Is your battery under the hood? If so, I would say $250 to $300 average fot a Big3 using 0ga.

 

first off that is waayyy out of line for a big 3!!! as Dukk stated $250 - $300 is the norm.
you can do it yourself for the cost of material which is about $100 if you go all the way and heat shrink to the mix.
i say do it yourself if your not afraid to get your hands dirty and know at least a little about crimping and wires.
pm me your location. i am willing to come by and give you some pointers. you can see my setup even though its not done yet!

Dan

 

I'm not ready to install yet.as I'm still waiting for a couple pieces of gear.but it sounds like I was quoated a bit high for the install.maybe I can go back and see what he says.As far as the big 3 as soon as im ready in a couple weeks. i will om ya and check it out ...Im sure a case a beer and some wire clipper's and I'll figure it out lol.

 

I'm also a noob so here are my questions regarding the big 3
What exactly does grounding the frame and engine block with the battery do?
If I need to jump my car, will this affect it?

 

I don't understand why the big 3 would be so expensive, there is a vid on youtube of how to do it. You just need to connect the 0awg wire to certain places. Just pay for the wire and do it yourself!

 

Grounding is used to complete the circuit, and to protect your electronics.

 

Well, for a shop you have to figure in up to 10feet of wire and 6 0ga rings. I figured about a hundy for shop grade stuff. The rest is labour. To do a good job on a car you don't work on very often is going to take at least a couple of hours and could be half a day if the car is miserable at an estimated shop rate of $60/hr.

 

exactly!
shops are in business to make money! i support my shops for the work/material if needed. mostly not needed! they need to eat too but to want to charge such an exorbitant amount for a simple big 3.
like everyone is saying. do it yourself and be proud in the knowledge that you did it. my offer to lend a hand still stands if you want (no charge, im not a shop).

Georgie: here is a site that will give you almost everything you need answer wise. your question has a long winded answer.. too long to jack someone else s thread. www.bcae1.com

 

Just to be clear here, was the 1000 dollar price point for the entire install? Or just the big three? And why are we doing 1/0 AWG? 4 AWG would make plenty sense for most installs between 1000-1900W. I'd bump to 1/0 after 2000W just because of the increased load. Just upgrading the factory wiring to 8 or 10 AWG (with no system) makes a difference in load to the charging system. The factory stuff is typically that sizing anyways, but with a MUCH lower strand count.

 

It was just for install.but at that price I hoped it was included...called..they say.300-400.At this point I think I will do some stuff myself.The cost is now up to 1500 .to install the mentioned equipment and add the big three.I hope I'm not the guy with a living room full of car audio cause of (what I deem to be) over inflated install costs.