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kendawg73

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So, putting a radio in is the very last thing on my list, got to get car back together and moving again ect... but I want to pre-wire for the raido and amp and speakers before I put the new carpet in... so I don't have to do it after the fact.

I haven't messed with audio stuff in a long, long while.... I plan on getting a 100.xx radio something like this Kenwood - https://www.crutchfield.com/p_113KMBT325/Kenwood-KMM-BT325U.html?avf=Y don't need no CD... it has 6-channels...

I want to put a amp in, nothing $$$ just want decent sound... I have an old single MTX sub woffer in a sub box (non-powered) I had for over 10 years or more, but was only used for like a year.. can't remember if it's a 10" or 12" been in basement wrapped in trash bag... so I plan to use that for the sub. So I need to replace all 6 of the factory speakers... the 2 in dash, 2 in door, and 2 in the rear...

So, can I get a single amp to run all that? or am I going to need 2? I really need to know what RCA cables and power cables I will need so I can run that before I put carpet in, so when the time finally comes to do radio, the lines/cables will be there...

So with that radio example, that is a 6-Channel... it has, front, rear, and sub out puts, so I would need 3-sets of RCA's right... now, for the speaker wires, since there are 4- front speakers... how would I split them from the amp? What channel amp do I need to be able to hook up the 4 front speakers, 2 rear speakers and the 1 sub woofer... do I need splitter/cross over??? the speakers in dash would they only play highs, and the ones in doors mid/lows? and the rears full range?

And what size power wire should I run to the back... and if I need 2 amps, can' that be split between the 2 once in the back? (I would really like to have 1 amp if I could) don't need no windows shacking power, just want enough to sound like a great factory radio.

I have a rear seat delete kit I will be installing, so the amp and wiring will go under that.
 

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I would go with a 5 channel amp. Something like this would work on a budget:

NVX JAD900.5

I has the option to run 1,2, or 3 sets of RCA cables to it.
I would run 3 so you can use the head unit to control each set of speaker independently

Here a 3 in 1 RCA cable

https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_95984_NVX-XIV65.html

For your front speakers do components. Put the tweeters in your dash and woofers in the doors of course. Both the tweeters and woofers would run to a passive cross-over that then would connect to the front channels on your amp. You would enable the cross-over on the amp to pass only 80 Hz and above and then the passive cross-over would split that between the tweeter and woofer.

6 gauge wire would work for power and ground on the amp I posted.
 
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Thanks for for the info Dan... I like that 3-1 RCA cable.. didn't know they made something like that...
for the front... look like I can go 5 1/2 or 6 1/2 in the doors? on crutchfield they list both and show they fit... I found this commonet set that comes with the passive crossovers.. but looks like all the tweeters are surface mount.. which that shouldn't be no problem to make a mount get them mounted under the stock speaker grills. - https://www.crutchfield.com/p_109CL6500M/JBL-Club-6500C.html

and for the rear - https://www.crutchfield.com/p_236THND68/MTX-Thunder68.html

and 5-chn amp - https://www.crutchfield.com/p_108R455AM/Infinity-Reference-4555a.html?tp=35808

amp wire kit - https://www.crutchfield.com/p_007CK8/Crutchfield-CK8.html?tp=635

I'm not ordering the equipment yet (just wire/cables right now), so am sure stuff will change...

What guage speaker wire should I go with?

How's all that stuff look, if I was to get equipment today... (which I'm not)
 

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That stuff looks good to me. The doors are really designed for 6.5" but you can use 5.25" you will just need adapter rings. They should have a shallow mounting depth though and it looks like the ones you posted do.

I like using plastic cutting boards to make stuff like adapter rings they are cheap and easy to work with.

16 guage speaker wire will be fine.
 
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Dan02gt said:
That stuff looks good to me. The doors are really designed for 6.5" but you can use 5.25" you will just need adapter rings. They should have a shallow mounting depth though and it looks like the ones you posted do.

I like using plastic cutting boards to make stuff like adapter rings they are cheap and easy to work with.

16 guage speaker wire will be fine.
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cool, thanks... I thought those speakers were 6.5" but looks like it's listing both sizes for some reason, but when the time does come to order the equipment I ill make sure to Oder 6.5" for the doors. will be ordering the wiring/cables soon thought so I can pre-wire everything before I put new carpet in.
 
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