Amp wiring query

[james_and_his_vp]

hey guys.. i got a new car and ripped out the amp and sub from my oldy. i couldnt be bothered pulling all the wires through so without thinking i just cut it all off and pulled it straight out. ive still got the amp and sub but i need to know whether a normal wiring kit will do the job? or if i need the wires which come with the amp when u buy it???
Any help will do, cheers

[Brycestro]

hey dude how's it going? Ok, a few things to consider. You could probably just go for a single amp wiring kit, just make sure you get one of an appropriate "gauge" power. Can you give us an idea of what wrms total you are planning on running from your said amp and sub?

Sometimes you can save yourself a bit of money by buying all the cabling seperate and it might also give you some more options in choice. You'll need:

RCA cables to run from headunit to amplifier, a remote cable (thin, i believe 16AWG is a good size) to run from headunit to amplifier, a power cable to run from your battery to your amp (once again, this is where we'll need to know how much power your running before we can say what size would be best. also should be at least 6 metres for a commodore sedan as a general rule of thumb), a ground cable (of equal size or bigger than your power cable. this should be as short as possible, most amp wiring kits provide 1 metre ground cable. this will need to be grounded to a solid metal part of the car) and speaker cables to go from your amplifier to your speakers.

so here's cabling you'll need:
power cable
ground cable
remote cable
RCA's
speaker cable

By the way, very few amplifiers will come with wiring. You generally get the amplifier and the amplifier only.

Cheers and best of luck

[james_and_his_vp]

thanks mate, yeh im pretty sure on the wiring kit i need. im running an 800w sub off a 300watt amp (850wat 'max power').
its just that the amp came with a few wires including the remote wire... which is deceased. will the amp still run normally without the remote? or should i create a ground from the remote terminall?
thanks mate

[azzfox]

the remote tells the amp to "turn on" and wont function without it. run a remote wire from the remote wire on the head unit to the remote terninal on the amp.

[Brycestro]

what azzfox said, the remote wire runs from the headunit to the amplifier. when the headunit is turned on that sends a signal to the amp telling it to turn on. Some headunits may not have a "remote" wire - in this case you can connect it to the accessories wire, your amp will just turn on whenever you have your car accessories on instead of whenever you have your headunit on. if your looking for help on the right wire size, just look here: http://www.the12volt.com/info/recwirsz.asp
cheers.

[james_and_his_vp]

thanks... i was getting confused with the 'remote subwoofer control' and the remote cable lol...where about is the accessories wire? im gettin the h'unit today.. a pioneer mp3 discounted from $350 to $130 at JB hi-fi.. fkn bargain!!
Thanks for ur help

[VQXTC]

thanks... i was getting confused with the 'remote subwoofer control' and the remote cable lol...where about is the accessories wire? im gettin the h'unit today.. a pioneer mp3 discounted from $350 to $130 at JB hi-fi.. fkn bargain!!
Thanks for ur help

Hey James, your new unit will have a blue/white wire with a female spade connector on it, the wire is labelled (System Remote Control (the shortest one in the loom). If you need the accessories wire then just let me know.....hope this helps cheers.....

Lets work as a TEAM and do it MY WAY!!

[james_and_his_vp]

hey i just tried connecting the new unit.. i connected all of the wires and the stereo didnt respond to anything! the blue/white one wasnt connected to anything.. could this be my problem? its a pioneer DEH - 2750mp. thanks mate

[brohawk]

ok james here are the wires for your hedunit

red - accessories 12v+ will only have 12v power when ignition is on
yellow - constant power 12v+ will have constant 12v power even when ignition is off
black - ground or earth connect straight to bare metal make it as short as possible
blue - power antena unless u have a power antena useless
blue/white - connect it to your amp (straight to your remote terminal on the amp)
white/black x2 - left front speaker
grey/black x2 - right front speaker
green/black x2 - left rear speaker
purple/black x2 - right rear speaker

some units have an orange wire or such witch the illumination wire connect it to the same wire as you connect the accessories wire to

[james_and_his_vp]

thanks guys. i got it workin yesterday. thanks for all the help : )