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thanks for all your help guys. i have another question... there's a connector on the back of my amp with two white wires and two grey wires... since im new to this whole crap, what would i use those wires for? the rear speakers?

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No problem.

Hey there stevdart Maybe you can do me a favor and help answer his question.

and i'll just follow along and learn something.

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Chances are that these wires are on a small plug in molex? If this is the case they are probably a high level input and would not be used unless the cd player you are hooking up to does not have a rca preout.

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if it's the XM-2200GTX (the one that BangBang linked to earlier) then they're more than likely for the speaker/line level inputs. These are High Level inputs that are used if you are unable to run Low Level RCA's. Using RCA's for the input signal is the perfered method.

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Posted: May 26, 2004 at 7:51 PM / IP Logged

Sure, no problem Bang. But I'm just gonna have to take a guess at this because my mexican beans ran out. I would venture that those wires are for optional high-level connection and you won't use those. You will use RCA connectors to the head.

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Hey sorry i dont have answer to your question about that one. because i dont have my owners manual to the amp with me. sorry i'm at work right now but as soon as i get home i will be able to answer your SONY questions .

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Posted: May 26, 2004 at 8:21 PM / IP Logged

ok, i think you guys are right about it being the optional high-level connection.

another question... on my amp wiring kit i bought... im kind of confused. i looked online for installation help, but i cant find any. my kit came with a fuse, but i have no idea where it goes. someone told me it goes on the wire that goes from the battery to the alt, but... as pictured, i dont see how it goes on the wire. is it supposed to be empty in the middle like it is, or am i missing something? =\ thanks for not throwing rocks at me for my stupid questions, lol

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Ummmm dude, tab A does not fit into slot B. What you have is an incompatable fuse. You have an AGU fuse holder, thus you need an Agu fuse. AGU fuses can go as high as 70 amps that I have seen. If the amount of fusing in the amplifier is greater than this then we will need a different type of fuseholder. What is the fuse rating of the fuse that is shown there? The fuseholder goes on the power line between the amp and the battery. It should be no more than 18" away from the battery. It is there to protect the vehicle from meltdown, it has nothing to do with the amp.

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Posted: May 26, 2004 at 8:27 PM / IP Logged

1. Ok, the amp kit you have, holds a AGU fuse in it.

2. the green fuse that you have is a blade fuse. and will not fit in it.

3. That wire that you are showing me does not go from the battery to the alternator.

it goes from the battery to the amp.

let me see if i can get you a picture of what the fuse looks like

that is supposed to go in that fuse holder.

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