Need help with power connection for amp

**burgundybullet** · 11-05-2012

So I ended up getting a sub, box, wiring, and amp out of the blue one day from a friend of mine. I really was not going to get one for a while but the price was right and I figured why not. I really do not know how to go about wiring any of it up but I do not know how to go about hooking up the power cable. I know you connect it to the positive battery terminal somehow but am curious to see the best way of doing it. I was unable to find any information on this part of it. Any help is appriciated.

**matt5112** · 11-05-2012

Grommet in passenger floor board.

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**burgundybullet** · 11-05-2012

I know where to put it through. I can run the wire. I did come across that 111038384820102874291 times. lol. Im wondering how to connect it to the power.

**burgundybullet** · 11-05-2012

Does this answer seem to be accurate to you guys? How do I connect an amp to my cars power supply? - Yahoo! Answers

**matt5112** · 11-05-2012

Well you can connect to the fuse box, or the battery.

doesn't matter.

**KeithGTP03** · 11-06-2012

Doubt you're running enough power to need to bolt the power directly to your battery. Just connect it here as matt said:

**maverickdog8** · 11-06-2012

You will be just fine connecting it to the fuse box as pointed out in above. Unless your doing something like this then your fine.

That's multiple runs of 1/0 power and ground. Lol they make battery bolt extenders as well if you feel more comfortable doing that. O'Reillys and Autozone both sell them for sure.

**tc300** · 11-06-2012

I have 150amps-ish hooked up to the fuse box post.

**jteske88** · 11-06-2012

are you really drawing anywhere near that though? remeber to apply ohms law, if your big bad amps only have a few 20 amp fusses in it. no where near that then.

**tc300** · 11-09-2012

Originally Posted by Jteske88

are you really drawing anywhere near that though? remeber to apply ohms law, if your big bad amps only have a few 20 amp fusses in it. no where near that then.

Actually i was wrong, i have 200amp fuse up front... I have a mmats dhcx2200.1 and kicker 350.4 so im pretty sure im at 150amps and then some! Couple yrs ago i popped a 150amp fuse with the mmats alone....

**chamilton89** · 11-18-2012

200 amps? thats like 200 x 14 volts = 2800W, or 2.8 KW Guess I find it hard to believe your running that much power to your stereo, especially using the like lame a$$ 110 amp alternators our cars have. Just make sure your safely routing that much power.

**KeithGTP03** · 11-19-2012

Originally Posted by chamilton89

200 amps? thats like 200 x 14 volts = 2800W, or 2.8 KW Guess I find it hard to believe your running that much power to your stereo, especially using the like lame a$$ 110 amp alternators our cars have. Just make sure your safely routing that much power.

Don't worry, TC knows what he's doing.