cullins

Hey guys Im putting a amp and sub in my truck my problem is with the remote power wire for the amp i was trying to connect it to the power antenna wire but i dont have any power there when the radio is on.I dont have a power antenna so i have no idea why there is no power there coming out of the radio. Any help would be great. I dont want to half *** it i know i could put a switch on it but looking for a better option.

MikeM

ok so the antenna power wire from your head unit doesnt do anything?


Use the OEM switched power wire. The one that tells the radio itself to turn on or off.

stock05

did you go cutting or buy an adapter harness?

cullins

Thanks mike any idea what color that would be or do i just need to trace it.

Stock its all hacked up in there the previous owner really fucked it up.

DLISH

ya just use the switched (ign.) wire

N/A

Real simple... get a test light, find your fuse block on the car and start touching your test light to ends of each fuse. Turn your key on and off while you are testing each fuse, when the light on the tester lights up, just splice into that fuse and/or wire leading to that fuse. Done! (Otherwise, the remote wire should always be blue)

cullins

cool thanks guys. Still not sure why the remote wire has no power but oh well!

RROCCO

the power antenna wire only has power going to it when the radio is on to send power to it. it wont stay on when if you use the cd player.

check out this site.
http://www.the12volt.com/

LBJOE

the remote power from the amp needs to connect to the blue thin wire from the deck itself

cullins

I think i got it now the blue wire didnt have any power on it but the blue and white one did. I think im good to go but i didnt try it with the radio on just the cd.

It works hahahah yess. thumpity thump! thanks for the help fellas!