the wire is hidden all the wayfrpm the door except for the little bit showing,, and the white wire had to glow in the picture, could put shrink wrap on it if I was that concerned andin real life it is behind me, and it sounds great,, the 2 vs 4 ohms,,, they are in parallel, and so this will reduce the resistance,,,the effect of the sound quality is key,,,and it is much better than stock.