Wiring amp to head deck?

[JDM-derek]

Hey just wondering if the Power Antenna (brown & white) wire is the wire i gotta connect to, to turn the amp on?

CAR EK1 1999

[grifty]

no the antenna wire is to make ur electric antenna go up if you have one, to make the amp turn on you need to use the acc wire (red).

[euro_tr4sh]

the fact that it is the "power antenna" wire should be a dead give away as to its use, if you use that to turn the amp on/off it will turn off everytime you switch to cd or ipod etc

[Chriskoss]

Isnt it the ''remote'' wire that is used to turn the amp on, you just simply have to route a wire wherever there is the space for it on the amp, to the 12v wire in your headdeck, so whenever your headdeck is turned on, it gives the power and signal for your amp to turn on, and also to turn off whenever your headdeck turns off (eg turning off accessories in your car) ... pretty simple really.

You dont want to run this wire anywhere else or your amp may stay on 24/7 while your battery is still connected and it will drain your battery significantly.

[JDM-derek]

sO acc red wire is it?

[fsjk85]

if you have an aftermarket headunit, then there should be a AMP REM wire, which is most likely blue, though if you are using a stock headunit, then you have to find the ACC wire which might be red, but that depends on your car.
Also if you are using a stock headunit, and are using the speaker level inputs on the amp, it should turn on whenever it detects a signal from them, removing the need for the turn on wire.

[slimx]

yeh Blue man i never heard of a remote amp red wire lol

[jon22]

haha yeah, connect it to the blue wire usually located in the corner of the headunit, if not you can always run it to your fuses.

[grifty]

sO acc red wire is it?

most aftermarket headunits have the acc wire red, i would just double check your HU manual to make sure

[ICACHA]

why not put up what head unit you got so the mods on OH can tell you the answer, see if the mods are smart or just plain stupid button pushers

[fromdeeeast]

To make the amp turn on from your head unit is simple. All you do is splice a remote wire from the accessories that powers your head unit. You run this to the amp and it has a designated spot, this allows the amp to turn on and off through when accessories is selected or not.

Pretty simple