Amp Problems

[Jjay]

Hey all, wonder if somebody could shed some light on this for me...

Wired up all my amp etc for my speakers but nothing is coming on, checked the remote wire, checked the fuses, checked the connections, reset everything, tried it all again but still nothing, thought it could be the amp, so i tried my other one, and this still didnt work?

anybody any ideas? im a bit stumped

 

[SkidMarx]

Have you earthed it?

 

[Jjay]

yeah its earthed, tried earthing it in different places and still nothing (all against chassis)

 

[Chapster5]

Make sure the place you mount it to is actually bare metal and not primer or any form of paint there is a bolt somewhere in the boot (behind the carpet) thats usually a popular place

 

[Dink]

you say checked the remote. did you check for voltage?

 

[Miller11]

sounds like a bad earth even although u said u have changed it both could be bad ive fitted many amps i would try sanding your earth point and if that doesnt help ill post a few other things

 

[Jjay]

ive got a wire brush that goes on my drill, i stripped the primer off and it was bare metal and still nothing

 

[Miller11]

another thing is that most clios have two remote wires only 1 is live tho other is a backup and do you have spare fuses

 

[SkidMarx]

Id use a small piece of wire and connect the live on the amp straight to the remote terminal on the amp, just to make sure its turning on.

 

[Jjay]

loads of spare fuses.. i literally had it working last week... same wiring, i took it out for a couple days put it back and now its not working

 

[Rob]

Sounds like a fuse then

 

[MT AUDIO]

Use a multimeter and check that you actually have power at the amp for both the remote and the power loom, use the continuity to check the earth. Most common is the remote lead has a break in it

 

[Jjay]

thanks for all your help and as MT audio said, i had a break in the remote wire right in the middle... ran a new one through and now works great

 

[Dink]

thanks for all your help and as MT audio said, i had a break in the remote wire right in the middle... ran a new one through and now works great

see post #5