Sunday 30 September 2007

Fitting a Power Capacitor

This is very simple and easy to do

The Capacitor needs to be placed in-line of the main power supply lead to the Amp

Find a location to mount the Capacitor (mount as close to the Amp as possible)

Fit a Negative Earth cable to the ( - ) terminal of the Cap (try to keep as short as possible)

Fit the Power supply cable (from the battery) to the ( + ) terminal of the Capacitor

Fit a cable from the Capacitor ( + ) terminal (on top of the battery cable) to your Amp


Done

Guide to fitting a Amp and Boot Neons

Fitting a Amp and a few extras

Fitting new battery terminals

First locate the battery






Undo the retaining nuts

Cut the wire next to the terminal


Fit the new terminal



Do the same with the positive, there will be two wire on this side

Connect the terminals to the battery

Do not connect the Positive wire at this point

NEXT Get your amp wiring and fit an in-line fuse approx 1’ form the battery terminal

Root the wire round the engine bay, and make sure it doesn’t touch anything hot


Locate the bulkhead grommet


Cut a hole in it, and pass the wire through




You now need to remove the lower part of the drivers dash
4 nuts hold it




You will also need a switch wire from the Head Unit to the Amp
Root a wire from the footwell

Remove the trim above the door sill
It just pulls off





Pull the carpet up and root the wires through


Now remove the rear seats
Pull the lower seat off, by just lifting it up



Undo the retaining nuts of the rear seat, then lift it up and off



Now pass the wires behind the rear side panel
Remove the retaining clip and lift up





Next find the rear bulk grommets


Cut a hole and pass the wires through

Next you need the root the RCA wires from the Head Unit to the Amp

Remove the passenger footwell carpet


Root the RCA’s under it

Now remove the sill trim as earlier

Root the wires through as before

Cut the bulkhead grommet and push the wires through



Root the wires into the boot





At this time I decided to fit some Neon Tubes into the boot

Locate the boot light



Pull it out and detach the wiring plug

Get a Multi Meter and find which wire is Positive etc

Splice into the wires and connect two lengths of wire

Refit the boot light

I changed the bulb to a blue one

Find a place to fit your neons and screw them in


Cut a hole in the lining and pass the wires through




Connect the neons to the loom

Now find a place for your Sub Box

Find a mounting place for you Amp, and secure it






Connect the wires to the Amp

Connect the Amp to the Sub Box

Now connect the wires to the Head Unit

Connect the Positive wire to the battery terminal Turn you ignition on, and listen to the bass

When you open the boot, the neons should turn on and look like this