another silly amp wiring porblem!sorry gents

[NightRider]

hi,

i got this second hand amp off e-bay and the guy promised to help with the wiring but bailed out on me last minute!such a to**er! lol

anyway here is what i got with the amp.

1. reg wiring cable, which i wont have problems with connecting
2. thin kinda greenish cable which is connected to the RMT (shwon in the pic below)
3. groung cable. wont have any probs with this
4. and a few other cables connected the the speaker thing next to the power, RMT and GRD cables.

now, i thought that u connect the speakers to the amp using the RCA cables. in other words u connect the RCA cables from the amp to the back of the headunit and, thus connecting the speakers, but seeing these cables made me doubt and im strating to think that this is a pain in the arse job:\

anyway have a look at the pics. i have annotated them as much as i could to make the job simpler!

i besiacally wanna connect my 4 speakers, 2 front (17cm 200watts alpine) and 2rear (13cm 75watts kenwood).

http://www.badongo.net/pic/148615 (http://www.badongo.net/pic/148615)- the pic with power cable, groundcable, etc

http://www.badongo.net/pic/148626 (http://www.badongo.net/pic/148626)- the one with RCA outputs or inuuts

http://www.badongo.net/pic/148627 - i dont really know what is this called!

SORRY AGAIN FOR BRINGIN THIS UP, IM PRETTY SURE THIS IS A DUMB PROBLEM BUT WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP!

i'll get some pics taken while im installing the amp so there wont be any other newbbies asking u guys for help!

cheers
aramis

[andym765]

http://www.badongo.net/pic/148615 (http://www.badongo.net/pic/148615)- the pic with power cable, groundcable, etc



The 8 srew bits on the right are for u to connect your speakers to each speaker uses two of them things...............Have u got speaker cable :?

If possible link me to the wring kit uve received.

[NightRider]

the ones that came with the amp are too short!so im guessing i need new ones.:\

but there is one thing i dont get! if u connect the amp to the speakers then what the hell are the RCA cables for????

here are some pics i just took!

http://www.badongo.net/pic/148694

http://www.badongo.net/pic/148695

http://www.badongo.net/pic/148696

http://www.badongo.net/pic/148697

http://www.badongo.net/pic/148699

thanks again

[andym765]

Ok for a start that red wire is fraid so u can see the actual cooper wire thatll start a fire if u put it in ur car if ur powering 4 speakers u need two more wires on the right. I think u will need to buy a new wiring kit.

Did u put the tape on the wires :?

The rca cables go from your amp to your headunit

[NightRider]

okay dokey

buying a new wiring kit wont be a problem!!!! ill get that first thing when the car comes back from the bodyshop, wihch shuld be thursday! (a little advice: never leave the keys inside the car with ur brother who doesnt know how to drive) :banghead:

the tapes where on the wires when i got them!!!!

so what do RCA cables excatly do then??? :?

how hard is it to wire the speakers on the scale of 1 to 10??any holes need to be drilled?

thanks

[BiL]

RCAs give the amp the signal. THe amp then powers the signal and send it to the speakers.
Wiring speakers can be done in numerous ways, the back are easy, the front will be a little harder as you have to get the wire into the door unless you use the existing.

[NightRider]

RCAs give the amp the signal. THe amp then powers the signal and send it to the speakers.
Wiring speakers can be done in numerous ways, the back are easy, the front will be a little harder as you have to get the wire into the door unless you use the existing.

thanks for the info mate!

ill get back to this question tomorrow when i get my car back from the bodyshop and have a proper wiring kit!!!!!!;)

how do i PM to make a tutorial? coz im thinkin of taking pics of every step so no one else has a problem with connecting the amp!

[NightRider]

okay go the car back from the bodyshop!! looks as new! 400quid well spent!!!!lol

anyway went to buy a amp wiring kit and the guy told me it costs £35?are they made of gold or someting????

anyone know a chaper place?remember ithere should be enough speaker cables so i can hook up the front to components as well! its a 5dorr corsa!

any help will be appreciated!

cheers

[dccddirect]

