Is there a way to test if your rem wire and power wire are getting power to the amp without using a voltmeter i dont have one atm and tight on cash

 

Ever since the headunit i use went to protect mode or w/e thats all it said on the display the subs dont get power now i dunno what the problem is but i dunno

 

You can purchase a test light, cheap and effective for what your doing. You could also make one with any 12v bulb, one end to ground and the other to the + wire your testing.

Kirk R

 

Ditto the above^^^ also a multimeter, [that will do the job and many others] at Radio Shack will set you back less then $20...
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2103174 Your not that tight on cash are you?94

 

Finally got a test light lol so i have from the cable from the battery and i have power from the rem wire only from the back of the stereo i tested it on the back of the rem wire that connects to the amp and theres no power now maybe its cause i didnt hook the clip part of the test light up right but where do i clip the little clip and the other part has like a part that looks like an ice pick lol im so not good at this anyway if u can help sweet

 

You must ground the test light for it to work, connect the "clip" part to a ground point in the car, [same place amp is grounded] then touch the probe, ["ice pick"] to the wire/cable you want to test, the test light should light up.

Try it at the batt. first, clip to one batt. terminal and probe to the other terminal, the test light will light up. 94

 

Ok so i tested it all and the batt + is good good ground but the rem wire doesnt light the light up, i connected it to the rem wire that runs from the back of the headunit and it lights but not at the end of the car in the trunk so should i just run a new rem wire

 

You rem wire is probably not continuous if this is happening or it is grounding somewhere. Run a new one.

 

Ditto the above^^^.

Also you can do a quick test, disconnect the remote at the amp, [just in case it is a short] and use a jumper lead from the amps batt. power terminal to the remote terminal, amp should turn on. 94

 

Yup thats what i did and it turns on my amp so im gonna try to replace the rem wire or find the spot where it is grounded

 

Great idea....but if you do this PLEASE and I cannot stress this enough..
use a fused (3-5a) lead. That way if the amp is in fault/protect mode it will blow the fuse
and not kill the amp.

I have seen this happen way to many times before when you don't know what the cause
of an amp failure is.

 

Well thanks for all the help guys i got that test light and from there it was good lol i found that i guess the rem wire wasnt long enough and someone attached another piece of the wire and the seats that go up and down inthe back of my car must of wiggled them loose but now im back bumping thanks everyone