After several weeks of looking at head units (see my
previous thread), I finally bought an Alpine CDA-9885. I was looking at the wiring harness that plugs in to the rear of the unit and noticed that the power and ground leads are a slightely larger gauge wire than the rest of the wires. The manual shows the power lead connecting directly to the battery but I was wondering if this is really necessary. Do newer head units really draw that much current or can I just connect the power lead to the wiring harness adapter that plugs into my vehicle's factory wiring harness?
I have seen many people mount the crossovers for their component speakers in the doors of their cars and was wondering if this is a good idea. I have read several places not to do this due to vibration and moisture concerns. What is the best location to mount component speaker crossovers?
I had originally intended to have a shop I had worked with before install my gear along with an amplifier a subwoofer (or subwoofers) but after being quoted over $2000 for the work I think I'll just do it myself. I have installed car stereos in the past and even a car alarm once so I think I know what I'm doing. I do welcome any and all suggestions however.
My vehicle is a 2001 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 and I currently have an Alpine CDA-9885 head unit, Alpine TUA-T500HD HD-Radio Tuner, Infinity 6810cs component speakers, and Infinity 6812cf coaxial speakers in boxes and ready to install. I want to add amplification and a sub or two to fill in the bottom end but I haven't decided 100% which way I am going with that yet.