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t0mmyr 
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Posted: April 23, 2006 at 1:19 PM / IP Logged  

My battery is on the driver side so I am going to run my 1/0 power on the driverside, probably underneath the vehicle because the cable is so big.

So now my question is what side should I run all my speaker cable and RCA's? I forgot which one is the one that needs to be ran furthest away from the power, I think it's the RCAs that should be ran on the passenger side of vehicle, and speakers on the left, or should I run them all down the right together?  Is it safe to run anything down the middle? my car is FWD so no driveshaft to make noise

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You can run it on either side actually. It does not need to be separate from the power. AC current will readily induct noise, DC is by far a different story altogether. Is it good practice to run them separate, sure it is as it also keeps a big bundle of wires from forming under the carpet. As far as running the wire under the car goes, not a good idea unless you have 100% secured the cable every 6" or have encased the cable in some kind of hard tubing. A zap strap or plastic loop is not enough to properly secure the wire to the bottom of the car. In time this wire will droop and catch on a speedbump or an obstacle on the road (like a flapcat from the roadkill cafe).
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I run my 0 through conduit (home depot) under my car. This is the best way I have found. No problems so far. After that RCA and speaked wire is a breeze. Put it where you can fit it(safely)
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i have always found that it is a good idea to run the RCAs on the opposite side of the vehicle. especially if your not using a high end rca because in some cases running them together causes alternator whine interference.
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