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Offline Dave_IOW

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Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
« Reply #10 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.
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Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
« Reply #11 on: 21 November 2011, 22:21 »

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Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
« Reply #12 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?

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Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
« Reply #13 on: 21 November 2011, 22:43 »
will be plugged into the blue/white wire that comes off connection block that comes out of headunit
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Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
« Reply #14 on: 21 November 2011, 22:45 »
the one with the rubber cap on it?

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Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
« Reply #15 on: 21 November 2011, 22:47 »
Dont know which block is which tbh from picture..

got a multimeter?
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Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
« Reply #16 on: 21 November 2011, 22:49 »
small block is headunit

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Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
« Reply #17 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?
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Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
« Reply #18 on: 21 November 2011, 22:53 »
nothing that was just tapped up

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Re: guide on wirring sub and amp?
« Reply #19 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?