Help with running 12V constant direct to battery!

[Jmbeebe0722]

I figured my problem and I am loosing power at the factory harness to the after market harness. So I am needing to run a constant directly to the battery.

Could anyone give me a basically How-to? Like what all is needed, and the gauge of wire needed?

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[jguti92 10+ year member]

well if i am not mistaken the wire on the harness should be 16 gauge so prob 16 gauge and your going to need to put a switch on it and comnbine the yellow and red? wire not sure but its a start

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

well, if you want a true constant, you take a wire, connect one end to the battery, and the other end to the source that needs the constant power wire. you'll obviously want to use a fuse in there somewhere.

if you want a switched power wire, do the exact same thing.... with a switch in it.

use the same size wire as the stock wire, or bigger.

 

[x1le 10+ year member]

well, if you want a true constant, you take a wire, connect one end to the battery, and the other end to the source that needs the constant power wire. you'll obviously want to use a fuse within 18 inches of the battery.

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[tjjohnson91 10+ year member]

from the + of the battery........ run to the remote on the harness not that hard. then you just have to turn the deck off and on when you get in and out of a car

 

[x1le 10+ year member]

from the + of the battery........ run to the remote on the harness not that hard. then you just have to turn the deck off and on when you get in and out of a car

wtf? why would you run 12v to the remote?

 

[tjjohnson91 10+ year member]

my bad the constant and the power one you can put together yellow and yed ?

 

[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

Just wire it like an amplifier, you should still be able to use the ignition wire from the car to turn it on and off.

I had to relocate my factory headunit because my car don't really work without it. I went and bought an 8 gauge power wiring kit for my new headunit and it works pretty good.