wiring for amp, where to buy in bulk?

[joejoe3]

Hey, is there a place in town that i can find speaker wires and power powers (4 gauge) in bulk? as in i just pay for the length cut?

those amp kits they sell are way over priced.

[dj_rice]

Not in bulk but Princess Auto has amp kits for really cheap like $19.99 for a thicker wire, I don't remember the gauge, and like $9.99 for really thin IIRC

[ercchry]

if you ask, visions will cut you wire to length, they have everything, including speaker wire

i grabbed some 4 gauge from auto dream not too long ago for pretty cheap too

[spike98]

Welding cable. WAY cheap, just as effctive and may actually be a little durable

[G-ZUS]

Originally posted by spike98
Welding cable. WAY cheap, just as effctive and may actually be a little durable

:werd:

[joejoe3]

Originally posted by spike98
Welding cable. WAY cheap, just as effctive and may actually be a little durable

REALLY!? welding cable.. how flexible are they? need to tuck under trims and molding in the interior...

i'll check out princess auto as well

[joejoe3]

Originally posted by ercchry
if you ask, visions will cut you wire to length, they have everything, including speaker wire

i grabbed some 4 gauge from auto dream not too long ago for pretty cheap too

with visions, you pay by the length?

[ercchry]

Originally posted by joejoe3


with visions, you pay by the length?

yeah you can, they have reels of it in the install bay, they will just cut you off as many feet as you want

[ExtraSlow]

+1 for welding cable.

[ercchry]

Originally posted by ExtraSlow
+1 for welding cable.

please tell me how the eff you terminate that at an amp?

[sabad66]

The Car Salon (I think that's what it's called, the one on 32nd) sells cable by length and it's apparently pretty high quality. I got some good speaker wire for my sub from there.

[spike98]

Originally posted by ercchry


please tell me how the eff you terminate that at an amp?

Just like you terminate any other wire. Welding cable is no different.

Its just as easy to use as an marked up name brand conventional wire. It is however different than the flat cable that you can get.

I run/ran welding cable in all of my cars and any install i do for friends.

In my current ride i run 0/1 ga that i paid $1.25 / ft for.

[ercchry]

the only welding cable I saw at princess auto was waaay too thick for the screw down terminals on an amp

[spike98]

Depending on your current requirements ANY cable weither it be welding or "car audio" will be too big. Typically if you have a pissy 500wrms amp, the size of the wire the amp can accept is smaller. Because larger cable isnt needed. 4ga wire is 4ga wire.

You most likely saw something a lot heavier and assumed it was equivalent

[chkolny541]

dont go to visions, their wire is WAYYYY over priced, i think it was something like 15$ a foot for 4 gauge, it was just stupid expensive

[joejoe3]

yea i need 4g wire... haha online they have these amp kits for 20bux US.

bestbuy has them for 90bux


i need to wire up a monoblock, 800W peak, 600rms.

[G-ZUS]

Originally posted by joejoe3
yea i need 4g wire... haha online they have these amp kits for 20bux US.

bestbuy has them for 90bux


i need to wire up a monoblock, 800W peak, 600rms.

get ur 4g from Princess Auto

[spike98]

If you just need power/ground/remote then just get the welding cable at any industrial supply with a small spool of 18ga for your remote.

If you want the whole shpeal and are picky about fancy colored wire check out http://www.knukonceptz.com/

They have "car audio" cabling for a decent price. They are canadian company and sell quality products.

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Complete 4 Gauge Amplifier Installation Kit
Item #: KOL-AK4
Category: Amp Installation Kits
Weight: 6.5 lbs
Retail Price: $42.99
Sale Price: $39.99
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[futurecivic]

first off at visions we sell 4gauge for 4 bucks a foot and 0gauge for 8 bucks a foot where the hell did you get 15 bucks a foot from