alrite so with the help of dark inspire my entire car is wired up, and for some reason my amp is not powering. at first i thoght it was ground so i sanded off the section and mounted it. the power cables are securely in the amp, along with the battery. all the wires behind the aftermarket HU are connected.

is there anything else i should check??

im started to think my amp is busted, so is there any suggestions you guys might have....the subs are 350 watts and maybe some new speakers in the future. so anything between 500-1000 amps should be good im guessing.

any suggestions on a new amp? right now im looking at this sony xplod because its cheap and i dont got much money to spend. please dont suggest 500 dollar JL amps.

should i get 2 channel or 4 channel....?

 

Did you check the fuses? Inline and the amp?

 

also check your remote wire

 

remote wire is good, i made sure that was connected real good

how do i check fuses? and whats "inline"

sorry i dont kno much about audio

 

the inline fuse is the one under the hood, on the pwer wire.

The other fuses on the amp are on the side. You have two of em, pull them out and see if any are blown.

 

cool....hey dark is there anyway to make sure the cables are running any power at all?? without like touching the exposed wire and frying myself!?!? ahha

i need to figure out if its my wires or my amp!

 

A easy way to check to see if your amp is working is to ask a friend who has a functional system to swap amps real quick and see if yours works.. If you do then this would be a quick and easy check to do first..

SKIP the wires, check ALL fuses first. You can check the wires after the fact with a voltmeter..

I assume the radio is working and fully functional..

Check the fuses on the amp..
Check the inline fuse by the battery..
Check the fuses under the dash..
Check the fuses by the passenger door jam.. I have a 2nd Gen CL and they are there, not sure what Gen TL you have or if they are there for your car..

Refer to owners manual first to make sure you know where all your fuses are..

 

buy one of those test lights fromyour local autoparts store. shouldn't cost more than $5. It looks sorta like a screwdriver with a lightbulb on the inside and a wire coming off the end.

 

cool ill try those out soon. btw i have a 2000 TLP

HU is pioneer and 100% functioning, the system was working fine in my old car, i let it sit for about a year and deciding to throw it into my TL

im a little confused about fuses near the passenger door jam and under the dash, i dont recall any of this, hey dark did you check those out when you did the wires from the battery to the back cus i wasnt paying attention ahah

thanks for all the help

 

btw the stock bose sub was working 100% fine before i had the aftermarket HU installed...so wouldnt this mean all my fuses are fine?

 

also....if my subs put out 350watts and im thinkin about adding some front speakers in the future, what is the ideal watt range i should look for in a amp? i was thinkin 500-700 but maybe i should go higher?

 

First things first..

Have you done any trouble shooting ?

 

havent had a chance too yet, im out at college and dont have time or tools, ill be doing that when i head home this week

 

checked the amp fuse it looks fine, ill try and check the others tommorow morning

 

Have you tried testing for voltage with a multimeter? You need to get a multimeter and test the + and - points where the wires mount to your amp. If you have 12v there get a little jumper and jump the 12v from the power in to the remote wire input on the amp. You should at least get the light to come on. If no light comes on and the amp fuse is good and the inline fuse is good.........your amp is toast.