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Old 07-22-2008, 10:54 PM   #48 (permalink)
Formula413
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Originally Posted by dann_04 View Post
The 12v remote on wire on your amp should be wired to the remote on lead on your head unit(it's normally blue) This way it will only get the signal to turn on the amp when the radio is on. It also allows you to put a switch in that line allowing you to easily turn on and off your sub for when you go by cops or just don't want the sub on but want to listen to music still(certain songs sound better without it and sometimes the mother in law doesn't appreciate a woofer lol).
So you are saying that there should be a wire coming from the head unit that is only energized when I actually turn the head unit on? I didn't think there was such a thing. This is a factory head unit, maybe only aftermarket units have such a wire?
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