How To Wire and Install a SubWoofer Into an Enclosure

I'm nearly ready to finally install this custom subwoofer into by car but there is one more step. I need to wire up the sub and bolt it down. Wiring is super simple if your using a single voice coil but can get a bit more complicated if your using more than one. I show and explain the differences between wiring in parallel and series and where to actually place the wires. I bolt it down and were ready to finally install this thing. Thanks for watching and have fun!
Disclaimer: Work on your subwoofer and enclosure at your own risk. You are solely responsible for your own actions. Always use proper safety equipment for the job.
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[@4WheelKid]

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[@phillipjohnson4156]

great video, appreciate how you were clear, concise and didn't waste any time.

[@4WheelKid]

thanks! good to hear, no one likes their time wasted.

[@adrienzombie10]

THANK YOU

[@4WheelKid]

Your welcome

[@saadmiraaj]

Best video on this, everyone else was so confusing

[@4WheelKid]

hey good to hear it cleared things up!

[@HEROCHARMS1997]

Great vid

[@4WheelKid]

thanks!

[@delroypatrice1011]

Bro nice video the box look good keep up the good work

[@4WheelKid]

Appreciate it

[@HoHoPlays]

No way your tdubkid never knew you had another channel. (I came across a video on the bazooka sub and looked and sounded very familiar and just figured out why.)

[@4WheelKid]

LOL it's me, this was my first KZbin channel before I started TDubskid

[@mlb6d9]

Excellent Vid, Kid!

[@4WheelKid]

thanks so much!

[@K4g4m1]

Exactly the video I needed. Thanks.

[@4WheelKid]

You're welcome!

[@user-mz6gy8kw2o]

Thanks for Ur training. Quiz plx what will happen if u connect positive to negative and negative to positive

[@4WheelKid]

Your welcome, depends on if its a dual voice coil or 2 separate speakers, dual voice coil on 1 speaker hooked like that, you wouldn’t hear anything because they cancelling each other and fighting against each other but you might burn them up if played to long, a bit of speculation, 2 separate speakers hooked like that would play out of phase

[@user-mz6gy8kw2o]

@@4WheelKid thanx

[@ronalddevries5975]

When do we get to hear it 👌🏻

[@4WheelKid]

I'm working on the final video, this isn't my only youtube channel so it takes some time haha

[@drummerboy0]

Sorry if you've already answered this question but what guage wire is best for wiring to parallel for a 12 inch p3d4? Great video!

[@4WheelKid]

no problem. I would go with 12gauge. you don't need super big because it's alternating current. thanks

[@drummerboy0]

@@4WheelKid thanks mate. Again thanks for the video Cheers from Aus 👍

[@adamwhite4658]

Used this box design for an Orion hcca 10”

[@4WheelKid]

nice!

[@adamblascik7380]

Question: do I need to use the gasket tape between the enclosure and the speaker?

[@4WheelKid]

I didn’t and it sounds fine, the carpet helps seal it

[@christophermunoz205]

Best way to wire dual 2ohm rf p2 8s

[@4WheelKid]

for sure, best to get the ohm load as low as possible but your amp can still handle it

[@richardbarr7191]

Well done, thank you.

[@4WheelKid]

Thanks for watching!

[@rennie66]

Could you tell me what screws you were using, or did it come with the subwoofer itself?

[@4WheelKid]

One the sub came with

[@GrAnZsKy]

Legend thanks heaps bro!

[@4WheelKid]

No problem 👍

[@snauspockets9924]

No gasket? Doesn't mounting straight on to the carpet like that create an air leak possibility? I am thinking of drilling and gluing in some metal female threads for the holes to bolt in instead of the wood screws.

[@4WheelKid]

I think there was a foam gasket on the speaker. probably won't be a big enough air leak to make any noise. that is a cool idea

[@brandonjaeger]

Nice video. What circle cutting tool is that for your router?

[@4WheelKid]

just added a link to it in the description of this video

[@c0uchsl0uch]

Did you drill the mounting holes through the wood, so the wood screw comes out the inner side?

[@4WheelKid]

I think they poked through a little bit

[@rawbagel4881]

Hey just wondering, if you're replacing a blown stock woofer would you cut the harness off the stock one and connect it thru the harness or cut both harnesses and connect the wires

[@4WheelKid]

No really sure what your asking exactly, you should be able to use the same wiring

[@haydenstokes7068]

I have 2 15s and I’ve been trying to get them to work for so long one of them turns on but they both don’t make any sound and my 5k watt amp turns on do u have any recommendations?

[@4WheelKid]

Hard to say, you gotta start diagnosing it, make sure every is wired correctly

[@Bournefort]

How tight of a fit should the subwoofer hole be? Should the subwoofer make contact with the ID of the hole?

