Adding a Sub

[SP23]

Just wondered if I have to buy some kind of remote turn on for my amp or if I can just wire it into the fuse box/wiring of the factory stereo? I noticed someone else had to wire something in to activate his amp.

 

[tsunami]

you need an ignition source for your amp.... remote turn on... the amp is looking for 12v to turn on, you don't want to run this off of the batt b/c you don't want your amp on all the time... you want to tie it in to an ignition source so when the car is on the amp is on....

EDIT*** the remote turn on i believe is for a manual turn on, so you can control when your amps are on/off....

 

[Dexter]

you cant add a sub to the 3

 

[tsunami]

what you talkin bout willis???

 

[djltoronto]

you cant add a sub to the 3

huh?

 

[1sty]

He's just being a tool, ignore him.
I could add a sub to a friggen KFC bucket if I was so motivated so you can bet your ass it can be added to a 3's factory system.

 

[tsunami]

i can see it now.... craig bumpin down the street to the beat of two family size buckets... lmao... hahahaha...

 

[Dexter]

He's just being a tool, ignore him.
I could add a sub to a friggen KFC bucket if I was so motivated so you can bet your ass it can be added to a 3's factory system.

I'm not a tool. Tools are at least have a purpose. : o

 

[Don Lockwood]

He's just being a tool, ignore him.
I could add a sub to a friggen KFC bucket if I was so motivated so you can bet your ass it can be added to a 3's factory system.

Please post pics when you install those KFC buckets in your trunk.... if you do so, you must wear a chicken suit to drive around.... and don't forget to install a towelette dispenser ;-)

That should do for a finger licking good install (laugh)

 

[Don Lockwood]

Just wondered if I have to buy some kind of remote turn on for my amp or if I can just wire it into the fuse box/wiring of the factory stereo? I noticed someone else had to wire something in to activate his amp.

If i remember how i wired my amp.... there are 2 12v leads on the radio, one is always on and the other is connected to accessory switch. I spliced into the accessory lead on the radio harness. Simple!

 

[SP23]

If i remember how i wired my amp.... there are 2 12v leads on the radio, one is always on and the other is connected to accessory switch. I spliced into the accessory lead on the radio harness. Simple!

Any idea what the wire looked like? Someone else on here has a pic of the wiring harness....

 

[Don Lockwood]

Any idea what the wire looked like? Someone else on here has a pic of the wiring harness....

Not sure... because i did not spliced into the OE harness, i have built a passthrough using 2 aftermarket harness ... a regular and a reverse. This way i did not cut at all into the original wiring.

You could also easily splice into the 12v outlet (cigarette lighter), it is switched. The remote turn-on takes something like less than 100ma to turn an amplifier on.

 

[tsunami]

i believe it was orange and black i tapped into... there is a link here somewhere of what wires to tap...if you have a volt meter you could just test that wire to see if i am right..