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I had this sub in my car for 3 weeks before I got it to turn on for the first time and 10+ hours of frustrating, hair pulling installation hours spread out over the course of those 3 weeks could have been spared had I just known a few simple things to begin with. Bear in mind, I work with audio and live sound for a living, so I thought this would be cake. But car audio installation is a different beast. So here's my 2 cents that might save another customer hours of aggravation if they plan to install this themselves. 1) get an ANL fuse that can handle 60-80 amps. Running 8 gauge power to your battery with no additional fuse to separate it from the source can be dangerous and the fuses in the sub aren't going to cover this. 2) this sub had a BUILT IN LINE OUT CONVERTER, therefore you do NOT need one of those little LOC boxes that most people buy for their subwoofer and amp kits.HOWEVER, The cables that come with the sub make you THINK you need one because they are RCA female to high level speaker input.But there's a bridge within the amp itself and you will need to cut this cables RCA ends off and splice the R positive and L positive, R negative and L negative into your cars speaker harness using a T-TAP and quick connect that you can get from any advance auto parts. 3) Tap the high level input into your cars existing subwoofer, NOT YOUR REAR OR DOOR SPEAKERS, or it will sound like crap. 4) you DO NOT NEED TO RUN A REMOTE WIRE. This was my mistake but I misread the instructions and wasted SO much time attempting to run a remote wire to my head unit and fuse box that I didn't even need, because at the high level input it has an intelligent turn on that senses audio and turns the sub on by itself. Break the sub in slowly, do not turn up the setting for a few days and let that speaker move air without going crazy. Once it's broken in, enjoy the little powerhouse that this lightweight little sub is. In my Civic Si it rattles my windows and fills the car with the most crystal clear, tight heavy bass without being overwhelming. It's perfect!!