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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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ok im buying a 12 inch P2 sub, kenwood headunit, and 300 2 channel punch amp. what accesories am i gonna need to install it? and how can i fit it all in my RCSB truck?
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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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8 ga. amp kit for the wiring. Dash kit and wiring harness and antenna adapter for the radio. You will also either want to envest in a battery tap for the power wire or run the power wire to the little red box to the right of the engine. Put the amp behind the drivers seat on the back wall and the sub behind the pass seat.
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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thanks. anything else?
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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Use solder on the radio harness and use connectors on the speaker wire to the sub and sub box and thats about it. make sure you find a good place to ground (on those trucks i usually just drill my own hole and use a bolt and nut w/lock washer. Make sure you scrape away the paint where you gound it as well. Thats about it. Now its time to get to work!
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 09:07 PM
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thanks alot man. im getting the p2, the box, amp and head unit for 150$ haha what a deal
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sounds good. hope all turns out well for you. one last note: running the power wire from the battery through the firewall is best done through the large rubber gromet on the drivers side under the good. take a box knife and cut an X shape in the outside rubber then use a screw driver to push the rubber doughnut out the other side (under the dash) so you can run the wire through. this way you dont have to drill through the firewall. good luck with the install
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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do i want to run the power cable to the red box on the side of the engine?
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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you can if you dont have a battery tap. Or if you have a bat with side and top posts like i do you can run your factory wires to the side post and your amp wires off the top post.
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use a good box. That is THE most important thing for good sounding bass.
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 08:56 PM
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its goin to be in a rcsb, what should i do for a box?
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