Right, quick explanation. you want to use the low inputs on the amp. NOT the pass (pass throughs). The passthroughs are so that the RCAS can be daisy chained for other amps. Not recommended. Just dont use em (you get horrible noise). Plug your RCAS, which come from your head unit (the red and white leads). Into 2 of the four channels e.g A and B. or C and D. then on the other side of your amp you should have a set of gold connectors. On this side you use channel A+B or C + D. If you used A+B on the other side, use A+B on this side. These connect to your speakers. 'A' for one speaker 'B' for another. The C+D if plugged in the other side by the RCAs from the head unit. Can run another 2 speakers or from the diagram you've bridged them. Bridging the two by connecting the + of both C and D (in the case of ur amp) allows the two channels to be used as one, which makes it doubly loud. Usually for a sub. These two wires connect to the sub. The twiddly dials on the last picture are the frequency cutoffs. Basically channel A+B you are using for your speakers. And C+D for you sub. Your a+b channels dont need 'Bass boost' turn that to Off. The Xover should be full or HPF. HPF means high pass filter. For trebly speakers. Mode should be 3 channel. NOT four as it is in the pic. The next Xover should be LPF low pass filter. Which means sub frequencies. so switch that to LPF. AND BASS BOOST OFF. the middle turny thing (left hand side) thats got LPF above adjust that for the sub. U'll hear the difference, turn the level to about half way. above that, the same for the right hand one. Have a fiddle. But just take a minute to check where u have the switches!!!! PM me what your trying to setup and i will explain better.

[NightRider]

Right, quick explanation. you want to use the low inputs on the amp. NOT the pass (pass throughs). The passthroughs are so that the RCAS can be daisy chained for other amps. Not recommended. Just dont use em (you get horrible noise). Plug your RCAS, which come from your head unit (the red and white leads). Into 2 of the four channels e.g A and B. or C and D. then on the other side of your amp you should have a set of gold connectors. On this side you use channel A+B or C + D. If you used A+B on the other side, use A+B on this side. These connect to your speakers. 'A' for one speaker 'B' for another. The C+D if plugged in the other side by the RCAs from the head unit. Can run another 2 speakers or from the diagram you've bridged them. Bridging the two by connecting the + of both C and D (in the case of ur amp) allows the two channels to be used as one, which makes it doubly loud. Usually for a sub. These two wires connect to the sub. The twiddly dials on the last picture are the frequency cutoffs. Basically channel A+B you are using for your speakers. And C+D for you sub. Your a+b channels dont need 'Bass boost' turn that to Off. The Xover should be full or HPF. HPF means high pass filter. For trebly speakers. Mode should be 3 channel. NOT four as it is in the pic. The next Xover should be LPF low pass filter. Which means sub frequencies. so switch that to LPF. AND BASS BOOST OFF. the middle turny thing (left hand side) thats got LPF above adjust that for the sub. U'll hear the difference, turn the level to about half way. above that, the same for the right hand one. Have a fiddle. But just take a minute to check where u have the switches!!!! PM me what your trying to setup and i will explain better.

thanks for the info mate! helped a lot!

can u plz have a look if this amp wiring kit is good enough??? and how long speaker wires would i need for the front and back of a 5door c?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5834607981&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

i think i should be able to set it up now!!!!! if not then ill PM you for sure!

thanks again!

[andym765]

thanks for the info mate! helped a lot!

can u plz have a look if this amp wiring kit is good enough??? and how long speaker wires would i need for the front and back of a 5door c?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5834607981&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

i think i should be able to set it up now!!!!! if not then ill PM you for sure!

thanks again!

:lol: u live in the same town as me if u need any help u can pm might be able to help u out.....sorry i forgot about this thread.

[NightRider]

:lol: u live in the same town as me if u need any help u can pm might be able to help u out.....sorry i forgot about this thread.


finally someone from watford!!!:lol:

i think ill be okay mate, but thanks for the offer though!!!! ill PM you if anything and mybe we can go down to a pub afterwards!!!!!

PS is this wiring kit good enough???? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5834607981&rd=1&sspage name=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 name=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

[andym765]

finally someone from watford!!!:lol:

i think ill be okay mate, but thanks for the offer though!!!! ill PM you if anything and mybe we can go down to a pub afterwards!!!!!

PS is this wiring kit good enough???? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5834607981&rd=1&sspage name=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 name=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Yeah looks fine may need extra speaker wiring but thats only a couple of quid :thumbs:

[NightRider]

what about this???

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9712934202

i can pick this one up from south london and can hook it up the same day!

[andym765]

Yeah thats fine to doesnt matter to much as long as its an amp wiring kit cos that amp aint that powerfull.

[NightRider]

can the mods close and delete this now please??

[SneekyShark]

sorry for butting in but i didnt see any fuses in that kit only the fuse holder, you best get a decent fuse fella

[NightRider]

sorry for butting in but i didnt see any fuses in that kit only the fuse holder, you best get a decent fuse fella

thanks a lot mate for the advice but i have already fitted the amp!

i ended up buying another wiriking kit!

but u know what they say...better late than never!:thumbs:

CAN THE MODS CLOSE THIS THREAD NOW PLEASE??

CHEERS