Originally posted by azn1028
it's a stock head unit off a 98 accord.. but yeah.. like i wired it to the lead on the amp side between the ground and power.... and the other side i did it to the wire that turns on when i turn on the car.. i think i need to put it on the wire that turns on when i turn of the radio.. and i need that color.. but of course it could always be a bad ground too... btw.. do i even need a ground on from my hi/low.. .like the hi/low comes with 5 wires.. 1 for +/- left and 1 for +/- right and one for ground.. at first i put the ground to the factory head unit and distortion.. then i put to bare metal and still distortion.. and when i unplug the RCA signals in my amp.. the distortion goes away.. so i think it's something in the RCA signal..
so the remote wire from you amp goes where? to the head unit? That's where its supposed to go. You kinda lost me a little bit. So let me explain. The power lead on your amp should be wired directly to the battery, the ground should be less than 12" and touching bare metal, no paint or anything. The remote should connect the amp the the head unit so when the head unit gets turned on, it trips a relay that will turn on the amp. Im not sure what color the remote wire is on the stock head unit, or if it even has one. You can find out the color scheme by going to wherever they sell the factory wiring harness adaptor and on the back of the package it will show the colors and what they're for. No ground on hi/low convertor = massive distortion. Give it a good ground. You could have a bad convertor too.