Installing an Amp ... how?

[nEb.]

Speakers connect to amp ... amp connects to ........ ?

[SweetWagon]

Speakers connect to amp ... amp connects to ........ ?

headunit and power... most buy wiring kits which range in types and price. they include all the RCA leads and power cables to hook it up. then just run them all to where you mount it, usually in the boot.

[garfa]

signal fro mh/u to amp. gets amplified then goes tyo speakers.
positive power from batt to amp.
negative power is from the body of the car.
google it. you will get better general ansers there.

[sganro]

Remember to disconnect your battery if you are gonna play around with wiring

[Cobez]

basically as everyone has just said...........run your cables off your battery.........i have 2 amps in my boot...........i have a stinger power distributer i run one power into it, then run 2 power off that into each amp, then a ground into each amp and a trigger into each amp...........all 6 speakers run into my 720 watter amp, and i run my sub off my monoblock.............oh yeah and u gotta run RCA's from your head unit to your amp / amps..........

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

try this let me know how you go and if anyone can point out anything i left out or got wrong let me know

[garfa]

dont take this the wrong way but hooking it all up is the easy part.

nEB will you give anymore input to this thread or have your questions been answered?

[vyaw2003]

also you have forgot to mention to him that you need to earth the amp it self usually.
(Screw it to steel) or do some dogdy wireing.

[SweetWagon]

also you have forgot to mention to him that you need to earth the amp it self usually.
(Screw it to steel) or do some dogdy wireing.

well i think that usually goes without saying. the wiring kits come with an earth cable but saying screw it to steel doesnt really help, or the dodgy part either. i know parts of my dash that are metallic and arent connected to the chassis/body. You need to find a clean/unpainted surface on the body for the earth. usually a good spot is the rear seat/seatbelt bolts will suffice.

[andyman]

try this let me know how you go and if anyone can point out anything i left out or got wrong let me know

good map but if you wire up the like you would with a battery, you hook the positive up first and connect the negative last

[garfa]

also you have forgot to mention to him that you need to earth the amp it self usually.
(Screw it to steel) or do some dogdy wireing.

no an amp's chassis should ALWAYS be isolated from any electrical connection because of noise.
so only the neg and pos should be connected.

[Cobez]

well i think that usually goes without saying. the wiring kits come with an earth cable but saying screw it to steel doesnt really help, or the dodgy part either. i know parts of my dash that are metallic and arent connected to the chassis/body. You need to find a clean/unpainted surface on the body for the earth. usually a good spot is the rear seat/seatbelt bolts will suffice.

true i put the earth for both amps behind the back left seat side (the steel that the seat in a VN / VP sedan that the back seat back piece slots onto) but i sanded all the paint off it first............

[azkwazere]

once connected did you spray it with clear coat so it doesnt rust?

aZk.

[Cobez]

nope...........didnt get that technical..........primed the area but thats it

[phazer]

Could someone help pls. Thinking of putting an amp to run speakers and sub in my VZ sedan. Just wondering what is the best way to attatch the remote turn-on wire. I have a factory HU, should I use acc. wire or 12v output wire. (where does the 12v output wire go to?)

[garfa]

does the vz sedan have an electric aerial? if so use that to trigger a relay for the remote wire.