AMP Install Question

wetherbymr2 · 06-22-2008, 11:22 AM

Threw an amp and 12 in sub into my two last night, and can not figure out for the life of me where to connect the amp remote wire...typically i would go off of the blue remote wire coming out of the head unit...no go....Head unit would not let me adjust the volume with it connected lke that.....

here is my question....i was going to connect it to the radio fuse in the driverside kick panel....if that is where it is, but i do not have a cover so i do not know what fuses are what......

any help or any ideas?

wetherbymr2 · 06-22-2008, 02:42 PM

Disregard, starting pulling fuses till i found the CIG RAD fuse and connected the remote there. thanks for looking.

Maruki-kun · 06-23-2008, 12:45 AM

you are supposed to connect it to the remote wire of your headunit so it turns on and off with your stereo.

wetherbymr2 · 06-23-2008, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ku-sama

you are supposed to connect it to the remote wire of your headunit so it turns on and off with your stereo.

Well Duh!

i did, but then for some reason i could not adjust my volume...wierd...so i just hooked it up to my radio fuse...problem solved.

Maruki-kun · 06-23-2008, 02:52 PM

what ever works

some lower end headunits have issues. lol

wetherbymr2 · 06-23-2008, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ku-sama

what ever works

some lower end headunits have issues. lol

R U calling me cheap? I'm not cheap, just thrifty sometimes. My head unit was top of the line when i bought it... two years ago. I just swapped the POS alpine Head unit, that came with the car, out with mine and bought a new box to fit the two and threw my 12 in.

MANDALAY · 07-03-2008, 02:26 AM

Personally l would throw away the amp, reason ,if its having that effect on your head unit its drawing to much current. Something is definitely wrong. Be very careful. You could have a fire situation especially since you have connected it to a constant positive.
At worst you might find yourself with a dead battery..
Dont say l told you so.
Do not bypass manufacurers recommendations. They are there for a reason.

wetherbymr2 · 07-05-2008, 12:21 PM

i've honestly never used the remote wire from the head unit...ever....just thought i would try it since its there....

i always wrapped it around the rad fuse. It shuts on and off with the car

06-22-2008, 11:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
wetherbymr2 PreMidLife Crisis Builder Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Barksdale AFB Posts: 304 Thanks: 10 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	AMP Install Question Threw an amp and 12 in sub into my two last night, and can not figure out for the life of me where to connect the amp remote wire...typically i would go off of the blue remote wire coming out of the head unit...no go....Head unit would not let me adjust the volume with it connected lke that..... here is my question....i was going to connect it to the radio fuse in the driverside kick panel....if that is where it is, but i do not have a cover so i do not know what fuses are what...... any help or any ideas?

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06-22-2008, 02:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
wetherbymr2 PreMidLife Crisis Builder Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Barksdale AFB Posts: 304 Thanks: 10 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Disregard, starting pulling fuses till i found the CIG RAD fuse and connected the remote there. thanks for looking.

06-23-2008, 12:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Maruki-kun Cage Fighter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Millington, MD Posts: 2,487 Thanks: 9 Thanked 74 Times in 67 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	you are supposed to connect it to the remote wire of your headunit so it turns on and off with your stereo.

06-23-2008, 02:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Maruki-kun Cage Fighter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Millington, MD Posts: 2,487 Thanks: 9 Thanked 74 Times in 67 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	what ever works some lower end headunits have issues. lol

07-03-2008, 02:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
MANDALAY Beams Owners Group Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: victoria AUSTRALIA Posts: 4,210 Thanks: 136 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	Personally l would throw away the amp, reason ,if its having that effect on your head unit its drawing to much current. Something is definitely wrong. Be very careful. You could have a fire situation especially since you have connected it to a constant positive. At worst you might find yourself with a dead battery.. Dont say l told you so. Do not bypass manufacurers recommendations. They are there for a reason.

07-05-2008, 12:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
wetherbymr2 PreMidLife Crisis Builder Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Barksdale AFB Posts: 304 Thanks: 10 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	i've honestly never used the remote wire from the head unit...ever....just thought i would try it since its there.... i always wrapped it around the rad fuse. It shuts on and off with the car