New to car audio.

Im curiouse what it would take (money, tools, equiptment, etc...) to hook up my own audio system (amp, speekers). I need some good sites, and good info on ALL the stuff involved, but in simple terms.

Thanks: G-man422

Welcome to one of the worlds most expensive and addictive hobbies.

this should get you a basic idea of whats needed to get a complete front/rear and sub stage

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=382679

this will teach you all the basics of the electrical terms and how some things work and such

http://www.bcae1.com/

this should help some

http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/caraudio.asp

this should help some also

http://www.carstereo.com/help/Articles.cfm

Like everything else in this world you get what you pay for in most instances you can notice a severe difference between a subs that cost $50 and one that cost 3-4 times that much, look at the brand rating list it helps give an idea of what to look for.

Wow, thanks man. Thats some great info. I'll let you guys know if i have any more questions.

G-man422

I need help...i tried to fix my stereo..so far i hooked up everything..the power cable to the amp...speaker wires to the sub..i bridge it also..im running a 600 watt kenwood amp and 2 MTX subs. theres a fuse on the power cable and i changed it and when i turn on my car the fuse blows and the amp and subs dont work...i need help on what to do...should i buy a new power cable?

Wheres and what is the amp grounded to, also your power wire could be sitting on something cause it to short blowing the fuse which is most likely the cause. Next step are the fuses on the amp blowing it could be the speaker wires grounded. Double check all your wiring to make sure nothing is touching.

well the amp is in the trunk and i grounded it to the bolt thats holding the turnk latch..the fuse just blows everytime i turn on the car..i can hear it blow when i turn it on....i dont kno what causes the fuse to blow..

fuses blow because you trying to pull too much current through it

should i just get a new power cable ?

how about we keep this in the thread you started and don't hijack other's threads with the exact same question you asked before.