I just got a new ram and need to put my stereo and everything in...I have no clue what i am doin with some of it

8/2/2005 3:32:07 PM

$$

8/2/2005 3:35:43 PM

pardon?

8/2/2005 3:40:31 PM

how much you gona pay

8/2/2005 3:56:18 PM

i need the wrie for the amp to be run and to have my stereo put in and set up.....$25 annybody that can do a good job want to help me out?

8/2/2005 5:34:57 PM

now i have it all wired up....the red light on my amp flashes but the green power light isnt coming on....i tested it on somenody elses and it was fine. It is something with the remote wire from the unit to teh amp but i have no idea what it is?????

8/3/2005 6:47:58 PM

is it attached to the remote wire on the head unit? Or to a switched power in the vehicle?

8/3/2005 6:56:50 PM

the remote wire on the head unit...then straight to the amp

8/3/2005 10:59:15 PM

do i need a ground from the (-) side of teh battery to the firewall??

8/3/2005 11:31:25 PM

shouldnt need to

8/3/2005 11:51:21 PM

i mean at worst you can wire the remote wire to the positive power wire and see if the amp comes on..if it does then thats the problem, if it still doesnt then it must not be getting power or possibly not enough of it

[Edited on August 4, 2005 at 12:14 AM. Reason : spelling]

8/4/2005 12:02:51 AM

does that mean i need a bigger fuse?

8/4/2005 12:13:12 AM

did you do what i said or not?

if you are blowing the fuse then yes it may mean you need a bigger fuse if the wire is big enough to handle it.

you say it worked on another persons car, what is the difference between how it was installed in their car and yours?

8/4/2005 12:14:59 AM

that person had a factory head unit so its a little different

8/4/2005 12:19:57 AM

no i havent done any of that yet....so you want me to put my power cable and remote wire into the same part of the amp...right?

8/4/2005 12:29:55 AM

now i tried it...nothin..goin to bed

8/4/2005 12:43:59 AM

http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/ISEO-rgbtcspd/learningcenter/car/amplifier_installation_guide.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_3680_install-car-stereo.html


[Edited on August 4, 2005 at 1:00 AM. Reason : 3]

8/4/2005 12:58:21 AM

jesus christ how hard is this


THE RED WIRE GOES TO THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE

THE BLACK ONE GOES TO ANYTHING THAT'S 'GROUNDED', OR THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE IF YOU REALLY WANT TO RUN IT UP THERE, its all the same

THE OTHER WIRE, USUALLY BLUE, RUNS SOMEWHERE THAT HAS A POSITIVE CURRENT PRESENT WHEN YOU WANT THE AMP ON

for testing purposes the wire i'm calling 'blue' can be connected directly to a positive current (power wire that you already have there) to see if the amp will come on

/thread

8/4/2005 1:30:06 AM

You might need to check the level of the capacitance oil in the amp. It's different for each car.

8/4/2005 9:44:46 AM

hehehehe, that too

8/4/2005 10:12:36 AM

if you have the power and ground hooked up correctly, even though you havent mentioned the size amp, but i would reccomend at least 8 gauge for anything under 250 watts, or else you wont get enough voltage, jump the remote turn on terminal to the power terminal with the head unit on and see if it works, if not, check the voltage at the amp and make sure it is at least 12.5, if that is so, check the fuses in the side of the amp, and then finally, cry, because you need a new amp.

8/4/2005 7:30:14 PM

give me 10$ and i'll come look at it i'll give u 5 of it back if i can't get it to work.

8/4/2005 7:57:25 PM

i think i am about to cry

8/4/2005 8:12:34 PM

and i think you are a fucking loser

8/4/2005 8:21:59 PM

yeah well, nobody really fucking cares about your opinion man...so thats fantastic

8/4/2005 9:25:41 PM

dude you can't hook up two wires properly..3 if you count touching the blue wire to the red wire as another step, i dont think you get much say so right now in the garage

8/4/2005 9:31:20 PM

i never said i knew what i was doni

8/4/2005 9:33:03 PM

CLEAN YOUR GROUND CONNECTION

you need to see bare SHINEY metal where the ground makes contact with the body. the powder coating/galvanizing whatever stuff they put under the top coat is only a semiconductor. it'll allow the amp to turn on but not deliver power. take a grinder or sandpaper or something and rub the ever living hell out of the paint at the ground contact until it all goes away.

(one possible solution that I have seen often)

8/5/2005 12:33:45 AM

sanded the paint off of the place i grounded it at.....it works!!!

thanks to all who offered suggestions

8/5/2005 8:06:27 PM

shit there goes my 10$

8/5/2005 10:41:16 PM

sorry....but it saved mine

8/6/2005 1:22:13 AM