Subs still goin when i turn the radio off
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Subs still goin when i turn the radio off
When i hit hte **** on the radio to turn it off not turn down the volume but actually turn off the radio the subs stay on and have a low humming noise what is there to fix it
i still have the factory head unit
i still have the factory head unit
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My guess is you tapped into the wrong wire for the AMPs remote turn on. Maybe an ignition wire, you should tap into the Amp out or Power Antenna wire (AMp out if using an aftermarket stereo, powered antenna if using the stock stereo) this will turn the amp off when the stereo is turned off.
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Tap your remote wire (that's the blue one that goes to your amp from teh HU, or elsewhere) and tap it into a switched source. There's a blue one in the wiring harness on an aftermarket unit, but if you're going stock you'll want to tap into something such as the accessory wire in the car's switch, or into the positive wire on the accessory plug/cig lighter.
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Originally Posted by PopcornPlaya
Tap your remote wire (that's the blue one that goes to your amp from teh HU, or elsewhere) and tap it into a switched source. There's a blue one in the wiring harness on an aftermarket unit, but if you're going stock you'll want to tap into something such as the accessory wire in the car's switch, or into the positive wire on the accessory plug/cig lighter.
He has the stock hu.
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Originally Posted by justplainbad
Well, if he taps it into the accessory wire, the amp will still be on when he turns off the radio, he wants to tap it into the yellow/green powered antenna wire from the back of the stock hu.
He has the stock hu.
He has the stock hu.
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Rep Power: 328 You know, I feel dumb now that I read this... I was thinking he was having an issue with it killing the battery when the car was off... That's what I get for multitasking and reading 4 threads on 3 boards at once... Yes, the power antenna wire. If you don't know which one, get out your DMM and find it.
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Rep Power: 331 An amp can be on and not make noise, so i doubt it's the remote turn on. It sounds like a bad ground to me. Is it an MTX or Sony amp? those are notorious for doing that when poorly grounded.
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Originally Posted by Mystic3030
Also if he uses the power antenna wire I believe the amp will shut off when he switches to CD mode.
Its good for us, and probably just less circuitry Alpine had to use when Alpine made our decks. You can also throw that wire into a relay and up the power to it if you dont think its enough.
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Originally Posted by SkipBarber
An amp can be on and not make noise, so i doubt it's the remote turn on. It sounds like a bad ground to me. Is it an MTX or Sony amp? those are notorious for doing that when poorly grounded.
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