2022 KIA Sportage remote amp power on wire

Dellborg

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I installed a 5 channel amp in my 9 daughters 2022 KIA Sportage with base factory system, no factory amplifier, yesterday and everything worked fine till she took it for a drive and evidently the wire I thought was the remote on was a speed sensor wire. Everything works till she goes over 25 MPH and then the AMP goes off. My online research told me that the power wire was yellow which I did not use because I took power directly from the battery, and the remote wire was red. But there was 2 red wires in the same harness as the speaker connections so I used the one beside the yellow wire I have assumed was the power. I have done several searches and have been unable confirm which wire to use. Any help would be appreciated.
 
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Look for the accessory wire coming from the ignition switch and tap into it to turn on your amp. Your amp will turn off when you turn off the car. Look for the wiring diagram for your vehicle.
 
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Different color codes from the other automakers. On the Jeep Cherokee, which is an American car they have different color codes too. This was on a 2003 model. What kind of car is it? The power distribution into the radio is different. So the amp shuts off. Red, yellow, and black are the only wires leading to the radio that are power wires and ground. There are other functions to the radio, illumination, power antenna, remote-amp turn on, may have one or two others. Basic idea is enough volts must go into the radio. It looks like there’s more watts to the radio. So it shuts off. Usually 4 ohm radios too. As well as 4 ohms speakers. And the 8 speaker wires. These are all #18 wiring Ga. So the wires are universal. Everywhere. Lastly, if you’re going to measure the total watts, it is about 0.60 - 0.70 of 100% of the power supply to the radio. 12 volts - 14.2 volts. Those wires must supply that much. Electronically speaking. How much watts to the amps? Was it 80 watts or 100 watts or 200 watts. Technically, wrong distribution of power to the radio.
 
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