box for it? if not, the 4080 box is great i hear. This sounds like the system i want. The shop installing your sub should have all that stuff. I haven't installed anything myself so I don't know where to get all that stuff for cheap. you can compare prices at a local shop, crutchfield.com, or another audio site.

 

yea i wanted to get the 4080 box but they dont make them for the 12" i got a quote from tweeter i think it was
Power kit: $89, or $105
RCA: $70
Hi-low converter: $20
Amp installation $65
Sealed box: $150+$30 materials for custom box

I kinda wanted to know what cables to buy, like brand and stuff cuz i wanna see if i can buy them cheaper somewhere else.

 

http://www.crutchfield.com/

monster is popular. all the stuff you are looking for is on there too.
also, did you check the audio section?

send a pm to 16psibrick. he does a lot of awesome installs and could probably help you out.

 

audio section where? on here i did couldn't find much

 

audio, video, electronics...
16psibrick is in San Jose. I think he would be a good place to start. he has prices for all the stuff you need and install.

 

i would but that is like a 9 hr drive hahah i live down literally by the border.

 

Don't even worry about the cables, get the cheapest you can find. You don;t sound like an audiophile. I once was. Go on ebay and search for a 4gauge kit. Buy the line level convertor from the shop. And shouldnt the bass-know have come with the amp if it uses one?

So basically shop on ebay if you want to save money but not have everything installed right away. Other than that drop everything off at the dealer. I removed everything from my g20 and proceeded to get to work on the G. When i got to the part of running Power through firewall i decided i liked my car too much and just give it to professionals.

It cost me $120 for amp kit and install on the amp on h-l convertor. I droped it off before work and had it after work. I figure it was worth it considering the prior sat i started fiddling and realized it would take a decent amount of time to pull the car apart to run a few wires. When i get the z1 i might do it myself, hae to decide on the value of money

 

i spoke with the dudes at crutchfield and they sent me this http://www.crutchfield.com/I-rXYEc00...0&emKey=231490

he says its all the high end stuff i guess, quite expensive

 

im guessing would it just be cheaper to have a professional use all of his gear instead?

 

Don't waste your money buying expensive wiring. I went to a indoor swamp meet and purchase an entire kit for $15. The only thing I will suggest is buy a decent fuse. That's the only thing I didn't use in the $15 kit because that's the first thing to short. Also the gauge of the cable depends on your amp's power. They'll have a chart on the kit you buy.

I found this enclosure on ebay for a 12" sub. Clicky

 

that's a huge box, can you still get to your spare from that?

 

Knukonceptz is the play to go for amp kits. Best price for high quality cable.
Either purchase these kits:
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDe...prodID=KOL-AK4
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDe...?prodID=eKo-K4
Which includes the RCA's, then cut the ends off of RCA's and attach them to your lines before the bose amp, or make your own RCA's from solder RCA's and microphone cable. The benifits of this are that the +/- wires are thicker making for a better connection than the method of cutting the RCA ends off.

 

i kinda like that ebay box but that extra stuff on the side to make it blend in i rather just toss it, im not for show.

 

this is where i have bought all my cables all my life, in addition why would you need to make your own RCA's. why can't you just buy a converter to hook up in the back of the stereo to the rear speaker wires?