alright first and foremost i just bought a new GTP and the previous owner told me the car was ready for subs and blah blah blah installed by best buy and such.. so ive been reading audio threads on this site like crazy for the past couple of days and learned quite a bit from having no previous knowledge on this stuff. I have some questions though
my HU is a kenwood kdc-135
heres my trunk's wiring:
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i think its meant for 2 subs and a single amp. which is what i was thinking on doing, but i was curious how i find out what the gauge of my wire is or even if my wires are any good since best buy apparently did the wiring. if they are ****** what should i get to replace them? As i was reading it seems that the higher the watts you are running or intend to run need a smaller gauged wire depending on the length as well?
i saw that one member posted a sonic electrix website and i looked on that and saw some decent cheap amps and subs. i wanted to run something that will give me some bump, is 1000w too much for 2 subs? if its not what should i get so i can make that happen? and how would i wire that because there's the whole OHM and RMS that is tossed into the equation. is it better for the subs to be at a lower OHM, if im running 2 and they have a 4 OHM should i run them at 2? is that easier on both the life of the amp and the subs? this is what somewhat confuses me because im not really sure what subs or amps to get. also should i get an amp that has a built in fan or should i do it myself, if so how would i approach that.
would i also need to get a capacitor and/or a distributor?
also can someone explain to me how channels between the subs and amp work?
i also came across boxes, it seems most people port them..does that depend on the subs or how should i do that?
last one is how do fuses work. i was reading and someone was talking about fuses and how its better to burn a fuse then your wiring, how would that happen, is that related back to the gauge of the wires? i read if you are using to much power on a gauged wire that cannot handle it, its a potential fire hazard and it could burn your system.
sorry for all these nooby questions i am just not sure what equipment to get i want to make sure i don't to get anything that is crappy. and from what ive seen most of you guys know your stuff.
thanks for the help
