Stereo Install

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Originally Posted by fuzion

i dont know why, but people think the thicker the cable the better it is and a smaller cable cant handle that much ampage/volts..

then you look at the alternator cable, or battery cables, hell even normal power lines and not even close to the same thickness and run 10x more ampage/voltage.. lol

(not having a go at anyone here, just generally speaking)

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its called voltage drop, if you have smaller gauge wire over a longer run you get resistance.

more resistance and less current can flow thru, which makes the voltage drop to make up for the lack of current.

believe me with big amps if you dont have big enough power feeds (and grounds) you can break/melt things, power side mosfets, power/earth wire, fuse holders i've seen it all.

i let others answer it for me...

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Originally Posted by fuzion

i dont know why, but people think the thicker the cable the better it is and a smaller cable cant handle that much ampage/volts..

then you look at the alternator cable, or battery cables, hell even normal power lines and not even close to the same thickness and run 10x more ampage/voltage.. lol

(not having a go at anyone here, just generally speaking)

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Have a look at my site for cable sizes and more information on installing car wiring.

Regards,

Arie

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~avdw

Those figures are pretty dam close to what i work with, thats a pretty good resource.

Thanks

Yerp I have 0gauge going into the back of mine. Plus I will probably lash out on a deep cycle battery and mount it in the boot.

Anyone got any pics of a decent install on a bora install ?

I plan to do a car-puter install plus all the rest that comes with it. Anyway, will post some pics when I have done some of it :)

Do the 2001 Bora Headunits any factory in,outs ?

Also, on Vw-vortex there is a faq on how to remove your airbags without bursting them. Have a look ;)

This needs to be moved to the vw car audio section!

The olny reason you can have too large a cable, is when you physicaly dont have the space to run it. I always prefer to run at least one size larger than i need. my own car, runs two 4 gauge cables (im too tight to buy a 2 gauge.)

Could we have this thread moved to Car audio?

the cable sizing would be usful.