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Impreza
06-12-2003, 03:23 PM
my amp just wont power up. there is power going to the amp and i checked all the wires..everything is fine. but the amps power light just wont show up. i took my amp to a place to test if it works, and its fine, but it just wont work in my car..
any suggestions on things to look for??? i am sure i am missing something....please help!!
thanks
5gluder
06-12-2003, 03:29 PM
You made sure the connectors are secure? check all the fuses, if you have a remote wire check and see if it's hooked up right.
Impreza
06-12-2003, 04:14 PM
wats a remote wire??
sorry..i am a newbie at this stereo stuff...bare with me!
That.Guy.S30
06-12-2003, 04:29 PM
its the wire goin from your amp to your deck i believe. john check your ground man! its always the ground.. ahah my amp has the same problem
Impreza
06-12-2003, 04:58 PM
fixed it! binh ur right! it was the ground..i thought it was properly attached but it wasnt..
thanks guys
That.Guy.S30
06-12-2003, 09:02 PM
i knew it.. haha my ground was fucked too!
90CivicDX
06-18-2003, 01:15 PM
hey where did you take your amp to get it tested? the prob with my amp is sometimes it turns on and sometimes it doesnt. sometimes if i nudge it, it will turn on but sometimes it wont. i am gonna check my ground wire as well.
Impreza
06-18-2003, 02:03 PM
sounds like a ground..
i took my amp to soundsaround, but they might charge u money to test it tho
That.Guy.S30
06-19-2003, 04:23 AM
i believe when you nugde it that somethin is loose in your amp
90CivicDX
06-19-2003, 07:21 AM
anyone here know much about fixing amps? i took the cover off but the circuts make my head hurt and i just want to smash it with a hammer.
redline_13000
06-19-2003, 08:09 PM
ya that kind of problem is usually a ground. Happened to me many times. You need a good, clean, bare area of metal
civiclvr
06-21-2003, 02:47 AM
90dx... sounds like ya got a loose connection... definately checck the ground and remote.. if they all show fine on the voltometer... then it's worse!! make sure all the amp connections are clean and tight (no corrosion or anything in the way) and if u get adventurous then use the ol' voltometer to check the lines inside.. but that is usually a last case thing... and hella harder to fix deepending on the setup! good luck
)v(ortal
06-22-2003, 09:49 PM
aiight guys with ur ground wires wen u mount it to the metal SCRUB the paint off... cuz paint aint a good conductor....

-danny