Hey I first off want to say that when it comes to car audio I am a complete and udder retard. Hence why I am here to actually learn something to benefit and maybe even get a decent sound in my GN out of it.
First off I would like to avoid buying new stuff if possible although I am open to the idea. Here is what I have now that I can remember (car is in the states I am not...
) I have a Pioneer head-unit not sure of the model but I would say it is on the lower end, Alpine 4x6 front speakers again not sure of the model previous owner purchased these, Kenwood 4x10 rear speakers from crutchfield, and since the previous owner deleted all factory speaker wiring I am running it all through a Crossfire CFA555S amp that I had laying around from a previous car. I have had the amp for a while and it was expensive back in 2001 when I bought it ($500) so I wanted to hang on to it, plus it had sentimental value (Long story short had one in a car from previous owner, was stolen, insurance bought new one, car got totalled before I could install so it sat new in box till I got GN).
The previous owner had wired everything before I bought the car and I really wish he had not since I have had nothing but problems since. I hit a bump sound goes out, hit another and it comes back so I am going to rewire the entire system from scratch again to ensure that it is right this time. Any suggestions on wire brand, size? Power wire? Ground wire? I may reuse some of what he had if any of it is salvageable after I rip it out. I am sure the power wire is fried literally as he routed it on top of the downpipe (exposed wire causing a short?) My next problem is it seems he only set up the front speakers to work with an amp because I had to put my rear speaker wire in the front speaker slot on my amp in order for them to work. What would I need to do in order for it to work for both? I looked at the back of my head unit and it seems that there is only one connection for speaker cable and I have a bunch of speaker wire sitting back there and only one can be plugged in, do I need some sort of splitter to get the rears working properly?
So is there anything you guys would suggest I do? I also have an old Sony Xplode 10" subwoofer laying around I could use to add some bass if needed. I have also considered a new head unit, maybe one I could plug my iPod into? I am open so any suggestions. Also I have thought about the door panels that Gbodyparts.com sells or would those be overkill?
First off I would like to avoid buying new stuff if possible although I am open to the idea. Here is what I have now that I can remember (car is in the states I am not...
) I have a Pioneer head-unit not sure of the model but I would say it is on the lower end, Alpine 4x6 front speakers again not sure of the model previous owner purchased these, Kenwood 4x10 rear speakers from crutchfield, and since the previous owner deleted all factory speaker wiring I am running it all through a Crossfire CFA555S amp that I had laying around from a previous car. I have had the amp for a while and it was expensive back in 2001 when I bought it ($500) so I wanted to hang on to it, plus it had sentimental value (Long story short had one in a car from previous owner, was stolen, insurance bought new one, car got totalled before I could install so it sat new in box till I got GN).The previous owner had wired everything before I bought the car and I really wish he had not since I have had nothing but problems since. I hit a bump sound goes out, hit another and it comes back so I am going to rewire the entire system from scratch again to ensure that it is right this time. Any suggestions on wire brand, size? Power wire? Ground wire? I may reuse some of what he had if any of it is salvageable after I rip it out. I am sure the power wire is fried literally as he routed it on top of the downpipe (exposed wire causing a short?) My next problem is it seems he only set up the front speakers to work with an amp because I had to put my rear speaker wire in the front speaker slot on my amp in order for them to work. What would I need to do in order for it to work for both? I looked at the back of my head unit and it seems that there is only one connection for speaker cable and I have a bunch of speaker wire sitting back there and only one can be plugged in, do I need some sort of splitter to get the rears working properly?
So is there anything you guys would suggest I do? I also have an old Sony Xplode 10" subwoofer laying around I could use to add some bass if needed. I have also considered a new head unit, maybe one I could plug my iPod into? I am open so any suggestions. Also I have thought about the door panels that Gbodyparts.com sells or would those be overkill?
