More Amp-erage

[jlagnese at massed.net (John S. Lagnese)]

If you pull out the seats it is easy to run the wires under the rug. Try to 
separate the power and remote wires from the speaker and RCA wires. This 
reduces interference.
If you are running a power from the battery just punch a hole in  one of the 
rubber plugs in the firewall. Just make sure it is easily accessible from 
the inside too.
A good ground is often overlooked. It also can reduce interference and 
prevent power loss on big notes.
It is also good to run heavier speaker wire than the stock. 14 gauge is 
usually a reasonable alternative, although 12 gauge is preferable.
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Jarrett" <jarrett@rpa.net>
To: "Scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:42 AM
Subject: More Amp-erage


> Ok, so I want to replace the stock stereo in my Scirocco with  something a 
> little better.  I don't want to go overboard; I was  thinking of a nice 
> CD/MP3 disc head unit, some new speakers that fit  in the stock locations, 
> and driving them with an amplifier.
>
> I will be replacing the dash in the near future, so it seemed like a  good 
> time to hide an amp up in there, so that I don't have to figure  out how 
> to run speaker wires, power, and RCA cables across the car,  without 
> tearing up the interior, but it sounds like that's not a good  idea for 
> heat dissipation.
>
> Ok, so how DO you run wires the length of the car without ripping up  the 
> interior?
>
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