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c0n13oX
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Re: amp install
And can the fuse be installed the wrong way?
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Re: amp install
Depending on the fuse, the fuse I had with my wiring kit was a cylindrical, one wire connects the fuse to the battery and enters one side of the cylinder, tightened by allen key and another wire, same concept of allen key, connects from fuse to amp. Keep the fuse kinda close to the battery, I have it near the firewall.
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PHIL069
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Re: amp install
fuse can't be wrong way, either way is good.
Second one, connect to acc wire IS NOT BATTERY WIRE, if you connect it to battery wire your amp will be on 24/7 and flatten your battery.
You need to find a wire that has 12V running through it only with the key on, such as the yellow or red wire going into the back of the head unit. If you have a test light or multimeter you can test the wire by seeing if the test light turns on/off with the key.
If you have an aftermarket headunit it will have a remote wire to connect to the amp, more than likely it will be blue, but check your headunits manual.
Edit: Changed yellow to "yellow or red" I think it is the red wire
Second one, connect to acc wire IS NOT BATTERY WIRE, if you connect it to battery wire your amp will be on 24/7 and flatten your battery.
You need to find a wire that has 12V running through it only with the key on, such as the yellow or red wire going into the back of the head unit. If you have a test light or multimeter you can test the wire by seeing if the test light turns on/off with the key.
If you have an aftermarket headunit it will have a remote wire to connect to the amp, more than likely it will be blue, but check your headunits manual.
Edit: Changed yellow to "yellow or red" I think it is the red wire
Last edited by PHIL069 on Tue Jan 14, 2014 10:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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c0n13oX
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Re: amp install
Just read the manual for my headunit anx I think I plugged the remote wire in wrong :S
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PHIL069
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Re: amp install
Well change it and post back the resultsc0n13oX wrote:Just read the manual for my headunit anx I think I plugged the remote wire in wrong :S
mikeey01nzl wrote:Hats off to you too Phil for spending so much time on the phone trying to help someone out, your a top man and only a few would've spent so much time. well done!
Daniel2019 wrote:Come on phil, we bonded at the bonfire, lets be honest here...me and phil are besties now...
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Re: amp install
Well that fixed the amp not turning on, now to test it on the way to work >:-)
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Re: amp install
Can't take you seriously with that avatar lol
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Re: amp install
We are glad we could help 
mikeey01nzl wrote:Hats off to you too Phil for spending so much time on the phone trying to help someone out, your a top man and only a few would've spent so much time. well done!
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Re: amp install
ThissilverGPX wrote:Can't take you seriously with that avatar lol
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