Goph Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 I put a amp in my friends 99 GP gt and the wiring diagram said that the dark green wire was the power antenna out so i used that wire as the remote turn on for the amp. I tested the wire before i hooked into it and it didn't have power with the key off but did when the key is on so it works for a remote wire but when it is hooked up to the amp i test the voltage at the amp and it is only getting 1 volt from what i can tell but when it is not hooked up to the amp it is sending 10 volts to the back. What wire would i need to use for a remote coming off the factory wiring harness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight rider Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 it should be the power ant. lead as you were using. Easiest way to do this is to run a wire to the amp, hook it to a toggle switch under the dash, and hook the other end of the switch to a wire leading to a positive fuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
god910 Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Watch out, most of them lose power when you switch from radio to CD (because they lower the antannearhaer) So, you could only use the wire to turn on the amp while you're listening to the radio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Try this: Tap off of the antenna turn-on wire right at the antenna and run it through a relay (use this circuit as the "signal" for the relay to switch on.) Run another wire back from the fuse box (or battery, or wherever as long as it's on a separate circuit) and use that as the "load" to be run to the amp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goph Posted September 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Try this: Tap off of the antenna turn-on wire right at the antenna and run it through a relay (use this circuit as the "signal" for the relay to switch on.) Run another wire back from the fuse box (or battery, or wherever as long as it's on a separate circuit) and use that as the "load" to be run to the amp... 99 GP have the antenna in the windshield and he don't want me taking the car completely apart. I was going to do that but then i didn't see the antenna so i didn't. the thing that don't make since to me is when the wire is not on the amp it has 10 volts but when it is on the amp it say 1 volt. I know can just hook into any wire that just turn on with the key but it is better to do with the radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 99 GP have the antenna in the windshield Shit, I forgot about that! Try testing the "remote" wire you tapped into with the ignition on and the stereo both on and off and compare readings. Maybe you could implement my idea above by running a new wire from the "remote" lead on the stereo to the back of the car and hooking up the relay back there . I dunno what else to tell ya, but I thought I'd at least offer my $.02 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl3196 Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Buy an aftermarket cd player! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goph Posted September 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Buy an aftermarket cd player! I wish he would have, could of saved me 20 minutes of work wiring into the back speakers to get the signal. His parents don't want him doing anything to this car but 3 weeks after he got the car it has a sub in it now and a blue underbody kit and less then 6 hours after we put the kit on he got pulled over for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citheman85 Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 that sucks a lot did he get a ticket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 His parents don't want him doing anything to this car but 3 weeks after he got the car it has a sub in it now and a blue underbody kit and less then 6 hours after we put the kit on he got pulled over for it. morons..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumina_z34 Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 I just hooked up an amp to my factory radio on my 98 Regal yesterday should have the same wiring. I forgot what color it is but it was the second wire in from the right in the top row when looking at the front of the clip with all the holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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