radio constant power wire size

I picked up an

$280 Alpine ILX-W650 Digital Multimedia Receiver with CarPlay and Android Auto Compatibility

Alpine ILX-W650 and getting ready to wire it up in my 07 but have run into a small snag. The constant power/switched wires in the stock harness look kinda small for an aftermarket radio. Should i be running a new constant? It just doesn't seem to me like it's up to the task.

 

How much Current does it draw?? 40 or 50 amps?

Do you also need to up grade the circuit protection for the higher amperage

 

i have no idea... looks like it's about a 22 gauge wire in the stock harness...

 

It's really not a big deal. The amount of power constantly drawn from a radio is really small. You may want to throw up a photo of the wire comparison to give us a better idea of what it looks like. Typically aftermarket wiring uses thick insulation for radios, the actual gauge wire strand is much smaller.

I run a AVIC NEX8000 headunit on the stock harness and the wiring has never been a problem for me.

 

After all it is your Truck if you want to upgrade to 10. gauge go for it

Your new unit should tell you what the current draw is go according to that.

I have used the stock harness for many Aftermarket swaps.

If your running a Big Amp then your running a heavier cable

 

The factory wire is more then enough unless your also installing the optional

$214 alpine kta450 alpine KTA-450 4-channel power pack amplifier with dynamic peak power 45W RMS x 4, at 2 or 4 ohms

alpine kta450 piggyback amp that mounts to the back of the

$280 ilx-w650 digital multimedia receiver with carplay and android auto compatibility

ilx-w650 other than that the factory circuit is plenty

 

Perfect, just the answer i was looking for. Didn't go for the piggyback amp, i just don't think i'll need it so i should be good to go then. Thanks