no power to amp

[jamiej2k6]

hi i have a vibe black box amp and i wired it yesterday and it isnt getting any power to it. i have scraped away sum paint in the boot and put the earth on it and i have tried 2 different power cables to the batterie and still no power. starting to get pissed off now after a day and a halfs work. any ideas??

[shane2007]

same thing has append to mine mate!

[jamiej2k6]

did u get it sorted out

[ollyboy_saxo]

check all three fuses
cdplayer
power lead
and one in sub

one has most probably blown

should be this problem matey

oll

[saxmaster]

remote lead?

[Predator_R32]

bad connection somewhere

as said check the fuses, on the amp, and power lead, if the headunit is firing up then cant be that fuse, do you have a multimeter to check to see if theres any power coming through the remote and the power lead??

[jamiej2k6]

the headunit is fine it turns on properly. and i have changed fuses in the amp and still nothing. and have made sure the remote turn on cables are all plugged in.

[ollyboy_saxo]

there is a box on your power lead under your bonnet open it up and check that one

[jamiej2k6]

thats just the big fuse. iv tried 2 and still nothing.

[ollyboy_saxo]

take ur amp to halfrauds and they will test it for free

[Predator_R32]

have you got a multimeter mate???

[jamiej2k6]

no i dont. and halfords charge around 60 pounds to fit an amp. what a bump.

[ollyboy_saxo]

no i said take it into halfords and they will test yaamp see if its working

[jamiej2k6]

ill try that 2mz m8.

[Predator_R32]

just use a multimeter, tehre only about 5 pound to buy on ebay and come in so handy, once you get it ill tell you how to use it, its just to see if your getting any power through the leads

[jamiej2k6]

tried halfords they sed they charge. and i am gettin power through the leads because i almost electricuted my self in the boot with the power leads. also tried changing the fuses and still nothing. could be the grounding. any ideas.

[ollyboy_saxo]

they didnt charge my mate anyways the ground might not be very strong where have you connected the ground wire

[jamiej2k6]

to one of the bolts in the boot. and striped sum of the black paint off it

[FILVTR]

I have just had same problem and fixed by attaching earth to the nut that holds the rear light in on drivers side. Sorted

[Predator_R32]

shouldnt really use that mate, its not a very good earth as its a plastic nut that goes over it, and i dont like putting any wires near headlights

[Jungle_Jim]

if you lift up the rear bench there is an idea place to mount the earth wire as there are thread posts that are weld to the floor pan, just scratch of the paint and bolt down the earth cable

[whazza22]

Mate I had this yesterday when I installed my amp. Connect the REMOTE cable to the YELLOW cable in the back on the headunit, instead of the blue. Works a treat mate.

Let me know if it works.

[FILVTR]

shouldnt really use that mate, its not a very good earth as its a plastic nut that goes over it, and i dont like putting any wires near headlights

Well, i thought of that, however I made sure I put a washer between the cable and the plastic nut (also to keep it in place), but it does the trick, rear light works fine, amp works fine. :y:

[shane2007]

i have sorted mine. it was my remote wire!

[RedB]

usually either the ground/earth or the remote cable

Had problems with the ground points on the last two installs and just hammered in a new bolt and made sure it was solid on top of bare metal and the installs been mint since then, seatbelt bolts and that arent the best places to ground to

[jamiej2k6]

hmm ill try the fing with the yellow cable. will i have 2 strip it

[whazza22]

hmm ill try the fing with the yellow cable. will i have 2 strip it


All I did was crimp the blue remote wire to the yellow wire in the head unit and it worked a treat.

I had same problem and tried everything. Then I remembered that I did this before and it worked straght away.

Let me know how it goes when you get the removal tools.

Cheers