Are GE8's too weak for serious sound?
 

i got two 12's, 1200 watt amp, and head unit. what do i do?...

hook it up and then crank it up! if you have a problem with power, that can be dealt with easily

i'm just wondering if my car will get serious electrical damage. i don't want to mess up my car.

worst case scenario if you have your subs cranked you're headlights might dim slightly at times... my ek didn't, my bros e30 did so it depends. make sure you have a fuse right after the battery and you won't have a problem

wat bout a capacitor. is that any good? i'm also wondering if there is a way to have a sound system that can be turned off and won't eat up any electricity. my car is a daily driver and i would onlly use my subs once in a while. just to impress the ladies. haha. yyyeaa riiighht.

easily, take the fuse out. it takes 2 seconds to pop the hood and pull. ive had three systems and only had a capacitor in one... my friend swears by em but I don't think it's worth it

ok ive had two 12's on a 1500 watt amp and had no issues. but now im on two 15's and im using two 1500's on each and im running one six channel to my mids and highs.... lets just say im using a rather large kinetiks battery. capacitors are okay but i think u might as well get another battery espescially if u'll be runnin anything else like lights or anything else. and if u dont wanna hear the subs then just take the power wire out of the amp. it would save gettin under the hood all the time.

i had this system on my old car which was an eclipse. i had no problems until about a year. my car battery kept getting corroded, my engine seemed to want to turn off when i was runnning the a/c with subs. i know im probably an idiot for doing that. i just want my bass in my car back, i'm just afraid of F****** this car up. haha. so bigger battery, maybe a capacitor, any switches of some sort that turn the subs on and off, that would be great. thanks for the responses by the way.

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awesome. ok, sweet. i looked into getting the kinetics hc800. i really need that. still questionable about the switch. thanks for the help guys.

That would be a VERY bad idea. You can't just take a hot large gauge wire out of an amp and let it sit there. The chances of it grounding and frying something is very good. Do what was suggested above and put a switch on the remote turn on wire from your deck. That 'll do the job. Or you can buy a headunit that has the option to turn off the sub.

i still say pull the fuse. it takes two seconds and it's the safest way... then nothing can get bumped

A flip of a switch take half a second...

if you can cut/strip/solder then you have no worries at all...
if you can cut/strip/crimp you have no worries at all...

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cause you can acccidentaly bump a fuse back in right?