Stereo accesories . . .

When I buy car stereo stuff I buy my Stinger products there, awesome prices which even Ebay has a hard time keeping up with, except the Ebay seller ( Bagboy )! If you buy the quality stuff first and dont " rig " stuff, you will end up with a quality electrical system in the end. Things I see alot of is (1) underfusing capacity (2) Loose connections (3) improper splicing ( i.e. no shrink tubing or solder )! If people avoid running this junk there will be hella less problems. Can't wait to see pics of the upgrades ! Hope we helped !

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Thanks for all the info guys! I'll post up pics as soon as I get done.

 

Dam that was alot of great info there! I love this place!!!!

 

I like the good information guys.

 

personally speaking . . .

Personally speaking. I am glad I could put some usefull information out there to try and help others that need it ! Feel free to ask me anytime. My specialty is electronics and wiring, especially car audio !

Your Welcome Guys !

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I forgot to ask, what the heck was the cause of that fire, did you ever find out or let us know ? ? ?

 

Hope this helps guys. I didn't do mine yet but Lownloud helped me with this drawing. This is with the battery relocated to the bed. The blue line is your existing atlernator wire and is not being removed.

 

Thanks . . .

I do have to admit, B a d l u x came up with the nifty diagram, I just helped him put it to good use. I surely hope this helps some of you guys out !

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yall kick ass. im currently going to school for aviation technology trying to get A&P license. i rebuilt an alternator today. pretty interesting. but i have learned more reading this tread. this is very good info. these guys know what they are talking about. hopefully one day i will with a little experience. thanks for the help guys. this thread needs to be a "sticky"!
mike.

 

Heres more very useful information.
http://www.powermastermotorsports.com/charge_wires.html

 

anyone . . .

Did anyone get any further with upgrades, keep us posted with what you got or if you need something ? !

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2619563

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I got my alternator from ebay. Its a 120 amp. Seller says it puts out 75 amps at 700rpm and the rest at 1600rpm. Came in preety quick. I ordered it on Fri. and it got to me on Monday. Thats super fast being in Hawaii.

 

kewlness . . .

Totally kewl, that is the exact one I had on before my 150, hella kewl, you'll like it. . .

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Heres the Wires that I will be running. I must addmit, it can get kinda expensive but I guess it depends on the quality that you want. I bought kicker 1/0 gauge kit that came with couple distribution blocks and an ANL fuse block. I love this wire! its really flexible and easy to work with. The shop owner also showed me the diference in the cheap stuff and what he called true AWG. (American wire gauge) The cheap stuff is mostly a fat outer jacket that makes the wire look big.

 

This is where my battery is going to be relocated. I'm gonna make a nice cover for it when I'm done. Yes it is behind the driver seat in that pocket were the xcab seat is supposed to be. I am not a race car driver so I'm not concerned about weight distribution


JL Audio battery terminals

 

Ok, This is where I got out of hand In my process to find a good route for my wires, I decided to cut out the rest of my inner fenders and relocate all the crap along with the fuse box and other electrical stuff. I painted my radiator support today so I should be running some wire by this weekend. I'll keep you all posted on my progress.

 

Lownloud...Is it ok for me to change this wire to a 4gauge? It came off the battery positive terminal and goes to the fuse box. I found it to be a simple change by opening the bottom of the box.. I'm gonna change the one to the starter to a 4awg also.

 

yes sir . . .

Surely is alright ! ! ! Looking good !

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* * * If ya wanna upgrade or add a voltage gauge ( if you dont already have one ), you can upgrade to this digital gauge by Stinger, all U gotta do is find a spot, I have pictures of where I mounted mine, in the stock clock spot ! Mine is red, but if you type in search in Ebay or Stinger catalog you can get a few different kinds and blue as a color also . . .

http://cgi.ebay.com/STINGER-SVMR-RED-CAR-STEREO-DIGITAL-VOLTAGE-METER-GAUGE_W0QQitemZ130196096909QQihZ003QQcategoryZ50552QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

 

Mines in the same place, used a battery box from Summit.

 

thats great . . .

Clean looking install Gary, looks good, very nice. Thats a great place for the battery ( guys ), keeps it dry, clean & serves the purpose quite well!

L o w N l o u d

 

I was gonna put mine in the bed but it would only be a matter of time before someone steals it.