Freshly installed amp keeps blowing its fuses

[AllenH427 10+ year member]

Today I was installing my buddies Rockford Prime R500 in his Scion TC. When we think we are finally finished, we turn on the car and the amp doesn't turn on. The fuses were blown so we replaced them, try again, and the fuses blew again.

I checked the power and remote wire with a DMM, everything is looking good. The only thing in question is our ground. I knew it was kind of shady, it's more just on sheet metal, and and appears as if possibly on paint.. Is a bad ground enough to get the fuses to blow?

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[Maxipads 10+ year member]

try with a good ground and see what happens? idk why you wouldn't do that if you think its shady lol. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif just sayinggg

 

[rosshimself13 10+ year member]

if its blowing fuses check to see that there are no shorts.. and check the impedance of the sub/s

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

I'd rather take my whip to bestbuy than have you install

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

changing the ground would be the best first step, let alone a good idea with what you put it on. find a nice place on the frame grind it down to bare metal and put it bolt it on tight. then go from there.

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

check your voltage and grounds niqqa.