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Reit38 · 05-09-2003, 08:04 PM

what are the 3 "magic" wires you want to replace with better wire s when you lites dim bad when you subs hit?

***Phi*** · 05-09-2003, 08:19 PM

power and ground. not sure what the other one is. Cigarette lighter for bass activated neon rod??!?! :p

Reit38 · 05-09-2003, 08:23 PM

umm i dont think that the last one you suggested was right

but anyways im thinkig bout updating them but i should probably get a new battery first to start off because when i was tlkin to my dad he said its te original battery from when we got the car....its over 8 years old!

***Phi*** · 05-09-2003, 08:33 PM

[school girl]hehehe[/school girl]

The only other wire I can think of would be the ground wires to the chassis of the car. They're marketed as "Earthing Kits".

8 yrs!?!?!? Any idea what battery you intend to replace with?

Reit38 · 05-09-2003, 08:38 PM

not really.....i would liek to put in a optima yellow top or whatever there calledbut ill pry. just end up putting a regular one in

***Phi*** · 05-09-2003, 08:43 PM

seriously dude, if you can afford an Optima yellow top or any deep cycling battery, that's be your best move.

Otherwise, I like to recommend Interstate batteries based on my experience as well as others. http://www.toyotanation.com/showthre...ght=interstate

Xenon · 05-09-2003, 08:53 PM

I would definetly recommend the Yellow Top Optima Deep Cycle battery...

It's great for sound systems although they're a bit more expensive than regular batteries..

***REN69*** · 05-09-2003, 09:13 PM

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Originally posted by Phi
seriously dude, if you can afford an Optima yellow top or any deep cycling battery, that's be your best move.

Otherwise, I like to recommend Interstate batteries based on my experience as well as others. http://www.toyotanation.com/showthre...ght=interstate

doesn't Interstate make Optimas anyways??? if I'm not mistaken, I remember hearing that somewhere.

***Silver Streak*** · 05-09-2003, 10:39 PM

I think the third one was alternator to battery....

Reit38 · 05-10-2003, 12:05 AM

about how much do the yellow tops cost
and other deep cycles

Xenon · 05-10-2003, 02:56 AM

Optima Batteries are made by Interstate, you're right Ren..

I think they range at about $230 Canadian!

mach_y · 05-10-2003, 06:47 PM

The three magic wires:

1) + Battery terminal to Alternator
2) - Battery terminal to Chassis
3) - Battery terminal to Engine Block

or

3) - Battery terminal to Chassis

All the above need to be the same gauge as the wire used from your + battery terminal to your amps.

Reit38 · 05-10-2003, 06:51 PM

so if i have 4 gauge from my battery to my amp i should upgrade the other wires w/ 4 gauge too?

Xenon · 05-10-2003, 07:36 PM

It doesn't really depend on the gauge of the wire! It depends on how much power you're using!

You can power a deck with a 4 guage wire but it will only use whata 12 guage waire uses for power!

Your battery to chassis ground should always be a very good one I would recommend a minimum 8 guage (Good 8 guage) whether you have a system or not.. Plus having to much ground isn't bad, so you can use a 4 guage on the ground if you want...

mach_y · 05-13-2003, 12:28 AM

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Originally posted by Xenon
It doesn't really depend on the gauge of the wire! It depends on how much power you're using!

You can power a deck with a 4 guage wire but it will only use whata 12 guage waire uses for power!

Your battery to chassis ground should always be a very good one I would recommend a minimum 8 guage (Good 8 guage) whether you have a system or not.. Plus having to much ground isn't bad, so you can use a 4 guage on the ground if you want...

Agree on chassis ground should always bea good one, but what you need really depends on how much power you are using. Your first two sentences are contridicting each other. The guage of the wire depends on how much power you are trying to use. Think of your power needs as water through a hose. It leaves the positive battery terminal, and has to get all the way back to the negative battery terminal. If you have 0 guage from your positive battery terminal to your amps, then 0 guage from your amps to chassis ground, but then 8 or 12 guage (stock wires) from the chassis to the negative battery terminal, you have a big block there. Essentially, that short wire with much smaller guage turns into a fuse of sorts. Just use whatever guage you use for your positive wires, and you will be good to go.