hey buds,
i am going to put 2 kicker 12's in my rodeo. my situation is, i am going to need to be able to pull them out quite often and lay down the back seat. to limit complications, my goal is to mount my amp somewhere in my car to where i can remove the subs by only unplugging the speaker wire from the box instead of having to unplug my amp and so forth because that becomes a hassle. it is a quite large rockford fosgate amp. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
-UKinstaller
Replies (10)
Tinker18 on 05/13/2004 18:05:50
under the seat?
swez on 05/13/2004 18:26:11
That's a tough call as this is a large amp and RF at that. RF's do run hotter than some other brands when they are worked hard.
If you mounted the amp on your sub box, it will get heavier and maybe more difficult to remove. However, some kind of quick power lead disconnection system might be useful. What gage wire are you using to power the amp now?
Swez
UKinstaller on 05/13/2004 22:28:36
i just recently bought the amp from a friend, so i've never hooked it up. i would love to use 8 gauge wire, but it's an 800 watt amp. can i use 8 gauge or must i go with 4?? and when you meant quick power lead disconnection system, what do you mean?? thanks for your all's replies.
also, i can't put the amp under the seat because in order to lay down my back seat, the seat must flip up and the back part has to lay down where the seat goes. i know this is hard to describe, but you might get the picture.
-UKinstaller
ttocs on 05/14/2004 02:12:26
Are there any storage areas? Under the front seats? how about on the back seat? You could always design some kind of small cover to go over it while the seat is folded?
swez on 05/14/2004 09:57:52
If the amp draws more than 50 amperes of current, you'll need to use a #4 gage wiring kit.
What I mean by quick disconnect wiring, is some kind of harness with two parts. (male/female) They will need to have at minimum, 3 connections for:
1. #4 power line
2. #4 ground line
3. #16 REMote feed from HU
You may have to go to an Industrial electrical supply for this as you have #4 power and ground wires to deal with. The male will be wired to the amp and the female to power lines. This is useful, assumiing you end up mounting the amp to your sub box.
Swez
Tinker18 on 05/14/2004 14:47:48
Im not sure about your rodeo, but my mom had a tahoe, that had a storage area in the rear of the vehicle, kinda on the side. it was used to store a jack i think. im not sure if it would be big enough, but it might work, if you had a way to supply enough air to cool the amp.
UKinstaller on 05/14/2004 18:34:11
well i think i'm just gonna end up mounting this bad boy to the back of the back seat and make a cover for it when i lay it down. i appreciate all of your all's replies. another question: i am hooking up 2 kicker CompVR 12's. they are a couple years old. should i wire them in series or in parallel??
-UKinstaller
Tinker18 on 05/14/2004 21:07:15
are they DVC 4+4 or 2+2? or SVC? and what amp model do you plan on using. depending on the amp, and the ohmage, you could wire it in series, parallel, or a series/parallel combo.
UKinstaller on 05/15/2004 01:24:10
they are both 4 ohm dual voice coil subs, 400W max i believe. i am going to be pushing them with a rockford fosgate Punch 800a2 amp. what do you guys think?? i know this particular amp is infamous for running incredibly hot. it is 2 channels and i'm not sure about the ohmage on it. thanks fellas.
-UKinstaller
swez on 05/15/2004 07:50:54
Easy deal... bridge the amp to MONO, then wire each sub for an 8 ohm load. (series) Then, wire each 8 ohm sub in parallel to amp for a net 4 ohm load. A 4 ohm load is safe for RF amps when bridged.
There are wiring wizards on the RF and Kicker sites that give wiring diagrams for this.
Swez
PS If you do enclose this amp, it might be well to add a fan or 2 to keep it cool.
i am going to put 2 kicker 12's in my rodeo. my situation is, i am going to need to be able to pull them out quite often and lay down the back seat. to limit complications, my goal is to mount my amp somewhere in my car to where i can remove the subs by only unplugging the speaker wire from the box instead of having to unplug my amp and so forth because that becomes a hassle. it is a quite large rockford fosgate amp. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
-UKinstaller
Replies (10)
Tinker18 on 05/13/2004 18:05:50
under the seat?
swez on 05/13/2004 18:26:11
That's a tough call as this is a large amp and RF at that. RF's do run hotter than some other brands when they are worked hard.
If you mounted the amp on your sub box, it will get heavier and maybe more difficult to remove. However, some kind of quick power lead disconnection system might be useful. What gage wire are you using to power the amp now?
Swez
UKinstaller on 05/13/2004 22:28:36
i just recently bought the amp from a friend, so i've never hooked it up. i would love to use 8 gauge wire, but it's an 800 watt amp. can i use 8 gauge or must i go with 4?? and when you meant quick power lead disconnection system, what do you mean?? thanks for your all's replies.
also, i can't put the amp under the seat because in order to lay down my back seat, the seat must flip up and the back part has to lay down where the seat goes. i know this is hard to describe, but you might get the picture.
-UKinstaller
ttocs on 05/14/2004 02:12:26
Are there any storage areas? Under the front seats? how about on the back seat? You could always design some kind of small cover to go over it while the seat is folded?
swez on 05/14/2004 09:57:52
If the amp draws more than 50 amperes of current, you'll need to use a #4 gage wiring kit.
What I mean by quick disconnect wiring, is some kind of harness with two parts. (male/female) They will need to have at minimum, 3 connections for:
1. #4 power line
2. #4 ground line
3. #16 REMote feed from HU
You may have to go to an Industrial electrical supply for this as you have #4 power and ground wires to deal with. The male will be wired to the amp and the female to power lines. This is useful, assumiing you end up mounting the amp to your sub box.
Swez
Tinker18 on 05/14/2004 14:47:48
Im not sure about your rodeo, but my mom had a tahoe, that had a storage area in the rear of the vehicle, kinda on the side. it was used to store a jack i think. im not sure if it would be big enough, but it might work, if you had a way to supply enough air to cool the amp.
UKinstaller on 05/14/2004 18:34:11
well i think i'm just gonna end up mounting this bad boy to the back of the back seat and make a cover for it when i lay it down. i appreciate all of your all's replies. another question: i am hooking up 2 kicker CompVR 12's. they are a couple years old. should i wire them in series or in parallel??
-UKinstaller
Tinker18 on 05/14/2004 21:07:15
are they DVC 4+4 or 2+2? or SVC? and what amp model do you plan on using. depending on the amp, and the ohmage, you could wire it in series, parallel, or a series/parallel combo.
UKinstaller on 05/15/2004 01:24:10
they are both 4 ohm dual voice coil subs, 400W max i believe. i am going to be pushing them with a rockford fosgate Punch 800a2 amp. what do you guys think?? i know this particular amp is infamous for running incredibly hot. it is 2 channels and i'm not sure about the ohmage on it. thanks fellas.
-UKinstaller
swez on 05/15/2004 07:50:54
Easy deal... bridge the amp to MONO, then wire each sub for an 8 ohm load. (series) Then, wire each 8 ohm sub in parallel to amp for a net 4 ohm load. A 4 ohm load is safe for RF amps when bridged.
There are wiring wizards on the RF and Kicker sites that give wiring diagrams for this.
Swez
PS If you do enclose this amp, it might be well to add a fan or 2 to keep it cool.
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