Putting a subwoofer and amp in big truck

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  1. Stringb8n

    Stringb8n Road Train Member

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    How have you all, those who have, routed the RCA cables from your stereo to your amplifier? Did you find a way to go under the floor matting, route it up and around somehow "out of sight" the long way? I have a pretty decent 1500 watt amplifier I want to install in my Volvo. I think I want to put the amp in my side box next to the Thermo King power inverter, and either run the wires for the amp from the inverter, or have to make a hole to route the positive and negative cables to the battery. Just a matter of routing the RCA cables and remote wire to the amplifier I am unsure what would be the way that is easiest and not such an eye sore. If I didn't care I would just run it right across the floor of the truck and put tape over it but that's going to look like donkey ####.
     
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  3. J4yPanda

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    Curious question, what’s prevent you from just buying a home theater system and plugging it into the inverter?
     
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  4. Tb0n3

    Tb0n3 Road Train Member

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    You want to lose your hearing even faster? Seriously though. I hope you won't use it while driving or while parked next to me.
     
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  5. Siinman

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    If you have mats you can drill a small hole in the floor and run them under cab and into where you need to go.
     
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    Just do what every car audio installer would do. Honestly since you’re asking this question, you’d probably be better off paying for an amp install but here you go. RCA’s from back of radio to side of dash, down through kick panel area. Unscrew side of rubber/carpet floor in door opening and tuck cable under floor. Pop back out at sleeper behind seat at sleeper cabinets and figure out a way through or behind to wherever you’re installing amp. Run power cables directly from batteries to amp. Be sure to fuse/circuit breaker the positive cable within a foot of the battery connection. You’ll have to drill through the floor to route power cables make sure you know where you’re drilling. Use grommets to keep the metal from cutting power cables.
     
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    I’ve done it, it’s interesting.
    Hybrid Sound System
     
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    What's wrong with the factore Amp and sub...

    I love mine
     
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  9. Magoo1968

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    I called a company on Sunday their ####### had stereo cranked full blast and wouldn’t turn it down.. I told them a bunch of drivers were about to go cut wires on the truck until they found the right ones .. 3 minutes later volume went down .
     
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  10. Stringb8n

    Stringb8n Road Train Member

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    No place to put it all really. I have my laptop with me, my beater laptop that I rarely use just cause it seems like a task at the end of the day to pull it out.

    Ha. Nah. Just like to feel my music. I wouldn't use it next to anyone when I'm stopped for the night. I'm not one of those disrespectful types like that. But even if I did, you wouldn't hear much of it. I've got a 1500.1 amp, 1 ohm stable but the subs are svc 4ohm. So most I could get I think out of the subs is 2ohm. And at 1500 watts 1ohm, 2 ohm is going to be less power than that. I could barely hear it up real loud outside of my pickup when I had it in my F-150. I am after all doing it for my listening pleasure. I could care less if people hear me coming a mile away.

    I don't have mats. Just that stock rubber liner or whatever on the floor. I could probably buy mats though to cover any holes I drill.

    Car audio shop at least where I live I don't think would touch it. If they did they'd probably want several hundred bucks.

    The sub rattles. Idk if it's the sub itself or that carpeted stuff in front of it. And can barely hear it, especially now with the new stereo in it. I guess I could put one of my shallow mount 12 inch subs in its place and maybe try to stuff something in there to keep the bunk wall from vibrating right in front of the sub.
     
  11. Tb0n3

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    I only mentioned while driving because it'll really hinder your ability to hear sirens or a blowout, among other important warning sounds all about the truck.
     
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