Ahhhhhhhhh!!!! Frustrated, help please!

[panda24619]

dude. just ask before you do that. that sucks man im sorry. i would just take it in and NOT BEST BUY!!! way over priced for crappy work. my cousin went there for a simple amp and sub install since he didnt have time and they screwed him over. he told them where he wanted everything and how he wanted it hooked up. they put in a smaller gauge wire originally from what he payed for and tuned his amp like crap. so he went back made them put in the 4 gauge that he payed for and tuned his own amp. o and the cables were rockford fosgate cables so they were true gague, but still. i never liked them, one for prices. you can get cheaper on line or in a real audio shop. just shop around online and see whats good in your area and dont go to the first place. get a quote and go somewhere else.

 

[Explor2Exped]

dude. just ask before you do that. that sucks man im sorry. i would just take it in and NOT BEST BUY!!! way over priced for crappy work. my cousin went there for a simple amp and sub install since he didnt have time and they screwed him over. he told them where he wanted everything and how he wanted it hooked up. they put in a smaller gauge wire originally from what he payed for and tuned his amp like crap. so he went back made them put in the 4 gauge that he payed for and tuned his own amp. o and the cables were rockford fosgate cables so they were true gague, but still. i never liked them, one for prices. you can get cheaper on line or in a real audio shop. just shop around online and see whats good in your area and dont go to the first place. get a quote and go somewhere else.

I got a quote from where I had the tint done. $80.00 to wire everything up but I have to buy the wires. Is that a fair price?

 

[Explor2Exped]

So I checked the fuse again & yes it was blown.

I took a 5amp fuse out of 18 slot to replace it & then that fuse blew.

Why do I keep blowing fuses...?

 

[panda24619]

are you disconnecting the battery before your messing with the radio? that might be it. the live wire is touching the metal and blowing it. but $80 isnt to bad. maybe $85-90 with everything. just get it in writing first. and call around and get other quotes. see whos the cheapest and if any warrenty their install.

 

[Explor2Exped]

are you disconnecting the battery before your messing with the radio? that might be it. the live wire is touching the metal and blowing it. but $80 isnt to bad. maybe $85-90 with everything. just get it in writing first. and call around and get other quotes. see whos the cheapest and if any warrenty their install.

I found one problem. I had two wires mismatched so I redid those but now I'm not getting any power or light to the stereo. The fuses aren't blowing now though...

Yeah this guy does a 90 day warranty.

 

[ELVATO]

Yea, you might have messed up your HU. Were you getting a new one?

 

[panda24619]

you might as well stop messing around and take it in before you fry something else.

 

[Explor2Exped]

Yea, you might have messed up your HU. Were you getting a new one?

Yeah I was trying to replace my factory one with a Kenwood.

 

[Explor2Exped]

you might as well stop messing around and take it in before you fry something else.

I'm ordering a new amp today so I have to wait until that gets here then I'll pay the guy to rewire everything.

I still can't believe I spliced everything...

Can the 5 CD disk changer hook up to the new HU?

 

[oblivion]

simple answer, no

 

[panda24619]

yeah it wont. i know dude we all make mistakes. just ask before spliceing. see if he can put the factory connector back on first. and if he cant then just have him redo everything. what amp you getting?

 

[Explor2Exped]

simple answer, no

 

[ELVATO]

It's fine, CD changers are outdated anyways

 

[Explor2Exped]

yeah it wont. i know dude we all make mistakes. just ask before spliceing. see if he can put the factory connector back on first. and if he cant then just have him redo everything. what amp you getting?

I tried putting the connector back on. I'm 100% positive I wired everything back correctly. Before I was getting light to the radio but no sound, blowing each fuse I put in. Now no light but not blowing fuses. I hope I didn't fry the factory HU.

I thought since I did such a good job splicing the map light I could do the same with the new HU. F*cked everything up....

The cheapest amp on Amazon because it's what I can afford for now.
http://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-PB717X-Channel-Bridgeable-Amplifier/dp/B000E432TI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1304384191&sr=8-1

 

[Explor2Exped]

It's fine, CD changers are outdated anyways

I dunno, I enjoyed it. Not having to scramble for cd's everytime I wanted to change one. Was worse then trying to txt and drive, hah..

 

[ELVATO]

It's called an MP3 player

Does the Kenwood have a line in input? Or a USB input?

 

[Explor2Exped]

It's called an MP3 player

Does the Kenwood have a line in input? Or a USB input?

Nah, it's nothing special.. I just bought it to power my subs. ( & match the name, hah...)

 

[panda24619]

well thats a good amp for subs. just match up power to power and ohms to ohms. need help on that heres this. http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp put in the number of subs and their independence and itll tell you what amp you need. helped me out a lot.

 

[Explor2Exped]

well thats a good amp for subs. just match up power to power and ohms to ohms. need help on that heres this. http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp put in the number of subs and their independence and itll tell you what amp you need. helped me out a lot.

So what your saying is that the amp I just bought might not even work with my subs???? AHHHHHHHHH!!!!????!!!??

This sucks, I cant get a break.

 

[Explor2Exped]

Subwoofer ( I have 2 of em)

* 12" Single 4 ohm Performance Series Car Subwoofer
* Power Handling:
o Peak: 1000 watts
o Max: 400 watts
o RMS: 200 watts
* Impedance: 4 ohm
* Typhoon type pearl mica polypropylene cone provides durability and stability
* Foam surround allows high amounts of excursion
* Typhoon deign trim ring
* 2-9/16" Dual 4 ohm voice coil
* 63 oz Dual magnet drive structure
* Frequency Response: 25-800 Hz
* Sensitivity: 93 dB
* Xmax: 8mm
* Mounting Depth: 5-5/16"
* Cutout Diameter: 11-1/2"

Amplifier

RMS power @ 4 ohms: 50 watts x 2
RMS power @ 2 ohms: 75 watts x 2
Maximum power output: 500 watts x 2
Input impedance/sensitivity (low-level): 10k ohms / 200 mV
Input impedance/sensitivity (high-level): 100 ohms / 5V
Signal/Noise ratio: 90 dB
THD: Less than 0.04%
Frequency response: 15-30 kHz
Dimensions: 9.84 x 10.03 x 1.96 inches (L x W x H)
Power supply voltage: 14.4V DC negative ground
Maximum current draw: 30A