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06-06-2011, 03:55 PM

NightHawk213

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help my stereo

I have a 99 xj and have a mono amp and 10" sub I can't seem to get power to either. Why?

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06-06-2011, 04:56 PM

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Need more info.... What brand model of amp? Is your remote wire sending power to turn the amp on? Are you getting 12v through your power wire? Do you have a crappy ground? Dont use seat bolts or any existing bolt for a ground find a nice spot of sheet metal. Sand out bare and make a ground with a self tapping screw or bolt. Oh and make sure your rca's are hooked up. I installed my four channel amp the other day and thought i screwed up when I had no output... Forgot the rca's.

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06-06-2011, 06:08 PM

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Check fuses.... Its always fuses

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06-07-2011, 10:42 AM

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I have a four channel but only one sub the remote seemed fine. Fuses are good where is the best spot to put my ground wire.

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06-07-2011, 11:11 AM

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I have a four channel but only one sub the remote seemed fine. Fuses are good where is the best spot to put my ground wire.

A short ground wire hooked to bare metal is always for the win

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06-07-2011, 11:12 AM

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Find a good spot closest with solid metal if painted sand to metal self tap screw

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06-07-2011, 11:30 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NightHawk213

I have a 99 xj and have a mono amp and 10" sub I can't seem to get power to either. Why?

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Originally Posted by NightHawk213

I have a four channel but only one sub the remote seemed fine. Fuses are good where is the best spot to put my ground wire.

Do you have a Mono or Four Channel ?

Check the remote wire with a DMM.

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06-07-2011, 12:47 PM

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I have a four channel but only one sub the remote seemed fine. Fuses are good where is the best spot to put my ground wire.

I ground under the back seat to the sheet metal with a jl audio ground lug. Also what is the final impedance of the sub? If the resistance is too low for the amp it may put it into protection mode.

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