ok well a few weeks ago i was gonna make an attempt to install a lil sub in the back but i could figure the best way to run my amp wire...i seen several openings in the firewall but they didnt lead into the cockpit of the car..and well i ended up just running the wire through the damn fender/door and it looked horrible..after that i didnt know how i was gonna run the wire into the trunk area lol i couldnt find any clean openeings and i ended up messing up my one rear seat. so any input would be awesome and pics would be even better!!!

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2003 Ford Escape
1993 Mustang Cobra *stock*
1991 Honda Civic boosted ls/vtec *toy*
1982 Dodge Diplomat *daily driver*

Before anyone can help you with specifics, we'll need to know which particular vehicle you're dealing with. Personally, I always just drill a new hole in the firwall to run such stuff though. Many don't like that method though.

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Used to own:
'82 Dodge D150
Erson 270 Cam, O/S valves, mild port work, ~9.5:1 compression

Currently fighting with an '85 VW Cabriolet

My other passion

I ran my power wire from the battery, zip tied to the brake line, up and over the axle and poked a hole in a body plug over the axle leading into the trunk. Make sure to keep it away from the exhaust and any pinch points for the rear suspension. For the wires out of the stereo, went behind pass side kick panel, underneath the door sills and carpet and underneath the back seat.

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1974 Dodge Dart Custom, 225, 904, now with a Holley 2300...

what a idiot i am lol i got a 82 diplomat, ya know JPOPE i was actually considering running my wires outside the vechicle like that, seems kinda ghetto tho lol but w.e works, as for drilling into the firewall..i could see me doing that and still not being able to feed wire through i know i just wanna make sure its a clean install.....oh i definately wanted to ask u guys whats up with the wiring harness? i mean every speaker in the car is grounded to the frame...i did a hard wiring job since i couldnt find a conversion harness for my car...i was also discouraged when i couldnt even get the rear speaker cover up cause i wanted to install my 6 1/2's in the back..yeah well i guess every car i owned i could always access the trunk from the passenger area unlike the diplomat

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2003 Ford Escape
1993 Mustang Cobra *stock*
1991 Honda Civic boosted ls/vtec *toy*
1982 Dodge Diplomat *daily driver*

The external routing is another viable option. I had a friend w/ a '94 intrepid that elected to run 00 gauge power wire. I seem to remember it being the better part of an inch in diameter, so there was no way he was going to be able to run it under the carpet w/o it being very noticable.

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Used to own:
'82 Dodge D150
Erson 270 Cam, O/S valves, mild port work, ~9.5:1 compression

Currently fighting with an '85 VW Cabriolet

My other passion

I know you guys aren't talking about church owned farm animals here, but Holy Cow!

Well, I'm not neccisarily saying he /needed/ it, just that he used it. At the time he was runnign ~1700 watts worth of amplifiers and driving 4 12" subs and a pair of 6x9's. He was getting distortion that he didn't think should be there, even after installing a capacitor, and blamed it on the amps not getting enough power. After running the 00 stuff (used to be 4 gauge) I'll admit it did sound better, but I think 0 may have easily been enough. We wont' discuss how every single lightbulb in his car dimmed when the bass hit at night.

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Used to own:
'82 Dodge D150
Erson 270 Cam, O/S valves, mild port work, ~9.5:1 compression

Currently fighting with an '85 VW Cabriolet

My other passion

coulda also been a bad ground too, i mean i notice alot of idiots grounding there amps to the bolts that hold tailight assemblies in place..or to any bolt thats just in the rear trunk area thinking its a good ground...i was always about a chassis&body ground

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2003 Ford Escape
1993 Mustang Cobra *stock*
1991 Honda Civic boosted ls/vtec *toy*
1982 Dodge Diplomat *daily driver*

Yeah, with that much amplifier he probably should have run a dedicated ground wire to the engine or battery.

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Joshua