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Old 04-16-2012, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by ibd2328

Actually, that Raptor 4ga. came from Cruthcfield. Wal-mart's wire is the red and it actually looks thicker than the Raptor. It's compared with the 1ga I used for my big 3.
that's surprising, and gotcha. can you upload some pics of the big 3 you did on your truck. the only place I would see having trouble getting to is the engine to ground wire. it seems to my underneath the radio looking from infront the truck. I see where it goes to the chassis right above it, the only problem would be getting the bolt itself kind of a tight squeeze. this is the ground wire if I'm correct
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Your off to a good start doing the big three, your amp will run much more efficiently.
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yea I've been looking for some more pics of the big three to help but there aren't that money out there on out trucks
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Originally Posted by raif281
yea I've been looking for some more pics of the big three to help but there aren't that money out there on out trucks
I took some more pics of the big 3 raif. I will have them posted on this thread if a few minutes for your reference.
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awesome thanks a ton man!
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Since ur new go to sonicelectronix.com
They have everything for super cheap and tell you everything u need to know.
Once uve done ur own stuff you'll end up learning about it quick.
I do instal custom boxes tune amps the whole bass game I can do a lot of it.
It's all trial and learn. Hopefully u won't have errors.
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Originally Posted by blackoutoffroad2wd
Since ur new go to sonicelectronix.com
They have everything for super cheap and tell you everything u need to know.
Once uve done ur own stuff you'll end up learning about it quick.
I do instal custom boxes tune amps the whole bass game I can do a lot of it.
It's all trial and learn. Hopefully u won't have errors.

i like sonicelectronix.com alot my wifes whole system came from there an alot of stuff in my truck did too great prices an most stuff id free shipping
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Originally Posted by raif281
awesome thanks a ton man!
Here are some pics to help, Raif.

Battery should look something like this.


You can ground your battery to any solid piece on the chassis. Just remember to grind/polish it to bare metal before tightening it down. I used the factory location and just added the 1ga. mining wire.



This is a relay/solenoid that tells the starter when to turn. The top bolt is the turn on lead(ran from the ignition). Hence, no reason to mess with the top bolt.



Your starter should be right under the passenger side door, next to where the exhaust comes out. There will be two red wires(covered in corrugated plastic). The large one is the 12 volt power supply and is the one you should upgrade. The smaller one is from the relay above and shouldn't be tinkered with. These should have red caps over the bolts and will be nearly side by side. The ground is obvious. Upgrading this will help starter your vehicle and give it a better current/amp flow.


Here is the wire from the battery to the alt. (or you can connect them at the bolt on the starter solenoid like i did)

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about how many feet of wire total did you use for of all that?
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Originally Posted by raif281
about how many feet of wire total did you use for of all that?
I would say around 15ft. Don't quite remember. I am in the process of adding an extra battery so I just purchased about 50 ft.


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