2008 chevy silverado, amp remote wire
Printed From: the12volt.com
Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=110001
Printed Date: May 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Topic: 2008 chevy silverado, amp remote wire
Posted By: longhorn262
Subject: 2008 chevy silverado, amp remote wire
Date Posted: December 23, 2008 at 8:29 PM
I need help finding a wire i can tap into and use for the remote wire for the amp i just installed. If anyone can explain the easiest wire to get to i already tried the brown wire under the dash i assumed to be the accessory from the ignition harness as it read 12 volts when i turned the key but it would not turn my amp on instead the dashboard lights flashed along with the protect light on the amp.
-------------
Randall
Replies:
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: December 23, 2008 at 8:38 PM
Posted By: longhorn262
Date Posted: December 23, 2008 at 11:55 PM
so the blue wire your illustrating should be the low current capable wire i tapped into right and i can just get one of these at a radio shack
-------------
Randall
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: December 24, 2008 at 12:33 AM
Yes and Yes. I use Blue, Yellow and Red. Blue is the remote wire that turns the device on. Yellow on the center pin = constant voltage. Red on the right leg is your new Switched output.
Posted By: Mike M2
Date Posted: December 24, 2008 at 7:54 AM
I'm sure the way described above works great, but why not just use a relay? Whenever i do a DVD in a new GM truck i just relay the power for it, triggering the relay with the brown wire at the igntion switch. It is rated 2 amps, done a hundred of them this way. I get constant for the relay in the left fuse box.
-------------
Mike M2
Tech Manager
CS Dealer Services
Posted By: longhorn262
Date Posted: December 24, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Thats the problem i am having trouble finding the brown wire or the i found the pink and black but cannot get to it it is the second accessory from the ignition.
-------------
Randall
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: December 25, 2008 at 12:28 AM
I built that device so we can add XM to the newer GM and Chrysler vehicles. They display the exact problem you are describing if you do not use the device.
|
