Remote Turn On - I have no idea what im doing

[hoosiers15]

I have an ultra linear 400w amp and a 10" eclipse sub that i want to hook up in my 2003 Honda Civic. I kind of understand most of the instructions that i found in crutchfield.com, but i am very confused about how to attach the remote turn on. On crutchfield.com, they say to solder it on the blue wire, but i have the factory stereo. I have also heard that you can hook it up to the fuse box??? I really dont understand it so could someone help me out. I would really appreciate it and i dont want to have to pay to get it installed.

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[BoomBoomBoy 10+ year member]

You can install a single pole/single throw switch in and run the remote lead that way.

 

[hoosiers15]

again, i have no idea what im doing so i have no idea what you just said

 

[BoomBoomBoy 10+ year member]

It's a simple on/off toggle switch you can buy ar any RS. Wire one wire to the cigarette lighter hot wire and the other side run to the remote on your amp.

If you end up doing it this way, you'll need to switch the switch to off evrytime you leave your car.

 

[espguitarist91 10+ year member]

You can hook it to the fuse box to the windshield wiper fuse, so it will turn on when the car is on.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

use a fuse tap.

Plug it into any fuse that is switched with the ignition.

 

[theothermike 10+ year member]

or solder on to your radio ignition wire on the harness so whenever your radio is on, the amp is on.

Mike-

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

yeah go to a shop.

 

[jmoreno150 10+ year member]

run a wire tapped from the yellow/red wire straight back

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

yellow/red wire where?

yeah dont make comments like that.

 

[jmoreno150 10+ year member]

Radio 12v white/red + radio harness

Radio Ground black - radio harness

Radio Ignition yellow/red + radio harness

Radio Illumination red/black + radio harness

LF Speaker +/- grn/blk - lt. green radio harness

RF Speaker +/- grn/yel - gry/red radio harness

LR Speaker +/- blu/wht - blu/blk radio harness

RR Speaker +/- pink - blu/yel radio harness

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

x2 on the ignition. dont forget the fuse

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Radio 12v white/red + radio harness
Radio Ground black - radio harness

Radio Ignition yellow/red + radio harness

Not all vehicles are the same, so using the colors for YOUR car is not correct. A yellow wire with a red tracer is MUCH different than red and yellow that are two different wires. One is switched 12v and the other is for radio memory (constant)