Connecting the antena wire from the amp to the ignition switch ok?
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Connecting the antena wire from the amp to the ignition switch ok?
I was wanting to know if by doing this would it harm anything cause the Ex Civic has no power antenna and im still using the stock radio. Also what wire behind the dash is the ignition wire that I must find to connect to and if there is a simular wire for the same task then please tell me thanks.
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You can do that with no problem. You can actually tap into the acc line to the stock head unit. That would be the easiest place to go. Otherwise you need a color and wiring diagram to find the ignition acc line under the steering column, which I don't know off hand.
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Originally posted by Toxis
amps have antenna wires?????? What kind of ghetto amp are you wiring?
amps have antenna wires?????? What kind of ghetto amp are you wiring?
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Originally posted by Toxis
amps have antenna wires?????? What kind of ghetto amp are you wiring?
amps have antenna wires?????? What kind of ghetto amp are you wiring?
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Originally posted by Eklypse39
it's an installer trick. if you can't find the remote wire on a stock hu, you use the power antenna out to the amp. it works the same.
it's an installer trick. if you can't find the remote wire on a stock hu, you use the power antenna out to the amp. it works the same.
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O.K., I think some of you are getting confused..... let's straighten this out. Some aftermarket radios have two blue line remote outputs: antenna, which triggers only when tuner is selected, and amplifier, which is on whenever the headunit is turned on to any function. Most aftermarket and factory head units have only one output, and I think DarkInfluence was refering to this. Some people refer to it as an antenna output, because in the old days, before power amps in cars were popular (not trying to date myself) the only remote trigger a radio would have would be the power antenna.
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Originally posted by fastball
Some aftermarket radios have two blue line remote outputs: antenna, which triggers only when tuner is selected
Some aftermarket radios have two blue line remote outputs: antenna, which triggers only when tuner is selected