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Right, was installing my ICE today, but encountered a few problems...
The kit I was installing consists of: 1000w Amp; 500w Subwoofer; Front Component Speakers; 1000w Wiring Kit.
1) I couldn't get the amp to remain on. When I hooked it up the green light would go on for half a second, then would change to a red light (I presume this is the stand-by light? Instructions say nothing). After literally hours of fiddling with the cabling I managed to get it to power-up... by bridging the power cable onto both the power terminal and remote terminal!!! WTF!?!?!?
2) The Amp remains ON even when the keys have been removed from the ignition, so I presume that's to do with the remote cable? I've had to route this directly into the back of the plug which goes directly into the headunit as the cable I was advised to hook the remote cable to was missing. I doubt this would be the reason, but could I be wrong? The connection is kinda dodgy, but I doubt it would matter as long as the connections are fully touching?
Could it be related to the dodgy power connections in the Amp itself? As I said, the power cable is hooked into the both the power and remote terminals, however there is still room to jook the remote cable into its terminal without it touching the power cable.
3) The front speakers aren't working. Well, one of the tweeters had an ever so slight sound coming from it when I cranked-up the gain, but nothing from the other one? What could be causing this? They are all wired properly so again I'm thinking it's an amp problem.
I can't even get a refund as I bought it from Germany and would cost me more to send it back than it actually cost me in the first place! :indiff: :O
Any help on the matter would be greatly appreciated
The kit I was installing consists of: 1000w Amp; 500w Subwoofer; Front Component Speakers; 1000w Wiring Kit.
1) I couldn't get the amp to remain on. When I hooked it up the green light would go on for half a second, then would change to a red light (I presume this is the stand-by light? Instructions say nothing). After literally hours of fiddling with the cabling I managed to get it to power-up... by bridging the power cable onto both the power terminal and remote terminal!!! WTF!?!?!?
2) The Amp remains ON even when the keys have been removed from the ignition, so I presume that's to do with the remote cable? I've had to route this directly into the back of the plug which goes directly into the headunit as the cable I was advised to hook the remote cable to was missing. I doubt this would be the reason, but could I be wrong? The connection is kinda dodgy, but I doubt it would matter as long as the connections are fully touching?
Could it be related to the dodgy power connections in the Amp itself? As I said, the power cable is hooked into the both the power and remote terminals, however there is still room to jook the remote cable into its terminal without it touching the power cable.
3) The front speakers aren't working. Well, one of the tweeters had an ever so slight sound coming from it when I cranked-up the gain, but nothing from the other one? What could be causing this? They are all wired properly so again I'm thinking it's an amp problem.
I can't even get a refund as I bought it from Germany and would cost me more to send it back than it actually cost me in the first place! :indiff: :O
Any help on the matter would be greatly appreciated