Good ol welding cable, that is what we used in the 1980s before all the fancy car audio wire came out. It has lots of strands, very flexible compared to house wire at the time.
@HifiVega3 жыл бұрын
Still a solid budget choice
@chuckmiller57633 жыл бұрын
@@HifiVega I have a 1985 Pontiac fiero with welding cable still in it from 1990.
@gregblau80823 жыл бұрын
I love those harbor freight screwdrivers. I’ve used them forever
@HifiVega3 жыл бұрын
They’re great
@flaman783 жыл бұрын
HifiVega sicker = +10 db
@HifiVega3 жыл бұрын
Haha
@elfuego43413 жыл бұрын
#SlappaDaBass - Brother 3RD ERA in the comments. I already have my HiFi Stage 3 kit and it will be going into my 4Runner when I get my Mechman 340 amp alternator next week.
@HifiVega3 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to see that!
@Outty5000Hertz3 жыл бұрын
I actually prefer the hammer crimp. Just gotta keep the wire and the terminal snug
@HifiVega3 жыл бұрын
It’s a dead simple way to get a solid connection
@Outty5000Hertz3 жыл бұрын
@@HifiVega exactly!
@ca-47373 жыл бұрын
Keep it coming man
@3RDERA3 жыл бұрын
Great upload HifiVega!!! Super stoked and can’t wait to get my kit in the mail!! #SlappaDaBass
@HifiVega3 жыл бұрын
Yeah buddy!
@deviant4life253 жыл бұрын
Bruh you been on a MILK CARTON 3RD ERA!!! Where u at fam??
@crazy8sdrums3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@johnalenwork533 жыл бұрын
Nice work BROTHER
@sounddoctoraloi78373 жыл бұрын
The HifiVega sticker added 10dB more 🔊
@ltbomb71948 ай бұрын
I know it would be considered Stage 4, but you should definitely do a ground from the Alternator as well since you did the positive. It only makes sense since all the power died come from the Alternator. You might as well ground that too. Great video by the way.
@edwardautrey36713 жыл бұрын
Well thought out kit , very nice !
@henrytoledo41033 жыл бұрын
If you can find a good quality supplier at a good price, I know that's the hard part lol, maybe you could carry that hammer crimper tools and a few types of battery terminals like the side post GMC/Chevrolet style. Your wire chart is exactly what we've been needing since I bought my first run 2AWG cable in 1992 while I was in high school.. I paid $2ft back then, lol
@craigengelman45343 жыл бұрын
in 94 i paid $5 a foot for 1/0 and the big thing twizted rcas and they were $50 . in 96ish i got my crossfire bmf15s and a pair of crossfire 1100 amps
@raulamadorjr25073 жыл бұрын
Great video!!!! I have same yr and model car as my daily and I'm getting ready to put small system in it.
@RJSDZNS3 жыл бұрын
I didn't realize you leave the factory power wire. Thank you Rob!
@HifiVega3 жыл бұрын
Some people don’t, but I like to do it that way personally.
@RJSDZNS3 жыл бұрын
I'd imagine more wire better current, makes sense to me!
@deviant4life253 жыл бұрын
El Flamer followed this vid and his car blew up! Oh well, he will win one from Kicker…. Great vid WifiVega, and as always, 14.4V TALK > 12v talk🤡🤡🤡
@deviant4life253 жыл бұрын
@Thomas Marshall heard he’s selling the extra shirts on eBay
@deviant4life253 жыл бұрын
@Thomas Marshall don’t hate the playa hate the RIGGEDDDDDDD contest, amirite
@deviant4life253 жыл бұрын
@@25hztolife14 this thread is full of 14.4V TALK… me, 25, and TM “our security guard”
@deviant4life253 жыл бұрын
@@25hztolife14 true dat 14.4 V TALK is a MOVEMENT…. The OG3 know whuttup 🤡🤡🤡🤡
@FrankStPeter3 жыл бұрын
Good video very precise straight to the point,,,, but had to buy $80 worth of tools for a $50
@HifiVega3 жыл бұрын
That’s how it be sometimes lol
@FrankStPeter3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever had to get 1/0 into 1/0 lug,,, without ferals,,,, I figured out how to do it without losing one strand or crimping
@FrankStPeter3 жыл бұрын
$8 blowtorch and $10 lead free solder I'll start making my own videos soon 😅😅😅😅😅
@HifiVega3 жыл бұрын
@@FrankStPeter yeah it can be done if you’re careful
@dilbeckskate3 жыл бұрын
Great video
@HifiVega3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@joecooke8993 жыл бұрын
Great vid
@HifiVega3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@TedTedness-wu4vb Жыл бұрын
Hyundai/Kia have a chassis to transmission ground too.
