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Old 01-19-2008, 03:47 AM
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Looking to install my amp soon. Any suggestions as to which kit you get the most bang for your buck? Went to Circuit City, and while the "Tsunami" kits they have are nice, they seem a bit overpriced. I dont need the top of the line, but I also know that wiring is not a place you want to chince out on.
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www.elementaldesigns.com or www.knukonceptz.com I have stuff from both these places. Make sure you go 4 gauge.



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great links, thanks
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You may laugh but get the kit at walmart that comes with the capacitor, its around $90 and comes with everything you need. I have ran this in several vehicles and it works awsome. I have it in my tc, I wouldnt have won a trophy at a show for best audio if it sucked lol.
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I just used an 8ga Rockford kit from best buy... it was 40 bucks.

Fuse, power, remote, ground.
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AMp kit!! on sake at $19.99, the wires are 8g but i did not like the RCA's, still cheap and high quality for the price!
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I got a monster cable amp kit from Walmart for like $30.
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Wow that knukonceptz website is pretty nice. Thanks! Will be hitting up ED sometime later this year. Gonna be needing some eDead

I did find this on scikotics forums, so dont think i'll be heading to wall mart.

" Do NOT buy the cheap wal-mart kits, do NOT buy Raptor kits, and do NOT buy scosche kits, they use aluminum wire and are no where near the AWG they say they are."
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Originally Posted by sam_shizzel
Wow that knukonceptz website is pretty nice. Thanks! Will be hitting up ED sometime later this year. Gonna be needing some eDead

I did find this on scikotics forums, so dont think i'll be heading to wall mart.

" Do NOT buy the cheap wal-mart kits, do NOT buy Raptor kits, and do NOT buy scosche kits, they use aluminum wire and are no where near the AWG they say they are."
Cool! also try knuknoceptz on eBay!


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Just go to an auto parts store and get 4 AWG automotive wire. Buy just the fuse kit from the car stereo place. The markup on the wire is insane.
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i don't know about the aluminum wire.
ive got some other wire i used for my ground kit (i don't remember the name of it) it kind of looks aluminum but its not, its copper thats plated with something to help prevent corrotion.
im not tring to defent waly world, im just saying, my wire wasn't cheep and it "looks" aluminum.
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