[@4WheelKid]

it can be a little loose but tighter is better as long as it fits. you just don't want it way to loose

[@Bournefort]

@@4WheelKid Thanks for the reply!

[@HEROCHARMS1997]

So u use speaker wires for positive and negative just fid colors?

[@HEROCHARMS1997]

Different*

[@4WheelKid]

yeah pretty much

[@a100beatz7]

I have a question. When I dropped my subwoofer in the box, the speaker wire is actually running out of that same hole, not the port, and it's being pinched by my subwoofer. When I try to turn the bass all the way up my music cuts in and out. Is it because the wire is being pinched or is it because I need better/thicker speaker wire? I'm running 2 Skar ZVX's at 1500 RMS each powered by a Skar 1200 1.D by the way.

[@4WheelKid]

probably because it's being pinched and not getting good connection. you don't need really thick speaker wire because it's alternating current

[@a100beatz7]

@@4WheelKid alternating current?

[@MintY_SlotH]

Hey man great video, I have kicker s10 L5 dual 4 voice coil. I just bought the box for my sub but didn't come with wires what gauge number do you recommend I buy.

[@4WheelKid]

hey thanks, somewhere between 12 to 16 gauge is good, it's alternating current so you don't need a large size

[@MintY_SlotH]

Thanks man

[@zonloe3268]

Im a noob at all this wiring stuff. So what is this “jumper” wire? No one ever explains exactly what this wire is or what. Thank you

[@4WheelKid]

it's just a wire that goes one place to another. have a video that goes more in depth on the wring here kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnLbYZSwnLh6jtE

[@mrclapped06grizzly44]

I have two black Diamond 12s and I bought 18 gauge wiring does it matter what gauge wire u use?

[@4WheelKid]

nice. 18 may be a bit small but it's not as a big deal because it's alternating current vs DC so you don't need as big of a wire gauge for speaker wire compared to dc amp power wires

[@cocnitish7037]

Rockford p2 box bro

[@4WheelKid]

Heck yeah bro

[@tomgarcia9200]

Use some thicker wire please brother. Other than that, fantastic tutorial.

[@4WheelKid]

thanks! you don't need thick wire for the speaker after amp because it's alternating current only need thick wiring for direct current going to the amp. then it's converted into alternating current (which is the music signal) imagine it like when you have DC you have to move all the electrons from one point to the next so you need more room but with ac it's vibrating them back and forth so you don't need as much space. that's why they use such small wire gauge in homes even know your running 1000 watt microwaves and stuff because it's running on ac. thanks!

[@tomgarcia9200]

@@4WheelKid I'm no expert, but I know that wire you're using is not AWG and it is not copper, but instead copper clad aluminum. Looks to be roughly 18awg if it were to be measured. Which does not have enough mass to carry the amount of power this sub is rated for considering aluminum is only 60 percent as conductive as copper. Im not suggesting you use 8awg wire or anything absurd, just something closer to 14awg to avoid any bottlenecks. Ive seen aluminum wire fry under heavier power loads. Again im no expert, but im certain home appliances are able to get by with thinner wire because the voltage going into them is much higher, compared to 12 -14 v of cars

[@rmblwgn]

@@4WheelKid you are totally right about not needing thick wire for AC coming out of an amp. But 18 or 16 gauge aluminum wiring is like 20 gauge copper. Always use a 16-gauge copper minimum.. i use 14gauge and 12 gauge with 1000w and up... no need for goofy 8 gauge Speaker wire

[@emilianosanchez8300]

Hey man amazing video I just have a question how do you connect TWO subs that are dual voice coil entry because I just bought two of those and I would like to connect them I try finding videos about it which is reason how I can across yours but I can’t find videos for two subs only one sub especially how to connect them inside a box

[@4WheelKid]

hey thank you! this video might help kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnLbYZSwnLh6jtE

[@Sasspekt]

Hi Bro, I have a question, why does my sub sound and feel better when i reverse the wires? Like Positive connected to negative and vice versa and can i leave it like this?

[@4WheelKid]

it's reversing the polarity. the other speakers work to cancel it out when the polarity is wrong. leave it on the one that sounds the best

[@phoenix-kenzodapathaan5568]

Please help me and how do I connect another speaker to my existing pioneer subwoofer to my home av system? Any help will be grateful 🙏

[@4WheelKid]

not sure unless I have more info

[@eleasaralanis9592]

Dumb question, so if im doing two subs in separate enclosures. Do i do the same steps u did for the second sub and what will be the ohm? Thank you

[@4WheelKid]

might be similar, but it depends on the voice coils and how you want to wire it up to achieve the final ohms you want, I explain more about that in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnLbYZSwnLh6jtE

[@sammytouch316]

What ohms make the speaker louder??

