amppp hellp
OK well i ran all the cables to the amp n it worked fine
i had the active (rem) going to the lighter
so then i moved amp around set it all up n its not working
so i trying puting the atcive wire(rem) to the foglights active wire to see if it was tht n it didnt work
wat the hell shud i do ir check cheers
Connect the REM wire to accsesories wire in the factory wiring harness, dont bother trying to wire it in elsewhere. If its the factory head unit, then the Yellow wire is for accsesories, or if it's an aftermaket head unit, then it's most commonly the blue wire. Also when your installing things, it's a good idea to disconnect the battery first, otherwise you may wind up with a few blown fuses. So check your fuses aswell. Check all your under dash fuses, along with the main fuse on the amp. See how you go with that first..
Last edited by HCVP; 07-06-2009 at 06:06 PM.
yeah i did diconect battery
it was working fine yesterday off the ciggie lighter so u rekon it work off the headunit its a after market sony head unit
Id definately give it a go, and did you look at the fuses? otherwise if the amp isn't faulty (is it new?) then it may be a power /earth issue. Where are you earthing the amp to? Did you check you ciggy lighter was working afterwards when the amp wasnt working? and make sure the power lead where you've connected it at the battery, is super tight, and that there's no corrosion around it or any of the terminals..if everything is done right, there's no reason why your amp wouldnt work..And how are you connecting the wires at the amp end? Make sure none of the wires are touching each other....
yeahh dos the earth realy matter when i tested it i just had it huning off a bolt from in my boot of my car
then when i moved to pasel shelf i didnt have earth on anything ahah
so then i tryed toughing it just on the metal in the boot still didnt work
how do i check fuses
n the lighter was working fine
yes the earth is practically the most important thing. With out a proper earth point, you will get nothing. Theres plenty of places to earth of,pull your rear seat out, just the top section, on either side, dosent matter, (it just slides straight up, towards the rear windscreen) once its out, you will see a bunch of small holes on the metal where the seat was. Use a ring terminal on the earth wire, and get the right size bolt, and put it though one of those holes. They are excellent earthing points.
so it cld just be the earth all along ahah
its only a short earth cable so were shud i bolt it to if the amp in on pesal shelf
Theres plenty of metal underneath the parcel shelf, but it has to be clean, unpainted metal, that is connected directly to the chassis. If theres paint on the metal, you will have to rub it back to bare metalTo check fuses, under neath your steering wheel, theres a plastic panel, with 2 plasitc flat head screws holding it in. Undo those, and the panel will flip down. You see the fuses there, pull each one out, one at a time, so you dont mix them up (needle nose pliers are handy for this) and if its blown, the little peice of metal inside the plasitc, will be split into 2. If so, then you must replace it. Same goes with the amp, it will have its own fuse.. But im guessing now its just an earth issue, because your ciggerate lighter is still working, and that runs off the same fuse as the accsesories for the Stereo
i was holding it on the mtal were the set was like u said still didnt work do i need to bolt it in hard or something
Becareful doing that, that means your battery is connected, and your ignition is on. The amp wont turn on immediately though..may take a few seconds. And yes, it should be secure
This is how mine are earthed behind the seats. But while your at it, what did you do with the REM wire? You didnt forget to re-connect that did you?lol
yah i jsut went done then n its sparked wehn i put bolt thou n into the back of seats so i took battery cable off then tighted bolt up then i turned car on n amp still wasnt workin but i got spark
That dent guy
Definately attach the earth properly before even connecting the battery back up.
I'm gunna suggest getting someone who has done it before to give you a hand with it, since you didn't have the earth connected to anything before.
I'm not having a dig, we all have to start somewhere
Is the protection light on the amp on, or are you just getting nothing at all?
Have you checked the fuse on the power wire?
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if you got spark before you disconnected the battery, then this is where you will blow fuses. Your going to have to check them now. Take the panel off, and i'd be checking Radio, and IGN system,
which is 10and 13 on mine, but mines a VP,so check your fuse diagram
awwk so ill have to check my fuses i got 3 on the amp how will i no if they blown
if i got spark does the mean my (rem) active wire is working
if you got a spark then yes the REM is most likely working. With the fuses, like i said pull them out, see that little bit of metal between to 2 prongs, that will be split into 2 , if its blown
To recap now, if your REM is connected, your Head unit is turning on fine, and the rest of your accseories, such as your cig lighter are all working fine, then it's most likely going to be a power and or earth issue..
naa its still connect to lighter ill go check fuses if there fine ill put the rem to the head unit
on the head unit
Yes put the REM to the head unit (blue wire) make sure that earthing point is completely clean, and paint free, and that however you secure it, that's its tight. Where are you located OP?
im in vic
i looked at fuse n didnt have any black lines but had like silver lines but i think thats were the
clips have scraped it
so if u think my fuses fine must be my rem
the earth did spark but ill go tingten
shud i sand matel were im earthin it to get better earth
i pulled my head set out n theres
alot of wires
1 blue one n 1 blue n white one
then theres another blue wire not going to anything just hanging
some of those will be your speaker wires, the plain blue one should be the REM.What model sony is it, if you know, then i can tell you for sure?
i dnt no wot modle soz cam with car but its sony its like a silver n its like a x shaped ahaha
i tryed putting the rem on the blue wire tht was just hunging there
didnt work nothing
shud i try the plan blue one conected to the headunit
What do you mean connected t the one that was just hanging there, where was it connected to. The REM wire is connected to the head units wiring harness.....
That dent guy
My car had an old sony headunit when I got it and I think the blue wire was the remote one, so that should work.
You will have to turn the headunit on for the amp to work
EDIT: If you are in Melb not too far from Hughsdale I can come have a look tomorrow
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