i ran my remote wire to the fuse box on the stereo fuse ... but when i turn up my subs it pops the fuse for a sec ... im running 3 12s at 1.33 ohms ( in series ) 1200 rms. do i need a bugger fuse?
@TheSunlitedrummer Sounds like something else is wrong to me, I'm not a professional though. It pops the fuse for a sec? either the fuse pops or it doesnt is what I thought lol. Don't put a bigger fuse in there than what is required. Why don't you hook up the remote wire behind the head unit like everything else? But The remote wire only sends a 12volt signal to the amplifier to turn the Amp ON. So its something else.
@macaboo i meant the amp switches to protect then the cars stock head unit turns off and then back on... the subs are dual voice coil and specified to 4 ohm and 340 rms each but i conected red to red and black to black on each sub so it should be series, i was told to do this but im thinking ill jjust run them at 4 ohms each or maybe get a capacitor
@TheSunlitedrummer If you run them in parallel you can probably operate them better off of your amplifier. But what are the stats of your amp? or what Amp do you have and I will take a look at it. I couldnt find a series load calculator, but it seems like 3 subs connected in series with 4 ohms impedance per subwoofer you will have 12ohms of impedance across 3 speakers. Its probably best to wire the COILS in series, and the subwoofers in Parallel.
Whats the stats of your Subwoofers? 300wattRMS @ 2ohms? or.. And the stats of your amplifier. Amplifier Output = Amplifier Watts x (Amplifier Rated at Ohms / Speaker Chain Ohms) Running at 1.33ohms can be dangerous, operating below 2ohms could fry your amplifier.. from what I've heard. Again - im not a professional so dont anybody start trolling my comments lol.
What about using a big ass piece of Velcro to mount the amp to the carpet? I know it sounds simple, but it may work. I have the same truck and will be beginning this project next week.
@sikadelicTD Its a good idea, BUT. the carpet is so thick, its like 1/2" to 3/4" thick insulation carpet. When I cut that out of the way, mounted 1/2" MDF flush with the body of the truck, and I had to carefully select the amp location. IT BARELY fit, and the amp is like 2-1/4" thick, so you either need a really thin amplifier, Or you wont be able to fold your seats UP all the way. They can stay in the DOWN position no problem. So depends if you care about that or not?
@Brandonstreater From the head unit for Front and Rear Channels I have (2) Two separate "RCA to Speaker Wire Converter Cables" Made by "Kicker". I bought them at Best Buy. And each converter converts the Front Right and Left, and the Rear Right and left into (4) Four RCA Connections. Which would be FRONT RIGHT, FRONT LEFT, and REAR RIGHT, REAR LEFT. Hopefully that answered what your question was
Cool video. But one thing I noticed is your power wire did not have a fuse on it. I hope you put one on. Protect your equipment man. That stuff is expensive.
Great video. Question though, How can you tell on the multimeter if a bolt is a good ground? I also though it is bad news to run the power wire and remote wire parallel to each other that close?
@FallenTAL Thanks for watching! Um well you attach or touch one probe on the multimeter to the ground on the battery, and the other probe will touch something you think is a good ground. Since the battery is grounded at that terminal, if you see any reading on the multimeter(needle moves) then you have a good ground. Im sorry im not sure what setting the multimeter was on, like what voltage it was reading.
@FallenTAL now im not sure if its a bad idea, 1 reason being, the remote wire was on that side of the amplifier, so it was easier to wire those 3 on one side of the truck(power, ground, remote). and the 2nd reason was to possibly eliminate any noise that would be produced by the remote wire, if i ran it with the speaker wires on the other side of the truck since it has 12volts running through it I wanted to remove any chance of getting speaker "noise"
Hey thanks for the vid its been a great help. I am wanting to add amp for a sub not for door speakers. I want to keep oem deck. Add high low converter. do you know what wire on the harness I would use for the amp remote? our would you know of a harness for just adding rca's.
@ROBTUCSON Heyy Um so if you just want to add an amp for a sub I think there is a harness called Add a sub or something. But not sure 100%. If you're adding a high low converter, you must be planning on amplifying the speakers. There is a harness that you need made by PAC-Audio. It will add 4 Channels RCA plus a remote wire. I did alot of reading on F150 forums before attempting this installation.
i ran my remote wire to the fuse box on the stereo fuse ... but when i turn up my subs it pops the fuse for a sec ... im running 3 12s at 1.33 ohms ( in series ) 1200 rms. do i need a bugger fuse?