[@4WheelKid]

lower ohms can be louder but your amp needs to be able to handle it. for a single dual voice coil sub you will want 4 ohms to achieve 2 oms. a 2 ohm one can achieve 1 ohm but a lot of amps can't handle that

[@nickolasvaughn265]

Hey man I need some help I got american bass 12 1200rms and I got it running on a ma audio 1800 rms wired to 1 ohm but my sub doesn't flex or move very much so it isn't louder then a cheap kicker why is it power hungry or is something hooked up wrong get back with me asap thanks 👍

[@4WheelKid]

hey, are you sure it's wired correctly? maybe the voice coils are wired wrong, or maybe the phase is wrong??

[@nickolasvaughn265]

@@4WheelKid hey the amp was gonna pushing the power it was suppost to have I hooked up my JBL amp back to it and it was louder I traded that sub actually 2 days ago for a ds18 12 ya I got a good deal gave him the american and 75$ for this sub but it's only 2 weeks old and sell for 429$ I'm powering is on the JBL right now on stock eletric so buying a taramp 3 k and also doing the big 3

[@nickolasvaughn265]

@@4WheelKid the ma audio amp does not have enough power I put it on this D's and it was clipping like crazy I hook up the JBL that is only suppost to be 1000 rms it bangs and no clipping but ya I got to do the big 3 and upgrade my alt once I get the taramp to be able to power it right just getting started lol

[@calebstevens931]

Does the same type wire that went on inside of the box also go on the outside?

[@4WheelKid]

yes, you also don't need as big of a wire for the speaker after the amp, because it's AC current

[@edhardy5777]

I have a (one) 6 inch bose Rich base woofer from the console of 05 Yukon. Needless to say my 91 suburban that I put the console in doesn't have the exact wiring to match up. How would hook this up to my head unit. It has the two wire connector on either side of the speaker just as in you're a video only smaller. I have two open subs RCA Ports in the back of the head unit. Any advice or direction would be most appreciative.

[@4WheelKid]

you won't be able to connect rca outputs directly to a speaker since they are only low level signals. you will need an amplifier, I'm assuming your woofer is not self amplified? and those are voice coil inputs your talking about. I would first measure or find out the ohm load of those voice coils, then get an amplifier and wire your voice coils in either series or parallel depending on what your amp can handle. this video might help a little more, kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnLbYZSwnLh6jtE

[@tysonchamberlain3865]

hey brother i just watched your video and it's excellent great video.I just got 2 10in fosgate p3s and theyre in a sealed box.can u tell me how i would wire up both of those how u just did for the single sub u just wired up.also would i bridge them or do they just go into the amp using each postive and negitive

[@4WheelKid]

hey thanks for watching! I explain a bit more about that in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnLbYZSwnLh6jtE

[@markchaz954]

What did you mean swap them they will cancel each other out!??

[@4WheelKid]

if polarity is swapped on only one voice coil one will push while the other is trying to pull and there will be no bass but could burn up the voice coils potentially. if you swap polarity on both voice coils the sub will work normally but will be out of phase with the other speakers, but easy to change that with a phase selector switch if the amp has one or just swap the 2 speaker wires on the amp output

[@RJ-lk5pj]

How do you like the sub since installed ?

[@4WheelKid]

it's great! still got to make the last install and test video

[@lukeledgister9912]

How would you make the box if it was a p3 12 ‘I just to know how to make the port

[@4WheelKid]

you would need to redesign it, similar just bigger

[@lukeledgister9912]

So I am makeing my box for the Rockford fosgate p3 12 an my (w)is 28 an my (d) is 15 an the (h) is15 what size should I make the big port an what size should I make the small port ?

[@bgsports5124]

What wires do u get ?

[@4WheelKid]

link in the description

[@travisgulley2652]

Can you use nails instead of screws to Mount a subwoofer

[@4WheelKid]

I would use screws, nails might loosen up

[@ricardonoyola2309]

Name of the ending song???

[@4WheelKid]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3LVcoKqfJpraLc

[@cosasdepuromacho1247]

🔥👌👍💪✊💯

[@4WheelKid]

😀👍

[@makalefelton-mr8sz]

What is the songs name

[@4WheelKid]

Sorry can’t remember but on epidemic sound

[@rmblwgn]

this is great but for the love of god guys please dont use aluminum aka cca wiring!! it will corrode and can burn down your car.... 8 gauge ofc is even better than 4 awg cca if u absolutely cannot afford copper

[@4WheelKid]

good to know