ok, ive got all my wires hooked up and hid and i just hooked up my old POS amp to them and it never came on. help me make sure ive got evorything hooked up rite.... power wire to 12v source, ground to metal ( might be problem), rca cables to out on HU, remote wire to entina wire from HU. does all of this sound correct? and is their a good way to check and make sure all wires are working withought the amp? thanks

 

* Power: Use a test light or multi-meter to make sure there is power at the 12V souce and Ground (Check at the terminals on the AMP).
* Stock Headunit: Since you are using the antenna signal as the remote-turn-on, did you install a switch in-line to lower the antenna? If so, make sure its not in the "OFF" position.
* Aftermarket Headunit: Use the remote-turn-on signal and not the antenna signal. Many aftermarket headunits lower the antenna when not using the tuner. Therefore you wont get a signal and the amp wont turn on.

 

thanks man, it was the remote wire, i had it on the antenna and i had to switch it to the power wire.

 

What do you mean by "power wire"?
Does that mean that the amp will be on even when the radio is off or the amp will stay on when the car is off?

 

no he probly refering to the remote to the amp as the power

 

well, i couldnet find anything haveing to do with the remote for the amp. i hooked it to the red wire that says 12v source that runs to the cd player. the amp goes off when i cut my car off and somes on when i turn it on. it might not be tha wire u were talkin about but it works.

 

No, that is not the wire that i was talking about.
* Are you sure that wire has no power with the key is not in the ignition?
* That wire still has power when the radio is off. That means that the amp will still be on when the radio is off. I dont know if that matters, but its something to know.
* The wire I am talking about is a signal wire that comes from the radio and only has power when the radio is on. Its called the "remote-turn-on".

What model headunit are you working with?

 

ive got the panasonic cq-c7301u HU. the light on my amp goes off when ever i turn my car off does this not meen the amp has no power runnig to it? i looked at all of the wires and they are labled and non of them say remote turn on on them. is the wire ur talking about on the new harness or the one that comes in the car? if you could find me some information it, it would be helpfull. thanks for all the help by tha way.

 

i got er man, its the blue/white wire, evorything works fine now. the red wire does cut the amp off when the car is off but takes power from tha hu. the yellow one it the constant one.

 

I can't seem to find the manual for it on-line.

That would be my guess. Check it with a test-light or multi-meter.

Its the wire coming off the harness that came with the new headunit. Its the harness that plugs into the new headunit

You are welcome.


Glad to hear that its all set now.