Recent content by fuggles

too much power draw. 1400wrms=100amps. your alt is 110A. probably need a bigger alternator. and a better battery. kent

head units have a feature where by you turn the lights on, then the head unit dims the face plate, so its not too bright at night. head units also have a feature whereby you answer your phone and the head unit mutes the sound. sounds to me like these two features are cross wired. kent

did someone rewire the harness? sounds like the face plate dimmer wire is crossed with a telephone mute wire. kent

capacitors are not pointless and weak. they are very useful and have many properties which are superior to batteries. capacitors have been used to decouple (filter ac transients) on power supplies for decades. of course you need to wire them properly. kent

maybe "1" is the display for infinite resistance. measure something of known resistance. kent

yep. thats it. no problem. kent

I like ur idea. I want to do something similar. what u need is a "bulkhead connector". parts express has them. sorry no link. just search their site. If they aren't thick enough for 1/2" then mount them to a plate and mount the plate to your rack. kent

your car has been 12 years in south dakota, just rewiring the big 3 will help even if you don't upgrade to 0 guage. your uncle is right in the sense that you probly don't need 0 guage. 4 guage is good to about 140A no problem. depends on the length of wire too. for short runs bigger doesn't...

Did 8 guage wire kill your sub? No. Did you check the wiring? Terminals can be the weak link. Maybe something else went wrong. Or maybe your sub is blown. kent

im guessing u have the hifi system. pg 323. the wire colors are on the schematic. check bimmerforums.com I have a 95 325, but mine has the amplifier connected. I don't know how to wire the speakers with out the amp. You can get troubleshooting ideas from bimmerforums.com. either in the e36...

go to bimmerforums.com great forum tons of good info. http://www.wedophones.com/Manuals/BMW/1995%20BMW%20318i-s-c%20-%20320i%20-%20325i-s-c%20%20Electrical%20Troubleshooting%20Manual.pdf kent

buy some cheap rcas and try them. sounds like the rca is not properly connected at the hu. sundown guys claim some of the higher end rcas do not mate well. kent

I doubt it has anything to do with the rca's. they are low voltage and low current so little opportunity for coupling. maybe your sub amp ground. kent

does the 4 channel amp have a passthrough? if so, wire that to the 2 channel. Kent

go to bimmerforums.com great forum with tons of bmw specific info. i don't know about the z3 specifically, but in my 325, the hu sleeve does not come out. so mounting the hu is a bit of a pain. a harness adapter comes in handy. otherwise you will be splicing and dicing. you'll probably need...