need help with remote wire please

[sthrncountryboy]

I need help, I'm tryin an amp and subs in my '03 chevrolet silverado z-71 to a stock stereo, where do I run the remote wire if there is no remote wire on the back of the stereo?

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[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

find a switched ignition source, you radio should have one, or sometimes your cig lighter or something like that

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

cig lighter is constant in those chev's, just so you know.

But yeah, do what jdawg said. Do you have a multimeter?

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

OR, you can wire the remote up to a constant 12volt source, then put some form of an inline switch in the remote wire. Then you have to turn the amps on manually though.

 

[sthrncountryboy]

Yes I have a multimeter, what do I need to do? You are right about the cig lighters they are all constant

 

[maddskillzz 10+ year member]

wire it to the yellow wire on the back of the radio....this goes off and on with the switch

 

[sthrncountryboy]

Thanks maddskillzz, I am gonna try this now.

 

[x1le 10+ year member]

Thanks maddskillzz, I am gonna try this now.

If you do that it will kill your battery. The yellow is the constant, red is the ignition which is a switched power source and what you should be hooking your remote wire to.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

he has a stock deck, i doubt ANY of the wires are solid yellow or red, take out the radio , turn on ignition, and use you dmm and start checking wires for 12v, when you find one turn your ignition off, if there is no more voltage then that is the wire you need

 

[mastergunsx15 10+ year member]

i just went with the inline switch option. its right in my center console so it isnt far out of reach. plus, having one on my sub amp and another on my highs amp, if a cop wants to be a dick, my sub amp has been blown for a while so it couldnt have been me that he heard ;D look man, my amp isnt even powered on lol

Nick

 

[x1le 10+ year member]

he has a stock deck, i doubt ANY of the wires are solid yellow or red

reading > me

 

[maddskillzz 10+ year member]

If you do that it will kill your battery. The yellow is the constant, red is the ignition which is a switched power source and what you should be hooking your remote wire to.

Yellow is the constant???WTF?? i coulda swore it was the red that was..well hell...now with all these adapters you buy i dont even look at em anymore...just match the colors and plug it up...LOL..

but yea..toggle switch is a bad idea...your gonna forget to turn it off one time and kill your batts