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Title: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: rench on 21 November 2011, 15:26

can anyone link me to a guide on how to wire sub and amp up?

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 21 November 2011, 15:38

Thwres a guide on ukmkivs showing you were grommets are and how to access them. cant link you too it cause my phones gonna die.  Or are you wanting to know how to wire it up

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: rench on 21 November 2011, 16:52

done the wires now just need to know how to wire it up

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: Dave_IOW on 21 November 2011, 16:59

ask the audio geeks  :grin:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?board=14.0

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: jamie16v on 21 November 2011, 17:13

i got a good guide.....



















don`t do it!  :grin:

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 21 November 2011, 19:19

power from battery to fuse, (fuse located as close to battery as possible) power wire from fuse to + of amp.

- of amp to earth

phono leads from head unit to amp


wires from chanel of amp to sub

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: rench on 21 November 2011, 20:03

sub and amp are combined so they are wired up, so all wiring i need to do on amp now is power cable,earth and phono leads no other wiring needed?

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: Dave_IOW on 21 November 2011, 21:32

remote from head unit  :wink:

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: rench on 21 November 2011, 21:38

is that 2 wires?

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: rench on 21 November 2011, 21:53

what coloures do i need to wire them two?

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: Dave_IOW on 21 November 2011, 22:18

+ve on amp usually red from battery.
-ve on amp usually brown from ground.
Remote on amp usually blue from headunit.

Remote = 1 wire and is basically a 'switch' telling amp to turn on when headunit is turned on.
Phono is the twin leads that carry the sound from headunit to amp.

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: rench on 21 November 2011, 22:21

(http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee429/rench3/b0601776.jpg)

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: rench on 21 November 2011, 22:23

so which wires do the remote need to be wired to? the blue and white thats been cut? or blue and white with cap  on the end?

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: Dave_IOW on 21 November 2011, 22:43

will be plugged into the blue/white wire that comes off connection block that comes out of headunit

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: rench on 21 November 2011, 22:45

the one with the rubber cap on it?

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: Dave_IOW on 21 November 2011, 22:47

Dont know which block is which tbh from picture..

got a multimeter?

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: rench on 21 November 2011, 22:49

small block is headunit

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: Dave_IOW on 21 November 2011, 22:51

Then yes, one with rubber on it probably, whats on the end of the long one you cant see the end of?

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: rench on 21 November 2011, 22:53

nothing that was just tapped up

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: rench on 22 November 2011, 10:48

tried wiring today and now my stereo wont come on works in my van but not car, also i carnt seem to get any power to the sub, which terminal does the fuse need to be on?

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: Dave_IOW on 22 November 2011, 10:50

Inline fuse goes on RED lead coming from battery + to +ve on amp. As close to the battery as you can get.

Sub's themselves dont need power, amps do..

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: rench on 22 November 2011, 10:52

just messaged you. ill take some pics now and show you what ive got so far, also any idea why the stereo wont work in car but does in the van?

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: rench on 22 November 2011, 11:01

(http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee429/rench3/f097320f.jpg)

(http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee429/rench3/9a638935.jpg)

are they correct

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: rench on 22 November 2011, 12:08

still no joy. everything wired up but carnt get any thing out the sub and amp.

Title: Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
Post by: rench on 22 November 2011, 17:21

Ijust self tapered it to the boot metal?