Tools and Materials?

[Firetruck 10+ year member]

Hey all, I'm gonna try and swap out 4 speakers in my car and run them all to an amp, while keeping the factory sub, dash tweeters, and HU. My question is if anyone could run me by the tools and materials I'd need to do this, and places to get them. I have an idea of what I'll need but if I'm missing anything, please tell

So all I have is a wire crimper which comes with a wire stripper and cutter (10 gauge and smaller) but thats about it.

If anyone could give me a suggestion for where to get these things:

Speaker wire for 4 speakers at 60 RMS Wattss each, should I go for 14 AWG?

Amp Power wire and ground 4 gauge, around 15 feet

And these are what I need right?

An Ammeter for gains, probably will just buy it off eBay

Then some harnesses for messing with the back of the stock HU? I'll probably ask the 8thcivic forums for specifics..

And a wire stripper/cutter for 4AWG wires, should I get this off eBay too?

But yea, if someone could give me a good website to buy wires, and tell me if I'm missing a tool for the job, thanks!

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[GetLikeMe 10+ year member]

http://www.knukonceptz.com and you wil need some female connectors to connect to the speakers after you crimp wire to them that come from the amp.

 

[dappa5 10+ year member]

just use 9 wire to run from amp back to rear of hu then you do not have to run individual wires to each speaker plus it provides the remote to amp

 

[Firetruck 10+ year member]

Oh, 1 more thing, if I'm keeping my stock sub, should I get crutchfield's "Bass blockers" or w/e for my new 4 speakers?

 

[tr10av 10+ year member]

You can use scissors to cut 4 awg wire. Or use a handy dandy carpet cutter knife thing. You can also use either of those to strip the wire.

 

[dappa5 10+ year member]

Oh, 1 more thing, if I'm keeping my stock sub, should I get crutchfield's "Bass blockers" or w/e for my new 4 speakers?

no where are you getting your pre amp signal from ??

 

[dappa5 10+ year member]

fist of all what vehicle?

 

[Firetruck 10+ year member]

It's an 08 Civic Si, and by pre-amo signal do you mean a romote wire? I figured I'd just use an accessory wire 'cause apparently the stock HU doesn't have one

 

[dappa5 10+ year member]

It's an 08 Civic Si, and by pre-amo signal do you mean a romote wire? I figured I'd just use an accessory wire 'cause apparently the stock HU doesn't have one

no i mean rca signal

there is a addapter for that

 

[dappa5 10+ year member]

this is 9 wire

you run it to rear of h/u and connect it to factory speaker wire boom your done w all the speaker wire /and remote is in there too

as dar as the rca's go you'll either need a line addapter t-ed into one of the h/u 's output or an intergration addapter

 

[dappa5 10+ year member]

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[dappa5 10+ year member]

the second one is better b-cause you will retain the ability to bal /fade

 

[Firetruck 10+ year member]

But if I use a 9-wire then that'll cut the wires from the stock sub and dash tweeters, which I'd like to keep wired to my stock HU, seems easier to just get the speakers wired directly to the amp

 

[TNTR70 10+ year member]

door panel remover.....that way you don't ruin the finish by jamming screwdrivers under them to pry off the panels and break the plastic clips

 

[dappa5 10+ year member]

then you have to tie them in post oem amp are you puttin companents?? why keep stock tweet ??