Question on amp wiring?

Question

so, say just for kicks i'm wiring an amp to my *stock* head unit, and i'm too lazy to pull apart the dash and such until i get my aftermarket unit, and i've only wired amps to aftermarket head units (not that it makes much difference) ... what route should i take as far as the blue remote wire goes? if i wire it to a fuse in my fusebox, does it get wired to something with constant power, or with power that only kicks on when the car is turned on? oooor, should i just wait for the aftermarket head unit? ;)

Answer 1

wire it to the radio fuse, or some other accessory fusethat only comes on when the key is turned. Then crank it up, you impatient bastard

Answer 2

You can run it through your cigarette lighter.

Go to radio shack and get a cigarette lighter head. Wire it to the blue wire.

When you want the amp, plug in the cigarette lighter. The beauty of this is that most cigarette lighters in cars (as opposed to "power ports", which look about the same but are labeled as such) turn "off" when you turn off the ignition; you don't have to worry about draining your battery if you forget to unplug.

That should hold you until you get the rest of your rig...

Answer 3

use a test light and check the spot on the fuse panel with your key on/off,until you find one that is key-on,or constant on,which ever way you want it