What's the color of the wire going from cd-player to amp ?

[em_]

there is a thin wire going from the cd-player (control)to the amp what colour is it ? blue right ?

[3G Jester]

Yeah there is always a blue wire (usualy around 14 gauge) that connects the amp to the HU (head unit)

IT MUST BE CONNECTED in order to get the amp to work. The amp's power line to the battery GETS the power, the RCA cables (red/white or red/black) SEND the sound.........and the control lets the HU tell the amp when to work or not.....

hope that clarifies it ....if not let me know..

[3G Jester]

ps--it is...to the best of my knowledge..always blue.....

[87AccordsterLx]

that is the remote wire... it works in cconjunction with the aux. power so that when you turn the key once it sends a signal to the head unit and powers it on thus powering the amp thus drawing power from the lead power cable (usually 8 or 4 gauge)... and yes its always blue.

[em_]

thank you

i will install mine tomorrow
when i installed my cd-player (Pioneer DEH-1400) in the car i remeber leaving a blue wire laying around

i bought today from a guy

wiring, jensen amp 50 W RMS/chan (4 chan), Xplod boz with Xplod 10"sub 40-250 RMS
for 130$ US

i'll install everything tomorrow in my lunch break at school (working after school :( )

what is interesting me is the box and the wiring the rest is upgreadable :)

[goldyaccord]

I was gonna say something but ya'll smart! lol yep blue wire is the remote turn on :D

[bobafett]

blue was power antenna and blue/white was remote for amp on my cd player... that was for a panasonic...

hmmm......

[88 Accord DX]

are you sure boba???
on most others its blue for RMT and blue/wht for antenna.

[meohmy01]

my alpine was that way but the jensen that i put in the 3 gee only had a blue wire for either for antenna or amp.

[goldyaccord]

Originally posted by meohmy01
my alpine was that way but the jensen that i put in the 3 gee only had a blue wire for either for antenna or amp.


That happens becuase the antenna may be a motorized one...
:D

[bobafett]

Originally posted by 88 Accord DX
are you sure boba???
on most others its blue for RMT and blue/wht for antenna.

yeah i am POSITIVE, i triple checked when i installed it, since i know pretty much nothing about car audio, i made really sure i did it right the first time, and since it works, i assume i did it right! lol

[em_]

i got a good news and a bad news:rolleyes:

#1 good one installed evrything ..cut my fingers been throught strange positions and got dirty but i's ok i did it my self

#2 bad one

the fuckin sub is fried (the winding in the sub is fried)

when i finished installing everything turn the cdplayer one... nothing speacial

i open the trunk press on the sub and there we go ..once you move it it works it played 1 song then dead completly

so now i have to get a new one

the damn Jensen amp managed to destroy an Xplod 150W Rms sub:huh:

i'll look for another one tomorrow

BTW here is the link for the Jensen amp

http://www.valcoelectronics.com/jensen/amps/xa4100.htm

and sub 150W rms 600W max


http://www.valcoelectronics.com/images/xa4100.jpghttp://www.affordable-caraudio.com/sony/sonyxplodsub.jpg

[87accordDxRocFosStyl]

This is just my opinion but its no wonder explod subs are crap. They test them at like 12 volts of power and then over rate them for like 800 watts peak when they onlyt hit like 300 peak in a normal user setup. Personally I dont like being lied to when I buy a sub. Just my 2 cents. Later, James

[meanaccord]

mine was blue/white for the remote, my antenna was just blue