aftermarket stereo power?'s

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aftermarket stereo power?'s

August 08, 2007, 04:06:32 PM

yeah so i have a aftermarket stereo and when i use it you see the bass making the lights in the stereo blink the dash dont beat to the music i know with amps the power wire is usualy too small....also when its off it will be playing fine about 1/4 power i turn it up and it just shuts off then back on.....im pretty smart with the stereo stuff but i dont understand this...battery and alt are in good working order.

aftermarket stereo power?'s

Reply #1 – August 09, 2007, 07:34:57 AM

Sounds like your trying to run a 4ohm mono amp in two ohm mono load,
this will cause exactly what you describe.

aftermarket stereo power?'s

Reply #2 – August 09, 2007, 07:34:12 PM

how when im not using an amp....just the stereo and speakers

aftermarket stereo power?'s

Reply #3 – August 09, 2007, 08:33:40 PM

What speakers? There are many that are 2ohms, yet headunits don't like anything below 4 nominal. The 7th gen Kappa series is the first big-brand ones that pop into my head.

It could be many other things, such as a short, poor ground, etc so lookout for them.

aftermarket stereo power?'s

Reply #4 – August 10, 2007, 07:16:53 AM

Try running a 10-12 gauge ground right to the battery negitive just to see if it clears up. Run it on the outside of the car just to test it. If that doesn't work try running another wire right to the positive side.

Let us know the results.

aftermarket stereo power?'s

Reply #5 – August 13, 2007, 03:40:29 AM

I did that about 2 weeks back on mine it helped a lot for a single wire.