Installing a Car Audio Amplifier From Start to Finish
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- čas přidán 17. 02. 2017
- DIY BRI shows you how! With complete step by step instructions to install a car or truck amplifier. Get real car audio tips and tricks to professionally install a 2 channel car amp under the seat of a 1972 Chevy pickup. Learn how to run the cables and what cables are needed to install a car audio amplifier. Get real tips to get professional results.
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Hey I'm a professional Technician, and I have never worked on or installed any amplifiers, but one thing is for certain , this is the best video instructional , and you sir are professional and organized , thank you may God bless you and may everything you touch turn to Gold
+Miller Mechanical Enterprise Thank You!
Something extra that I've started doing with any of my vehicle electrical work is to include solder at the connectors to better seal the connections along with heat shrink insulation. I have a 92 Bronco that I'm working on and, after seeing the amount of corrosion that's made it's way down the wiring inside their insulation on a number of wires, I've started doing this to attempt to seal off the connections as best as possible.
Granted, I know it takes many years for it to actually happen. But, it's a single family vehicle(Father in Law ordered it in 92) and I plan on keeping it in the family for many, many more years.
Good video, it gave me some things to think about when I do an audio upgrade to the Bronco in the future. I was one of those people who ran the power cord all the way over to the driver's side and could never figure out how to get rid of all the ignition noise.....
Great Advice!
Excellent work. I have spent days... More, watching 'how to' videos and your instruction is so clear, camera angles were right on target. Lighting was bugging me until I realized the lighting 💡 perfectly lit up the wires etc. I subbed in and look forward to more. My hardest part now is pulling all the internals outta my 2003 Nissan Frontier XE..... AGAIN... 😆
Thank you sooooo much for mentioning the ground loop thing
+Alpha Omega Thanks!
thanks, it's just what I was looking for, nice quality too.
Thanks!
I DID ALL THOSE UPGRADES AND MY NICKLEBACK CD STILL SUCKS !!
Just want to ask this. Why are you connecting speaker wires to your amp when you are using RCA cables. You connect RCA to pre out front speakers back at the head unit, and your speakers are connected through the iso connector to the headunit. So there is no reason to connect speaker cables to the amp. They go trough the RCA.
Do I install the remote wire from the amp to the auto - antenna?
Great video, thank you!
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Do the wires run from the speakers to my amp ? I dont need to mess with the headunit ? I have my rcas and remote ran im only replacing the speakers and speaker wire
Would using the seat bolt be a good way to ground the wire?
Nice truck but did you screw the amp through the floor board? Thats a big no no. You should have made a panel to mount the amp to the seat bolts that way you don't have to screw through the floor .
Excellent advice..
Thanks Again!
Very good man!
Thanks so much for always watching my stuff!
16:21 bees nest lol
Great job thanx
Did you get rid of the hornet nest in the right door jamb?
Hey good video but can the ground and power wires for the amplifier run alongside each other or should they be seperated
Yes you can run them next to each other.
Bri I have a question for you the applies to one of your other videos. Do you go back and reply to questions of those older ones you did?
+Emery chiszar Yes!
Quick question ,would it be ok to use a 0 gauge kit for a 1100 watt amp? would it drain my battery more or should I be fine?
+Diego Correa Bigger the better on the amp cable...The amp is the only hard thing on the battery, and alternator... If your light's dim with the bass, try installing a capacitor, it will store power for when the big power robbing bass notes hit.
Do It Yourself Bri Thank you so much, I'll begin my installation tomorrow,weather permitting of course.
You didn't show the soeaker wire being ran..this is the only part I need to still see no1 has shown this part
Do you have to run new speaker wires from the amp to the speakers, or do you connect to the back of the head unit somehow?
The speaker wires run directly from the amp to the speaker.. (not back to the head unit)
@@doityourselfbri I have a question on the tweeters how did you connect them ??
@@doityourselfbri So what are you using RCA cables for?
No you don't...if you have speakers connected trough ISO harness....most cars do.....you use pre out RCA. No need to use both...If you want to run you speakers directly to the amp, there is no need to use RCA.
@@eriksrensen6369 they're not connected to the head unit, the RCA cables take the sound signal from head unit to the amp, the amp delivers the sound signal to the speakers through the speaker cables that are connected to the amp.
hi diy bri how come you did install a cap ? good job on your videos I really enjoy them.😀
+maqsoodnsx Install a cap?
Do It Yourself Bri a capacitor to prevent the headlights from dimming.
+maqsoodnsx Ah yes, I thought that's what you might be referring too...Mainly cost and simplicity...If I was installing a subwoofer I definitely would, might have to make another video down the road...I'm thinking about putting a couple 10s in my shop truck and I will probably put a cap in that video..Good idea! Thanks so much for watching my channel!
Wonderfull tutorial, keep up the good work (Y)
Could you tell me please please why it has to be direct to the batery? I was thinking on take a positive from the lighters or the back lighter! Thanks for answer me!!
Direct power , from the battery is going to give your amp
the power it needs to perform. A cigarette lighter needs enough power to light the lighter, ( smaller wire) headlights ( bigger wire) Amplifiers ( BIG SOUND, BIG WIRE) In some cases tandem batteries. One simply to run the sound system.
I'VE NEVER HEARD THE SPARK PLUG THEORY. THE MAJORITY OF ENGINE NOISE COME'S FROM SHITTY GROUND'S! ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE BIG 3 UPGRADE??? OF COURSE IT WILL VARY OF DIFFERENT VEHICLE'S, BUT THE POINT I'M MAKING IS THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH RUNNING POWER CABLE'S ACROSS ENGINE BAY (AS LONG AS IT'S DONE SAFELY!!!) IF YOU EXPERIENCE NOISE WHEN YOU REV THE MOTOR, 10 TIME'S OUT OF 10 (YOU HAVE A GND. LOOP).
Dog poop stain on passenger seat 🤪