i've thought about putting one in my tl. just a simple toggle on/off killswitch for my sub amp remote wire using the stock HU and connecting it to the remote wire in the stock amp wiring harness. here are my questions

what would the pros/cons be
what kind of switch would i use
how would i wire it
could it damage my my amp or subs to have it turned on then immediately kill it

sorry i'm asking "noob" questions. i just don't know much on the subject of car audio. now i know 234234453456 times more because of this site but i still have some questions. any help is appreciated. thank you

 

You would use the remote wire on the amp, and as such, it wouldn't hurt the amp. You could hurt the subs if you heat the coils up enough to the point where it would swell in the gap then you turn it off immediately, you'll damage the sub (had a teammate do it, but I doubt it would happen in a "normal" setup).

Then again, I'm really not sure the point of such a switch. Just don't drive around with it loud enough to need it, and you'll be fine. AKA, use common sense and a little respect.

 

haha common sense. got it. thanks for the quick reply

 

2nded, use the remote if you want to do this.

btw if you haven't seen it yet or lately, learn at www.bcae1.com

 

i was hoping fourthmeal would get in on this. you're always a big help. thanks. and i was actually on here last night, coincidentally. i'm just trying to learn the basics

 

yea i do mine on remote. Well some of us who have kids you wanna be able to just flip it off. Instead of turning the subwoofer control off on the cd player. Much easier

 

What you don't ever want to do is do this to the ground circuit. Otherwise, eh, you're good to go.

Thanks for the props btw.

 

but with a stock HU on the 1999 3.2 tl there isn't a subwoofer control. but my amp comes with a separate subwoofer dial remote. i'll just stick to using that

 

My friend had the switch he hated I dont know why kno he has some bass knob

im still figuring out what im going to do dont think my new amp has a hook up for a bass knob

 

universal "dimmer" knobs can be used in-line with the rca's if you want a bass knob without an amp that supports it. surf ebay you'll see,

 

I personally always like to use an on/off switch. That way, if I am either in a bad neighborhood or my mom is in the car, I dont have to worry about getting broken into or having my old mom flip out due to the deep bass (not that i have it that loud, but shes old lol). It also comes in handy when you are rewiring, etc. Just my 2 cents