help need help with head unit and subs

[jordan_explorer]

i have a '98 Eddie Bauer and i am putting my own system in it were should i mount the ground for my amp and how do i hook up this loc it says soundgate loc4.2, what wires behind the head unit do i tap into what colors are the rear speaker wires? and were do i wire the rem wire to? pictures would be great

thanks, jordan

 

[rileyrs]

just get a wiring harness for the deck, it will make your install much easier.

i grounded my amp just to the body under the carpet, i sanded the paint of both sides, and then but the ground cable, and a bolt through. tightened it up, and covered it all in silicone to prevent rust. most people say to ground to the frame, but the body and frame are grounded to each other, so either one works.

good luck

 

[mikes2003xlt]

i have a '98 Eddie Bauer and i am putting my own system in it were should i mount the ground for my amp and how do i hook up this loc it says soundgate loc4.2, what wires behind the head unit do i tap into what colors are the rear speaker wires? and were do i wire the rem wire to? pictures would be great

thanks, jordan

Here are the wires to hook to. for the remote you can get a fuse tap and wire it into the fusebox where the radio fuse is and run your remote from that or i know some boxes come with a remote you can hook to. this way it will only send power to the remote wire when your explorer is on. as for the ground just make sure you have a good contact point and you should be ok.

Left Rear (+) Gray/Light Blue

Left Rear (-) Tan/Yellow

Right Rear (+) Orange/Red

Right Rear (-) Brown/Pink

 

[deernet]

Here are the wires to hook to. for the remote you can get a fuse tap and wire it into the fusebox where the radio fuse is and run your remote from that or i know some boxes come with a remote you can hook to. this way it will only send power to the remote wire when your explorer is on. as for the ground just make sure you have a good contact point and you should be ok.

Left Rear (+) Gray/Light Blue

Left Rear (-) Tan/Yellow

Right Rear (+) Orange/Red

Right Rear (-) Brown/Pink

Umm.. I'm not sure which HU your talking about, but for every one I've ever used, the remote wire is for using on the remote terminal on your amp. In your factory audio wiring harness you have a wire for constant 12v+ to keep your memory, and a wire for ignition, which turns your HU on and off when the ignition is in the ON or ACC positions. There is also an illumination wire which dims it when your lights are on.

Again, the remote wire sends 12v power to an amp as a signal to turn it on when the HU is on.

Edit: As per the original question: I've always just put a screw into the body somewhere to use for a ground. Just make sure you scrape away any paint and get a good metal on metal connection, just as rileyrs said. Silicone is also a good idea as he said.

Second edit: I think I misunderstood what mike was saying. Are you saying that you could get a fuse tap to use for the remote wire on your amp, for using a factory head unit? After rereading it, I think that's what your getting at. Only problem, isn't there constant 12v on the fuse? Wouldn't a better idea be to splice into the ignition wire for the HU and use that so that the amp turns on when the vehicle does? I'm still not really sure if that was what you're trying to say, since in the original post jordan said system, I figured he meant he was also replacing the stock HU also.

Third edit: Damn, I really need to get my thoughts organized before posting... I second rileyrs also on getting a wiring harness connector if you are replacing the HU. I've cut the factory harness before a couple of times, and its do'able but it takes alot longer than just plugging in the connector and spicing the wires color to color with the aftermarket HU's harness.

 

[mikes2003xlt]

Second edit: I think I misunderstood what mike was saying. Are you saying that you could get a fuse tap to use for the remote wire on your amp, for using a factory head unit? After rereading it, I think that's what your getting at. Only problem, isn't there constant 12v on the fuse? Wouldn't a better idea be to splice into the ignition wire for the HU and use that so that the amp turns on when the vehicle does? I'm still not really sure if that was what you're trying to say, since in the original post jordan said system, I figured he meant he was also replacing the stock HU also.

this is what i meant if you use a fuse tap with a lead on it you connect the remote wire to it and it will only come on when the radio is on

http://www.amazon.com/Littelfuse-FH..._3?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1259900666&sr=8-3

^here is what i am talking about^