Sub amp remote turn on?

[LittleMule#1]

Anyone that is running the plug n play harness and a SUB amp- where did you hook the remote turn on lead to from that Sub amp?

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[22OBX]

Most newer amps I have seen do not need a turn on wire. They have signal sense auto turn on. My Kicker Key and Alpine are both signal turn on.

 

[DJ1]

Fuse tap to the panel under the steering wheel. #2 slot:

I don't like the auto turn on feature for my amps, so I always use a remote wire. Here is my build:

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...-amp-dsp-speakers-and-sub.43856/#post-1396635

I built my own wiring harness, but I assume that you can run a wire from the harness you bought to the fuse box.

 

[somewhereApollo]

So after running the remote wire, the amp turns on but no bass is coming through the sub. Would there be any obvious thing missing that would be causing this?

 

[Southside_Ray]

Is it possible to hook the remote wire to an aux switch? I have an extra slot I'm not using and am pretty sure it will work but asking smarter people on here.

 

[Brian_B]

Is it possible to hook the remote wire to an aux switch? I have an extra slot I'm not using and am pretty sure it will work but asking smarter people on here.

Sure it will work. You may be better served just using an Add-A-Tap fuse from a ACC-powered slot under the steering wheel (see post #3) rather than burning a AUX switch, but if you want the ability to easily turn the sub on and off it'll work just fine.

Post #2 is correct here - most amps have line signal detection and will turn themselves on once they detect that there is a music signal present - your best bet is to see if your amp supports that and enable it - then no wire needed at all. Usually it's just a dip switch setting or using a specific set of inputs.

 

[Southside_Ray]

Sure it will work. You may be better served just using an Add-A-Tap fuse from a ACC-powered slot under the steering wheel (see post #3) rather than burning a AUX switch, but if you want the ability to easily turn the sub on and off it'll work just fine.

Post #2 is correct here - most amps have line signal detection and will turn themselves on once they detect that there is a music signal present - your best bet is to see if your amp supports that and enable it - then no wire needed at all. Usually it's just a dip switch setting or using a specific set of inputs.

I am using the key 500.1 so I am sure it will have the auto on feature. I will test for sure, this was just a backup option. I appreciate the information!

 

[2022 base]

Is it possible to hook the remote wire to an aux switch? I have an extra slot I'm not using and am pretty sure it will work but asking smarter people on here.

You are correct! Use it.

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