Bestbuy did a hack job with my install. They ran 16 ga wire to the amp but from the crossover to the midbass driver, they used factory wiring. I dont think that factory wiring can carry enough power so i want to rewire it. The trouble is getting the new wire through the grommet in the door. Any suggestions?

 

It can carry enough power, but smaller wires have higher resistance, so there will be less volume.

Loosend the grommet on the door and the door jam, compress the loom, feed the wire through, then replace the grommets/loom.

-GL, Spy

p.s. The installation is as good as the installer, not the shop.(necessarily).

 

The wires are in a split loom and its too tight a fit. I cut a small hole in the grommet and ran it that way. Wish me luck on mounting the woofers.

 

16 gauge? Are you sure?

The least any common sense installer would use is 12 gauge or 10 gauge. 16 gauge is barely enough to power subs

 

eh? He meant speaker wire... 16gauge is plenty.. 14gauge is overkill

What the hell are you talking about about powering subs? I have 16gauge speaker wire going from the sub amp into the subwoofer with no problems.

Perhaps you're thinking of the Power wire from battery to 12+ amp input