TheSunlitedrummer 1 week ago
@TheSunlitedrummer Sounds like something else is wrong to me, I'm not a professional though. It pops the fuse for a sec? either the fuse pops or it doesnt is what I thought lol. Don't put a bigger fuse in there than what is required. Why don't you hook up the remote wire behind the head unit like everything else? But The remote wire only sends a 12volt signal to the amplifier to turn the Amp ON. So its something else.
macaboo 1 week ago
@macaboo i meant the amp switches to protect then the cars stock head unit turns off and then back on... the subs are dual voice coil and specified to 4 ohm and 340 rms each but i conected red to red and black to black on each sub so it should be series, i was told to do this but im thinking ill jjust run them at 4 ohms each or maybe get a capacitor
TheSunlitedrummer 1 week ago
@TheSunlitedrummer meant 380 rms hah
TheSunlitedrummer 1 week ago
@TheSunlitedrummer If you run them in parallel you can probably operate them better off of your amplifier. But what are the stats of your amp? or what Amp do you have and I will take a look at it. I couldnt find a series load calculator, but it seems like 3 subs connected in series with 4 ohms impedance per subwoofer you will have 12ohms of impedance across 3 speakers. Its probably best to wire the COILS in series, and the subwoofers in Parallel.
macaboo 1 week ago
@macaboo the amp is the hifonics 1200.1d
TheSunlitedrummer 1 week ago
@TheSunlitedrummer Hey, check your inbox I sent you a message.
macaboo 1 week ago
Whats the stats of your Subwoofers? 300wattRMS @ 2ohms? or.. And the stats of your amplifier. Amplifier Output = Amplifier Watts x (Amplifier Rated at Ohms / Speaker Chain Ohms) Running at 1.33ohms can be dangerous, operating below 2ohms could fry your amplifier.. from what I've heard. Again - im not a professional so dont anybody start trolling my comments lol.
macaboo 1 week ago
What about using a big ass piece of Velcro to mount the amp to the carpet? I know it sounds simple, but it may work. I have the same truck and will be beginning this project next week.
sikadelicTD 1 month ago
@sikadelicTD Its a good idea, BUT. the carpet is so thick, its like 1/2" to 3/4" thick insulation carpet. When I cut that out of the way, mounted 1/2" MDF flush with the body of the truck, and I had to carefully select the amp location. IT BARELY fit, and the amp is like 2-1/4" thick, so you either need a really thin amplifier, Or you wont be able to fold your seats UP all the way. They can stay in the DOWN position no problem. So depends if you care about that or not?
macaboo 1 month ago
How do I plug the amp into the head unit? I have everything hooked up except the RCA cable
Brandonstreater 2 months ago
@Brandonstreater From the head unit for Front and Rear Channels I have (2) Two separate "RCA to Speaker Wire Converter Cables" Made by "Kicker". I bought them at Best Buy. And each converter converts the Front Right and Left, and the Rear Right and left into (4) Four RCA Connections. Which would be FRONT RIGHT, FRONT LEFT, and REAR RIGHT, REAR LEFT. Hopefully that answered what your question was
macaboo 2 months ago
Cool video. But one thing I noticed is your power wire did not have a fuse on it. I hope you put one on. Protect your equipment man. That stuff is expensive.
MAGICFLY02 3 months ago
Great video. Question though, How can you tell on the multimeter if a bolt is a good ground? I also though it is bad news to run the power wire and remote wire parallel to each other that close?
FallenTAL 3 months ago
@FallenTAL Thanks for watching! Um well you attach or touch one probe on the multimeter to the ground on the battery, and the other probe will touch something you think is a good ground. Since the battery is grounded at that terminal, if you see any reading on the multimeter(needle moves) then you have a good ground. Im sorry im not sure what setting the multimeter was on, like what voltage it was reading.
macaboo 3 months ago
@FallenTAL now im not sure if its a bad idea, 1 reason being, the remote wire was on that side of the amplifier, so it was easier to wire those 3 on one side of the truck(power, ground, remote). and the 2nd reason was to possibly eliminate any noise that would be produced by the remote wire, if i ran it with the speaker wires on the other side of the truck since it has 12volts running through it I wanted to remove any chance of getting speaker "noise"
macaboo 3 months ago
Hey thanks for the vid its been a great help. I am wanting to add amp for a sub not for door speakers. I want to keep oem deck. Add high low converter. do you know what wire on the harness I would use for the amp remote? our would you know of a harness for just adding rca's.
ROBTUCSON 10 months ago
@ROBTUCSON Heyy Um so if you just want to add an amp for a sub I think there is a harness called Add a sub or something. But not sure 100%. If you're adding a high low converter, you must be planning on amplifying the speakers. There is a harness that you need made by PAC-Audio. It will add 4 Channels RCA plus a remote wire. I did alot of reading on F150 forums before attempting this installation.
macaboo 10 months ago
Nice video. I spent like two hours trying to find where to feed the power wire from the battery.
bpmagruder 11 months ago
Yeah the weather has been shit. So I have installed and filmed the second half this week. Just have to put it together into a video :)
macaboo 11 months ago
Part 2?
TheMMray 11 months ago
great video! where is part 2?
rob8ert18 11 months ago
Sweet video, nice work
Rufeorufeo 1 year ago