Well how do I find all this Information out. I know that they are ten Inch JL subs that are a couple year old. Thats about that. Whats the difference between subs wires or amp wires.

 

Amp wiring supplies power from the battery to the amp. Sub wiring supplies sound from the amp to the subs. There should be a model number on the back of the sub. That will tell you everything you need to know.

 

Alright as far as the ground cable works where did you hook that up to In the truck of your car because Im not sure where to hook mine up.

 

The hatch latch bolt is a good place.

 

Alright I will post In this topic again when I find out the specs with will probably be next monday. But thanks for helping. One question I did have was why are people calling these speakers I thought they were subs. Idk.

 

If they're 10", they're definitely subs. They might be referring to you changing the door speakers or something. They can still be called speakers. But in all truth, they're subs lol.

 

Thanks for your help It will help me when I Install these things. One more thing would be as far as sanding the ground cable. Will I sand the ground cable Itself or the cars bolt along with the base where the bolt would normally be. I am confused on what pieces to sand.

 

The speakers (subs, same dif) should say on the back (might need to remove from the box). It should have the model number, it might also have a rms and a max number (i.e. 175 watts rms and 500 watts max) rms is The amount of power your speaker or sub can handle continuously. Max power or "peak" power is the amount of power a speaker or sub can handle in short bursts. So, you typically want to match rms power on your speaker or subs with that of an amplifier. The gauging of wire isn't as importantant as most people make it seem. I follow the rule, the longer the wire needs to be the thicker it should be. Over time it will break down if it is too small. Unless your using 1000+ watts of power in your subs and amp any wire bigger than 10 gauge will work. Remember the bigger the number in the gauge of wire, the smaller the wire. I.e. 10 gauge wire is physically smaller than 4 gauge.

 

Thanks for the Information. Obviously these subs wont be over a thousand watts. Are you saying I should get ten or four gauge. Another guy said four gauge.

 

I would go with 4 gauge. It will give you room for upgrades later and will feed plenty of power to your amplifier.