Now that you've ran all the wires, you can begin connecting them.
To do this start from the radio and work your way back:
- The first thing you need to do is determine which wire, from the
wires that plug into the radio, is the remote start wire. This
wire is usually the red one or the yellow one. To determine
exactly which wire to use, temporarily reconnect the battery cable,
and using a tester, test the yellow and red wire to see which gives
you power only when the car's ignition is in the accessories or on
position. The other wire will have power at all times,
meaning that even when you don't turn the car on, the wire has
power. Once you've determined which wire only has power when
the ignition switch is on, disconnect the battery and splice the
blue remote cable that leads to the amp with the wire behind the
radio.
- Now plug in the auxiliary cables into into the
pre-amp outputs behind the radio. Once you've done the two
previous steps, you may reinstall the radio.
- Now you can connect the remote start cable to
the amplifier, and plug into the auxiliary (RCA) cables into the
amps inputs. To connect the remote start cable and any other
wires to the amplifier, use either ring terminals or U-terminals and
crimp them on the end of the wires using a decent crimper, making
sure that the crimp is not loose.
- Now, you need to connect the ground cable to
the amp. To do this, first determine a location near the amp
where you can ground the cable. Normally, use can use any
existing screws that are screwed into the car's frame. You can
test to make sure if a location is grounded by using a DC-Tester,
normally a test light, by touching the tip of the pen to a wire you
know has power and grounding the tester to the location you
want. If you have power then the location is grounded, if not,
then try again. Don't forget, you're battery is disconnected,
so don't be fooled when no location works. Make sure you have
power in order to check. Once you've determined a location,
connect the ground cable by crimping ring or U-terminals to the wire
and connecting one end to the amp and one end to the grounded
location.
- Now connect the battery cable started from the
battery compartment. If there is an in-line fuse, make sure to
remove the fuse. Connect the cable crimping ring terminals to
the ends of the cable. If the in-line fuse is not connected,
you my need to use butt connectors to crimp the wire together.
Once you've connected the wire to the battery, you can connect the
other end to the amplifier where it says +12 V.
- Now you can connect the speaker wires to the
amplifier using the same method as the rest of the cables, and then
connect the to the speakers. To connect the wires to the
speakers, you may need to purchase some spade connectors that are
the exact size of the speakers connectors. Then, you can crimp
the spade connectors to the speaker wire and connect the wires to
the speakers.
- Now reconnect the battery, insert the fuse into
the fuse housing, go turn on your radio, and adjust the amplifier to
the levels you desire.
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