RE: Basic installation questions
You have the running of the wires correct! There is usually some sort of grommet in the firewall (probably way up top) that you can poke a coat hanger through/old antenna through into the interior from inside the engine bay. Tape up the 8 ga wire to the antenna and put a little bit of liquid dish soap on the wire to aid in pulling the wire through the grommet. Last resort is drilling a hole and usuing some sort of grommet to keep you from burning down your ride.
***Do not run the wire around the door frame and into your engine bay, you'll end up buring your ride down***
Any spot in the trunk is fine, but you'll need to grind down the pain to bare metal, usually find some bolt with a nut you can remove and then just re-install it, but make sure it's a good, clean contact, the frame of the car is best. If you have engine noise, then, typically you don't have a very good ground. You can always go back with some touch up paint to clean it up if it bugs you.
When your ripping through your gears, do you want your subs flying out the back???? Screw em down. It's harder for them to be ripped off if they are secured to the floor.
I wouldn't recomend any tape, screw the amps down too. When they get warm you'll have a gooy mess from the tape.
If your not experienced, don't half-a$$ it, just work a little OT and pay the local shop to do it to avoid lots of headaches, frying your equipment, or at worse, sending your ride up in smoke.
Good luck!
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