smicky Go Pies!!! Donating Members 2,852 Member For: 16y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: Vic Somewhere - Sometimes NSW Posted 12/06/08 02:09 AM Share Posted 12/06/08 02:09 AM Wiring a new amp, headunit, sub etc, is pretty straight forward... if you understand how electronics works (have a rough idea) etc...To get the thing tuned and sounding as good as it possibly can is the harder part... but anyways...ok so if im understanding right, you are running a aftermarket headunit into the amps, and therefore nothing is connected to the ICC with regards to the Amp(s), A/M Headunit etc?If that's so then why did you cut the cable from the ICC? there would have been no need if you are running everything separate to the ICC... I think im missing something here?Are/did you cut the factory speaker wires to use in the new setup (as your speaker cables)?Or are you referring to when you cut the speaker cables at the speakers points (factory) to make way for the replacement ones (rather then at the ICC point)? Im guessing this is what you are talking about...If this the case... check that all the factory speaker cables are now shielded right and not touching each other, or the car body, or new speakers in anyway... (best thing to do is get some heat shrink wrap and cover the ends with it... leave some over hang, then while it is still warm lick your fingers and press the ends (overhang) of the tube press together... wack 2 lots on the ends just to be sure...Also if you didn't disconnect the battery when you cut the factory speaker wires you have prob shorted out the amp mod inside the ICC and therefore it is tripping out a safety switch and therefore blowing the fuses...My best bet is with the first option... that somewhere your factory speaker wires are either touching the car body, or each other, or basically not correctly terminated...Re-check each of the wires to each of the speakers again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyxr8 Member 4 Member For: 16y 4m 27d Posted 13/06/08 03:39 PM Share Posted 13/06/08 03:39 PM im thinking the second one mate.I didnt disconnect the battery when I cut the speaker cable.at the same time I didnt think id have to as it is just speaker cable in refereing to the speaker cable.... I was going to use the factory cable to save me trying to run new cables thru the door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smicky Go Pies!!! Donating Members 2,852 Member For: 16y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: Vic Somewhere - Sometimes NSW Posted 14/06/08 04:52 AM Share Posted 14/06/08 04:52 AM Dam... ok, in this case, what may have happened is when cutting the speaker cable (without disconnecting the battery) you have either shorted the amp module inside the ICC or shorted something else out... (my best bet)...If doing upgrades, the best thing to do is always include replacement speaker cable with the install... Not to hard to run... if its from the rear/boot (in the case of running amps)... you can run the cable under the carpet through the middle of the car (center console) under the back seats etc... means you wont have to pull out all the trimming on both sided of the car.. However when running your RCAs and porer make sure they are all run on different sides - keep the power away from the RCA's to prevent feedback/interference...If running from the head unit... just run the speaker to the rear up through the center of the console, and the fronts under the dash, into the doors via the grommets which are already run for other cabling... You can feed the cable through this by using a coat hanger (however be very careful not to damage any of the other cables... always worth wrapping tap around the outside of the hanger...Once it is through the other end, tape the speaker cable to the hanger then carefully pull through...If your not sure u might be best paying a installer to do the job... Nothing against your ability, however due to the current problem, might be worth paying the extra $100 or whatever bucks to make sure its do really well!Not sure if your in Sydney, however if so might be able to recommend a few places to get it done, if somewhere else, im sure some of the guys on here might be able to recommend somewhere also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistler6 Member 417 Member For: 17y 2m 3d Gender: Male Location: VIC Posted 17/09/08 02:19 AM Share Posted 17/09/08 02:19 AM Guys quick Q.I'm wiring up an Alpine deck, stuck on where to connect yellow (battery) and red (ignition) wires from the Alpine deck to.Where do I source these from?I've connected ground (black) to the power source wire, plugged antenna in from ICC, blue/white remote to amp, illumination to the wire that was taped to the power source wires.Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azid Rush Donating doesnt allow you to be an idiot! Member 692 Member For: 17y 8m 15d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 28/09/08 07:51 AM Share Posted 28/09/08 07:51 AM There is a blue plug just behind the fuse panel on drivers side. This is where you get your earth, accessories and power fromThe accessories for the deck is Black wire with yellow trace, yellow is 12V and black is earthjust tap into them there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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