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
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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Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
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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Mazda 323 GTX +
330 lbs. glass +
4, 5 gallon buckets resin +
1600w RMS @ 1ohm = 162.3db
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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2007 Acura TSX
SQ setup in the works