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Old May 13, 2005 | 08:45 PM
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ok so i havea kenwood excelon deck with 3 preamp outputs. tonight i plugged the rca's in the back and ran them down the passenger side of the truck along side the amp turn on cable. now where should i mount the amp? i'm thinking on the back wall, how does liquid nailing mdf board to the back w/ some spacers then screw the amp into it? i still have to run the power cable and ground but i'm going ot pull the back seat out. btw this is an extended cab. oh and how do u run the new speaker wire to the speakers in the doors? thats my biggest concern.
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Old May 13, 2005 | 09:00 PM
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Plenty of room behind the seat for the amps. Run the speaker wire back to the factory plug behind the stereo and hook it up using a revearse plug which you need for the stereo anyway or you can run the wire to each speaker????????
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Old May 13, 2005 | 09:38 PM
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What is this reverse plug you are talking about? thanks for the info, im gona mount my amp behind the rear seat. anyone else have some info ?
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Old May 13, 2005 | 09:42 PM
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Old May 14, 2005 | 06:31 AM
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very nice but where to i run the wire to power teh speakers? i cant tell from any pictures.
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Old May 14, 2005 | 11:31 AM
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i run speaker wire on the passenger side in the door channel.

i run power on the drivers side.

RCA's go down the middle.
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Old May 14, 2005 | 01:11 PM
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ok well is it ok that i ran my rca's down the side and can i still run speaker wire down the side w/ my rca's?
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Old May 14, 2005 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by BadBowtieZ71
ok well is it ok that i ran my rca's down the side and can i still run speaker wire down the side w/ my rca's?

That is ok, just don't run your rca's beside the power wires, or you may get some engine noise, and trust me, it sucks.
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Old May 14, 2005 | 02:23 PM
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yeah i know....where do i get the power cable through the firewall???
do i disconnect my speakers from the stock wires and run new wire?
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