i just put in a subwoofer and an amp in my car. everything works fine except one thing. the sub is on when the radio radio tuner is on. but then when i put in a cd or plug in the aux cable the amp cuts off. can anyone tell me if this is quick fix or did i just over look a wire when i installed?

10/8/2010 12:12:57 PM

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10/8/2010 12:22:59 PM

what HU?
is the amp remote wire connected to the HU/harness or another source?

if it's connected to the HU/harness, it sounds like your HU isn't sending a signal via the remote wire which would indicate a HU problem. The solutions for this are: 1) New HU/harness 2) connect the remote wire to another source that is based on ignition position.

you can test this by removing the remote wire from the HU/harness and connecting it (temporarily) to the battery. I recommend fusing the wire though, based on the amps required remote amperage... though for a short test, you could get by without it

if you already have the remote going to another source...well I don't know what then maybe some type of bad signal from the HU in those modes.

[Edited on October 8, 2010 at 12:29 PM. Reason : /]

10/8/2010 12:25:50 PM

you wired the remote wire into the power antenna output on the head unit (fm on = antenna up, fm off = antenna down). wire it to the remote output.

10/8/2010 12:34:30 PM

ha, didn't even think about that. yeh, that's probably it

10/8/2010 12:51:11 PM