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louis_23
28th May 2009, 07:42
took my sub out the saxo and fitted into my golf yestday and strugling a little with connections i copied the way it was fitted into my saxo but forgot where one of the cables go :panic: it's the ac/dc cable i think that connects your amp to your head unit simples lol but on this cable there is a thin wire look in my pic below for an idea what im on about. where dose this go and what is it just an earth?

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/louis_23photo/c.jpg
newpersn
28th May 2009, 07:46
remote cable??? turned the amp on and off with the headunit.
tease1986
28th May 2009, 07:49
aint it a earth
MR_N
28th May 2009, 07:55
Some rca leads have that small wire running through the middle. one of mine does. not a clue what it is though. I left it alone and wired up the amp like i normaly do. Dont think it carries a current becasue its not attached to anything when they connect to the back fo the headunit.
louis_23
28th May 2009, 08:00
remote cable??? turned the amp on and off with the headunit.

thats what i think it could be bud so its not important then?
davidandrews5343
28th May 2009, 08:04
Deffently the remote cable, and yes it is important to have a remote lead if u want ur amp to turn on, u dont have to use that one tho, u may have run another. and the cable from ur headunit to amp is called a phono or rca cable, both the same thing
newpersn
28th May 2009, 08:27
some leads got it in the middle. i got a set of leads like it.
louis_23
28th May 2009, 08:41
Deffently the remote cable, and yes it is important to have a remote lead if u want ur amp to turn on, u dont have to use that one tho, u may have run another. and the cable from ur headunit to amp is called a phono or rca cable, both the same thing

thanx dude. :y:

where do i connect it to the bit on the amp that sez REM to which bit on the head unit what colour wire any one know thanx guy's :y:
newpersn
28th May 2009, 08:51
yea REM on the amp. a blue wire on the headunit (i think)
Qucifer666
28th May 2009, 09:16
definately the remote wire, if there is no blue wire on the back of the headunit, attach it to the switched live on the headunit.
jinx
28th May 2009, 09:22
Id say remote too
louis_23
28th May 2009, 09:29
yea REM on the amp. a blue wire on the headunit (i think)

thanx matey ;)

definately the remote wire, if there is no blue wire on the back of the headunit, attach it to the switched live on the headunit.

what colour would switch live be lol cheers bud

Id say remote too

thanx matey :y:

will use the thank you button tomorow as it wont let me use it today as i've already thank half of you lol :P
louis_23
28th May 2009, 10:03
is this where i connect it to the blue and white cable IN MY HAND? not the blue one thats already connected to anouther blue one BEHIND?

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/louis_23photo/sterio.jpg
chinkostu
28th May 2009, 12:43
yes

and its like that as it saves you running more wires than you really need to!
Stickyjam
28th May 2009, 14:09
yes

then other end goes to the remote on your amp..
davidandrews5343
28th May 2009, 14:54
Yeh, tho check if it goes live when the headunit is on useing a multimeter
claff
28th May 2009, 16:20
lol i found this on my rca cable and didnt know what it was meant for so used it for a remote as well... pretty handy and saves having millions of cables running around. and yeah the correct wire on the headunit is blue/purple (maybe with a white stripe), so thats the right one there anyhow