lol don't worry i knew this thing was crappy, but i found a solution to my problem. first off, my REM wire was crimped wrong, so atleast i got back to the state where one of 2 speakers worked. I assumed one of the channels is simply fried so i intertwined the positives of the two speakers and connected them to one channel in Mono. the same ofcourse for the grnds. Well, it works, but it sounds cruddy above 30 volume. Hence i will replace the wires with thicker ones (I'm currently using wires that look like they're thinner than 20 gage wires). Hopefully this will improve the sound a bit. I will also have to tweak with the bass/volume/treble to get some sort of clarity too. This is only temporary so I'll be looking for a real amp soon. I was thinking of buying a new amp and using it to power a pair of 10"s or maybe a single 12" sub. then throwing out my old amp, and just using my front and rear speakers for mids/highs only. Hopefully my 200W JVC deck can handle them. If not im afraid the good old deck will have to go too . You guys got any suggestions of what I should buy? keeping in mind that I'm a student working part-time and not looking for stupid loud power, but rather enough rattle in my trunk to sway my head back and forth . no but seriously I'll need:

2 new 6X8"s in the front (stupid mazda's and their 6X8" mountings!)
A new amp to power subs
possibly (depending if my current deck can handle that configuration) a new deck


Anyone got any suggestions? It'd be nice if i could pay about $500 for those 3 items, (i can get a sub off a buddy so don't worry about that part). I just want a clear cut sound, with probably an open-box subwoofer system to avoid that "bass delay" feeling i get in the cars of my friends, which seem to chip the paint off their quarterpanels, rather than entertain me.
thanks,
Greg