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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 08:13 AM
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i have t ried to find a thread with an answer to this question and i haverunsuccesful, i apologise if it does seem like a repost but i have spent about half an hour looking.

i am wanting to put a alpine v power subwoofer amp under the rear drivers side seat, however i cannot seem to find any way into the back of the dashboard, and i dont want to route it on the underneath cause last time i did it nearly arc'd...

any help would be greatly appreciated!

also the two red and white aux out mono's ( i belive thats what they are ) on the standard 95 panasonic 6cd changer radio, have two connections into them, but yet i gave no idea what they are for?
any help again would be hugely appreciated!

cheers CF users, Alex Cutts, Sheffield ,England
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 08:18 AM
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I did mine by using the lead in on the power distribution center and made a ground in the bay. Then I ran straight back thru the fire wall using a screw drive to puncture the rubber grommet. I know that sounds odd but it worked and i dont have problems
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 08:21 AM
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ran mine from my battery positive, around the back of the engine, through the grommet where your main wire harness goes through, then underneath the plastic trim along the bottom to underneath the rear seat where the amp is.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 08:26 AM
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cheers for the both of them, gonna try for the main wire harness approach in a bit!

quick question though, you couldnt reccomend any budget 5 1/4 13cm speakers?

just mine are SHOT but i cant afford any fancy things
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 08:36 AM
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Eclipse has some good budget friendly stuff, very high rated SQ as well. Also might want to check Boston Acoustics or Polk.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 08:43 AM
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running pioneer 3 ways front and rear - $70 a pair I think. They sound pretty good.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 09:00 AM
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Thats expensive for what you actually get with pioneers though. Pioneer HU's are good for the price, but speakers/drivers, steer clear.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 09:21 AM
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i ran (#2) gage mine about 8 in to a distrubtion block where then i ran the rest between the fender and inner fender got rid of my antenna cabel and ran it through that hole.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 01:01 PM
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I like to run my power on the same side as the battery is located. That said, I drilled a hole in the fire wall under the blower motor on pass side and ran the wire through there.

All my speaker wires are run on the driver side, keeping separate to avoid any noise issues.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 01:20 PM
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Mine is ran under the backseat through a hole and tucked in the uni body frame them comes through the engine bay.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel
Thats expensive for what you actually get with pioneers though. Pioneer HU's are good for the price, but speakers/drivers, steer clear.
Everyone has their own opinion on speakers. Some say pioneer, others infinity, others diamond, others bose....the list goes on and on. I got 'em on sale so they weren't quite as expensive and I like the sound they give. I'm sure I could've found something for less but I've never had an issue with any of their stuff before no matter how loud I crank it so I stick with them. Go with what makes you happy IMO.
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by no rdplz
ran mine from my battery positive, around the back of the engine, through the grommet where your main wire harness goes through, then underneath the plastic trim along the bottom to underneath the rear seat where the amp is.
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