Let's see your car audio wire installs

[QtrHorse]

After seeing Milox's install and a couple others, I would really like to see some more good/ clean wiring installs. For some reason, I enjoy looking at clean wiring installs more than fancy fiberglass pods, HU installs and ect..

[QtrHorse]

I would like to see the rest of the install below that HIC posted in another thread. The picture is towards the bottom.

Wire Install

[ssmith100]

Mine's all hidden now but it looked good before the cover panels.

Shane

[Rick Sellers]

Here are a few shots of my truck...

[req]

thats my current 2003 vw gti.

its been redone since then, i got a different set of amps. so its not like that anymore, but same idea.

[QtrHorse]

Very nice installs, keep them coming.

Req;

I still have about 40 pairs of those Tiff RCA's and about 10 of those Tiff gold non fused distro blocks that you used. Did you by chance buy them from me over on CA.com?

[BassBaller5]

nicest wiring on this site IMO is MiloX's G35
Honey, I blew up the G!

QtrHorse- talk to D-Tour about that setup as its his... heres some similar pics of it
H701 for 300 Bucks!

[ClinesSelect]

My truck.

[QtrHorse]

Cline, did you only use black and carbon braided sleeving throughout the install? Your wiring was the other that I had seen and liked. My favorites are the installs that use braided sleeving and when the wires are kept neatly bundled and secured.

[ssmith100]

Rick,

That's an awsome job. Question though.......did it bother you srcewing all those screws in the sheet metal of your floor board ??? I couldn't do it. Used Dynamat Extreme cut in strips instead.

Shane

[QtrHorse]

Rick S., have you done anything performance related to that Cummins (I just noticed it was a diesel after looking at the pic's again)?

[Rick Sellers]

Originally Posted by ssmith100

Rick,

That's an awsome job. Question though.......did it bother you srcewing all those screws in the sheet metal of your floor board ??? I couldn't do it. Used Dynamat Extreme cut in strips instead.

Shane

The first few time it was weird, but after about 100 I got the hang of it! J/K

It wasn't that bad... I had the truck for 3 weeks and the entire dash was out to stuff with polyfillwith & sound deadning that on the other hand was a bit nerve racking in a brand new truck!

Originally Posted by QtrHorse

Rick S., have you done anything performance related to that Cummins (I just noticed it was a diesel after looking at the pic's again)?

I have the Quadzilla performance chip but thats it... it added about 3 mpg and a lot more power. An intake will be next but I'm poor.

[Oliver]

Those are nice, Rick !
http://www.autoanything.com/performa...a-control.aspx

looks like 1998 - 2006 are covered [ Cummins and the Powerstroke ].

[QtrHorse]

Originally Posted by Rick Sellers

I have the Quadzilla performance chip but thats it... it added about 3 mpg and a lot more power. An intake will be next but I'm poor.

Poor, but you bought a diesel...lol

Personally if I owned a Cummins, I would use the Smarty controller. They are supposed to be the best units for the Cummins powered trucks unless you get custom tuning done. All that wire on the passenger side of the engine compartment will have to be removed when you install a set of twins (two turbos for the non diesel nerds).

[ClinesSelect]

Originally Posted by QtrHorse

Cline, did you only use black and carbon braided sleeving throughout the install? Your wiring was the other that I had seen and liked. My favorites are the installs that use braided sleeving and when the wires are kept neatly bundled and secured.

Yes it is just black and carbon fiber. I'm going to redo it all soon and will probably go with all black as I'll be doing away with everything that is carbon fiber.

[bobditts]

Originally Posted by ClinesSelect

My truck.

^^ I noticed you have your RCAs and power wires running parallel. Any noise issues?

[chad]

Originally Posted by bobditts

^^ I noticed you have your RCAs and power wires running parallel. Any noise issues?

Why would there be? You have to have current flowing to get a flux line, and if current is flowing it's too loud to hear noise

Chad

[BassBaller5]

Originally Posted by chad

Why would there be? You have to have current flowing to get a flux line, and if current is flowing it's too loud to hear noise

Chad

isnt current still flowing when the volume is all the way down?

[ClinesSelect]

Originally Posted by bobditts

^^ I noticed you have your RCAs and power wires running parallel. Any noise issues?

Actually, there are no RCAs in that photo.

But to answer your question, no I have never had any noise issues when running RCAs and B+ cables bundled together.

[Pseudonym]

damn u guys are some overachievers. i was in such a crazy rush to get my music back that i just crammed my wiring down the sides of my jeep in a sloppy mess.

[chad]

Originally Posted by BassBaller5

isnt current still flowing when the volume is all the way down?

Think about it.

Very little

Constant voltage, what goes down when power goes down?

P=IV

[BassBaller5]

Originally Posted by chad

Think about it.

Very little

Constant voltage, what goes down when power goes down?

P=IV

good call! but im still getting stupid alternator whine.... darn POS stock headunit ground

[chad]

Originally Posted by BassBaller5

good call! but im still getting stupid alternator whine.... darn POS stock headunit ground

Now, you CAN get alternator whine from running signal wire next to current carrying wire outside the audio realm within the car I ran my signal wiring next to the main harness heading to the rear and got alt whine, fuel pump and a pop every time I hit the turn signals, brake lights, or reverse lights.

What a dumb ass move on my part! It sure LOOKED good there though

[less]

I too like looking at fine wiring jobs - the is just something there that satisfies the compulsive mind... with everything orderly and in its place... I'm hard at work finishing up mine, and really all I have left is rewiring the remote wires to the new relay box I built for controlling the lighting, fans and remotes. It looks nice now, but I am worried how to get more wire in there without goobering it up. Not as nice as some, but definitely inspired by a couple of the fine examples provided by my friends here!

Hopefully tomorrow if I get the energy!

Nice work posters!

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[req]

Originally Posted by QtrHorse

Very nice installs, keep them coming.

Req;

I still have about 40 pairs of those Tiff RCA's and about 10 of those Tiff gold non fused distro blocks that you used. Did you by chance buy them from me over on CA.com?

i got the rca's on ebay, and i got the tiff block (and a 0 guage inline anl holder) from a dude on ca.com. frito was his name....o.

Originally Posted by BassBaller5

QtrHorse- talk to D-Tour about that setup as its his... heres some similar pics of it
H701 for 300 Bucks!

lol i did his install