What is a remote wire?

The turn-on wire (also called the remotewire) is located behind the stereo. On aftermarket stereos,it's usually a blue and white wire. The remote wirewill "tell" your amplifier to turn on whenever the stereo ispowered up (usually, whenever the vehicle is turnedon).

Also, what color is the remote wire?

Wiring Harness Color Standards

Wire Color	Wire Function
Red	Switch / Accessory
Black	Ground
Blue	Antenna Remote
Blue with White Stripe	Amplifier Remote Turn-on

Beside above, what Is REM in car amplifier? It stands for Remote, AMPs are kind of like TV sets, youcan plug it in but unless you click the power button nothing willhappen. So, rem, is the power button. You need to either goto you Head Unit (deck) and splice the wire into the remote triggeror go to your fuse box and use the IGN or ACC fuse.

Likewise, people ask, will an amp power without remote wire?

If you have a head unit without an ampcontroller line, then simply use the wire that normallydrives the power antenna. Some head units switch off thepower antenna signal when you use a CD, tape, MP3 or Auxsource, but most don't so the power antenna drivewill work as an amp remote.

What color is illumination wire?

Pin Number	Wire Color	Function
11	Violet or Black	Right Rear Negative
12	Grey or Black	Right Front Negative
13	Sky Blue	Telephone Mute
14	Orange or White	Illumination

What colors are speaker wires?

Speakers

Right front speaker(+) — gray.
Right front speaker(-) — gray w/black stripe.
Left front speaker(+) — white.
Left front speaker(-) — white w/black stripe.
Right rear speaker(+) — purple.
Right rear speaker(-) — purple w/black stripe.
Left rear speaker(+) — green.
Left rear speaker(-) — green w/black stripe.

What is the orange and white wire in a car stereo?

Most aftermarket head units usually use an orangewire or an orange wire with a white stripe forthis. The wire that still shows 12V is the accessorywire, which is usually red in aftermarket wiring harnesses.If only one wire ever had power in this step, it is theaccessory wire.

How do you hook up an amp to a stereo?

Usually, you'll be installing a 4-channelamplifier with speaker-level inputs. The best way toconnect it to a factory system is to tap into the stereo'sspeaker outputs for the amp's input signal. Then send theamp's outputs back to the stereo's harness, and on to thespeakers through the factory wiring.

What is the power antenna wire?

Power antenna. A power antenna is anelectrically motorized automotive radio antenna that raisesand lowers either manually with a dash-mounted switch orautomatically by turning the radio on or off.

Can you use a sub without an amp?

If your vehicle is not equipped with an upgraded audiosystem, you can install amps and subwoofers yourself.To save time and space a popular solution is a poweredsubwoofer. A powered subwoofer is a sub thatcomes with a built-in amplifier.

Do I need a capacitor for my subwoofer?

The general rule is to add 1 Farad of capacitancefor every 1000 watts RMS of system power. Mount yourcapacitors as close to the subwoofer amplifiers aspossible to shorten the path required for the surgepower.

How do you ground an amp?

The best way to ground your car stereo componentsis to run a 10 or 12-gauge wire from the amp, and 12-gaugefrom all other components, such as head unit and active crossovers,to a central location. Then run a single ground to the bestsource of ground, the negative terminal on your car'sbattery.

What size fuse should I use for 4 gauge wire?

4 gauge wire is commonly used as a main powerwire so it will be used as an example here. Fuse 'A'must be rated to protect wire 'B'. Any fuserated at less than ~150 amps is sufficient to protect a 4gwire and the vehicle but I generally recommend a 125 ampfuse with 4g wire.

How do you charge an audio capacitor?

All you need to do is take the power and ground of thetest light and stick them in-line where your fuse used to be. Youcan use alligator clips to simplify this process. Hold the testlight in place of the fuse until the light bulb turns off meaningthe voltage went from 12V to 0V and the capacitor ischarged. B)