Remote Wire for Amp.

[Nobimmer 694]

Hey I'm gonna do my amp and subs tommorow and have it all sussed apart from what to connect the little thin blue remote wire to.

It's an Alpine head unit if that means anything at all.

Cheers

[OLLIE 26]

well generally the remote cable is hooked up to your car aerial so that it goes up and down depending on whether the stereo is on. it's is normally blue. the other end goes in the remote connection on your amp.

do a search for the user guide/manual for your head unit. find a wiring diagram

[MADBMA 0]

the thin blue remote wire from your amp you mean? if so that wire is just a 12 volt power source of a very minimum ampage it runs to a relay inside the amp alowwing the real amount of power to run through your big thick cables, so all you need is to tap into a wire that runs 12 volts when the car is turned on, theres plenty of these wires around the car, normally the head unit has one if you have a multimeter check the wires for a 12 volt power souce, or alternatively use a light from one of your rear lights hook up wires to each end, ground one end and start touching wires with the other, when it lights up youve found a 12 volt source, just make sure it turns off with the car, piece of piss really, you can use anywire that turns on with the car, if your in wellington i can help out with any probs.

Edited September 23, 2006 by MADBMA

[Nobimmer 694]

Sweet as just finished putting them in.I hooked it up to the thin blue wire on the back of the head unit.

Works mean as!!

Thanks for the help