How do I wire up two separate amps in my car?

I have two 12" alpine type R subs going in my 1987 corvette in a custom made box. what amps should i get?

• ok they are SWR-1242D, duel voice coil, 500/1500 rms/peak watts for power handling, power range is 200w-500w rms. 25Hz-500Hz. i was going to get two alpine mrp m-500's but idk if thats the right choice. im putting this in my corvette so i want this to be done right. and i have put dynamat in my whole car too. so if i get two alpine mrp m-500 amps and wire each sub at 2ohms will that be the best choice? my subs are 4 ohm so ill have to wire it down to 2 ohm.

• Answer:

  http://cgi.ebay.com/AUDISON-LRx1-400-MonoBlock-CAR-AUDIO-AMP-AMPLIFIER-new_W0QQitemZ170439836221QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCar_Amplifiers?hash=item27af01823d Your speakers are dual 4 ohms if you are planning on using 1 single channel amp your wiring options are either a 1ohm load or a 4 ohm load. There are more options, but these are the 2 lowest ohm loads you will get wiring into a single channel. This is a good quality amp that runs 900w rms at 1 ohm. You can use a bunch of different options on types of amps, but considering it's a vette and you are some what limited on space you may want to go with a single amp for your subs. I'm not sure if alpine makes a 1 ohm stable amp. Edit: You would wire the two coils on the sub in parallel then wire the sub to the amp. Do the same thing for both amps. This will give you a 2ohm load and 500w rms per speaker. Here is a link to the wiring diagram for each speaker to each amp. Use the diagram labeled 2 ohms. These amps are not 1 ohm stable, but don't need to be for your application.