@bobbybyrkett77513 жыл бұрын
You da 👨 !!!
@jsmith4163 жыл бұрын
Well done!
@girthquake96553 жыл бұрын
Love the content!
@SeanOMatic2 жыл бұрын
My favorite thing is to ground the battery and engine at the same point on chassis or frame.
@HifiVega2 жыл бұрын
Just make sho you get a body to frame too and you’re golden!
@josephsimms88172 ай бұрын
i plan on not having my car audio system and battery being charged by the alternator i will only be using a monoblock subwoofer amplifier with a fifty amp fuse and have a 14v 225amp lithium titanate oxide battery bank and charge it with a house plugin charger
@MisterEE1003 жыл бұрын
Simpler than I thought it would be. How long did it take you to do it all from start to finish?
@HifiVega3 жыл бұрын
Took me just over an hour with filiming and all. I suspect this will be a 45min for most everyone else
@BenBurton6063 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@davidlarue57132 жыл бұрын
I need one.
@HifiVega2 жыл бұрын
www.hifivega.com
@sermac32468 ай бұрын
👍
@raulamadorjr25072 жыл бұрын
Love the videos hifi!! I had a question on the car you did this upgrade, I'm putting an amp in the trunk and can't find a way to run the power wire. Do you have any suggestions or let me know how you ran yours? Thx
@HifiVega2 жыл бұрын
I drilled a hole in the fire wall and used a grommet
@raulamadorjr25072 жыл бұрын
@@HifiVega oh ok, I was thinking about drilling beside the brake booster but wasn't sure. Thanks alot! Keep up with the great videos 👍
@lukegale717 Жыл бұрын
What if there's a fuse and relay Box in between the alternated charging cable and the battery positive? Should I bypass the box or just upgrade both wires?
@HifiVega Жыл бұрын
You can run your big 3 along side, but you’ll have to add a fuse if you want that connection to be fused
@kevincharles19832 жыл бұрын
Question.. when you ground the engine block isn't there no need to send a ground from the alternator case to the negative battery post? I see people doing both but really don't see the point considering the alternator is mounted to the engine block.
@HifiVega2 жыл бұрын
While not absolutely required since you’ll already have a engine block/chassis ground. It is my preference to also have a alternator ground directly to the battery as well, but I can’t say for sure that there is a huge gain from it vs not doing it.
@kevincharles19832 жыл бұрын
@@HifiVega I feel like I'm going to just do it. Lol. My alternator is just in the worst spot. 02 Toyota sequoia. Passenger side on the bottom of the engine block. I have to go under the car and run a decent amount of ofc to reach the battery. Got the positive to positive battery, block to ground, negative to ground already.
@bAc0nBoY755 Жыл бұрын
What is your opinion on if the positive to alternator positive run shoud be fused or not? And if so, just a fuse rated at the alternator output amperage or slightly over? Thanks
@HifiVega Жыл бұрын
I recommend having a fuse when doing the big 3. You can size it to your alternators out put if you want, but I like to fuse it to what the wire can handle as it’s just there to keep your car from burning down if something goes wildly wrong.
@spencer158982 жыл бұрын
So can you still leave the stock engine block ground if it's not easy to access? And just add the big 3 ground to the existing one? My battery ground and alt power isn't an issue if I had to replace.
@HifiVega2 жыл бұрын
Yes you can
@spencer158982 жыл бұрын
@@HifiVega thanks 👍👍
@_.Dave._6 ай бұрын
Power wire without a fuse is a good way to burn down your car.
@jackalcorn87822 жыл бұрын
Is it okay to remove the factory wire from the alt?