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๐Ÿ”Œ InstallGear True Spec Soft Touch Power/Ground Wire - 8 Gauge, 25ft Black and 25ft Red Cable Review

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Description of ๐Ÿ”Œ InstallGear True Spec Soft Touch Power/Ground Wire - 8 Gauge, 25ft Black and 25ft Red Cable

25-FEET (7.62m) [ 25FT RED + 25FT BLACK 8 GAUGE POWER/GROUND WIRE ] - The lower the gauge number, the thicker the wire. Thicker wire presents less resistance to current flow. COPPER CLAD ALUMINUM (CCA) - CCA wiring provides a good conductor for power transfer. This is the most economical option when choosing power or ground wire. Systems that require more power should consider OFC wiring. RUGGED PVC JACKET - Allows free, wide and seamless adjustment of the required physical properties of this wire such as flexibility, elasticity, and impact resistance. EASY POLARITY IDENTIFICATION - This two color jacket allows for easy polarity identification. Making a polarity mistake could be damaging to your audio equipment. SOFT TOUCH JACKET - The jacket on our cable is designed with the installer in mind. The flexibility of this jacket allows for easy routing and has a low memory.

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

True 8 gauge cable! best car electronics accessory

I found that some of the cheaper installation 'kits' included wires advertised as 8 gauge wire but when you actually get them you find that to be the case something like 14 gauge wire with a lot of thicker insulation. This wire is 8 gauge thin copper wire with good insulation. It is easy to use, behaves very well and seems to meet the advertised specifications. I installed an aftermarket subwoofer/woofer combo in my new car in addition to the existing factory radio which is pretty good on itsโ€ฆ

Pros
  • practical item
Cons
  • definitely a bad product

Revainrating 4 out of 5

NEVER AGAIN! - Audio and video installation in the car

Purchased wire made a huge installation in a friends van. The van is always in the garage, never seen rain or snow. Halfway there was a trip to Texas. The generator and battery were blown up. They replaced both, the next day they blew up the generator and battery. When I ripped it apart I discovered that the wire (on the bottom side) had literally turned to powder. $1,500 in pipes. I've been in the car audio industry for 25 years. NEVER seen anything like this. Just a crappy wire. LESSONโ€ฆ

Pros
  • The best in its niche
Cons
  • disappears

Revainrating 1 out of 5

True 8 gauge cable! best in amp setup

I've found that some of the cheaper setup 'kits' include wires that they claim are 8 gauge, but when you actually get it you'll find something like 14 - Wire caliber with lots of thick insulation. The wire is 8 gauge thin copper wire with good insulation. It is easy to use, behaves very well and seems to meet the advertised specifications. I installed an aftermarket subwoofer/woofer combo in my new car in addition to the existing factory radio which is pretty good on its own. The subwoofer adds

Cons
  • flimsy

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Not sure! Insulation cracks over time. Use the fuse box with the InstallGear cable.

I installed the InstallGear cable in the car where it goes from the battery pack to the amp. After about 18 months the plastic insulation (casing, whatever) broke at various exposed spots in the engine compartment exposing the copper conductor. I have no idea why the case failed - I suspect the plastics just don't hold up well to the heat/time in the car's environment. The sheathing of the exposed cable in the trunk appears intact, and presumably the same goes for the patches hidden under theโ€ฆ

Cons
  • I don't remember but there was something

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Exactly what I needed: Auto AV setup

Good deal Just want to help a little with the cable size really needed. And I installed the 4th gauge first, and it seemed inconvenient to install and hide it. But the wires were always freezing, so I know they weren't stressed at all. I then researched further on the metric required for the number of watts used and found out by reading the work of two different engineers - real geeks who understand this and are not trying to boost sales or overprotect the product - that really 8 meter is veryโ€ฆ

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  • Available in black only