Car off, amp + deck stays powered on. [PICS]

[plantinseeds]

I just tested the remote output wire on the head unit and I was getting power from it even when the car was off. I had the negative of the dmm on the black wire, which im assuming was the ground? and the positive of the dmm on the remote output cable from the head unit.

I spliced the blue and white remote output wire with the red ignition switch wire as suggested, but even when the key wasn't in the ignition, the head unit and amp still powered on.

There must be something wrong with the head unit if I am still getting a signal from the remote output even if the car is off?

I also took some pictures of how it is all wired, if you could take a look and tell me if there is something obviously wrong, please let me know. Keep in my mind I was not the one who wired this deck in, was a buddy of mine.

First one is the Remote output wire and the red ignition switch wire spliced together, amp and head unit powers on when key is out of ignition.

Second is blue and white remote output wire from the head unit spliced directly to the blue remote wire that goes to the amp, amp powers on when car is off, head unit doesn't power on when car is off.

Third is just a closer up pic.

Please help me out here, I feel this problem led me to accidentally ruin my old amplifier by constantly having to open up and close the trunk during the winter in order to power off the amp, causing me to get snow on the amp and ruin it...

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[plantinseeds]

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[DaveVT 10+ year member]

Man you should use these at least if your not going to solder and shrink wrap your wires....Your remot wire should be spliced into the blue/white wire coming out of the deck. If you still have juice when the decks off then its defective.

 

[plantinseeds]

I had the bare wire covered with electrical tape, but took it off afterwards to experiment with the wires to see if i could fix the problem.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

sounds like the constant power wire is on the acc.wire of the deck

 

[stl_314 10+ year member]

Use yellow not red

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

yellow is constant

 

[stl_314 10+ year member]

iI had this issue before, yellow and red were backwards

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

need to check with a dmm or test light

 

[globalminds_ent 10+ year member]

this is ridiculous just turn the hu off with the power button I can still play my hu with the key out but everything goes off if I turn the hu with the power button

 

[plantinseeds]

this is ridiculous just turn the hu off with the power button I can still play my hu with the key out but everything goes off if I turn the hu with the power button

Trust me I've already checked this, when I turn the head unit off and take off the faceplate the amp still stays on.

Anyways thanks for the help guys! Going out right now to fix it.

 

[plantinseeds]

Fixed it! I just ignored the blue and white remote output wire coming from the deck, and hooked up the remote wire coming directly to the amp, to the red ignition switch.

Thanks too everyone for your input. Big relief to finally get that fixed!