posted
i ran into a small saga over the weekend where i spent an hour hooking up my mtx amp only to find out i caused a problem with the electrical system. after the install, the brake, abs, and traction control lights stayed on when i started the car. (i have a '02 bmw 325xi). when i undid the wiring and removed the amp, everything was back to order and fine.
some background... i tapped the amp's power cable into a little vertical mounted plastic blackbox (which contains a mega fuse) near the battery . i don't know that box's name but i believe it's for powering up items because it has one of car's red power cables going through it (w/ the mega fuse). note: the battery has this red cable and another one attached to its positive post.
so now for my question? how is everyone w/ an aftermarket amp wiring it to the positive battery post?
thanks. anthony
Posts: 21 | Registered: May 1999
| IP: Logged |
posted
The ones I have done I have placed the amplifier positive and negative connections directly to the battery without any problems. It should be OK to hook the the power supply side of the mega fuse in the back, I would assume the actual problem may lie with the connection of the amplifier turn on wire. Does the vehicle have an aftermarket deck, and if not, where did you make this connection? Also how did you get signal to the amp if it has a factory headunit?
Printer-friendly view of this topic