help. Remote wire location.

[nuttyopossum]

Ok, this is a pretty dumb question and I feel bad having to ask (searched briefly and couldnt find it). I'm installing a amp and sub on a stock system that didnt have the premium sound. I'm using an rca converter thats spliced in with the back speakers. The last thing I haven't figured out is the nearest good place to run the remote wire to that gives power on and off with the car. I know I could put a switch in but I'm trying to avoid that. I had about 10 switches I turned on and off with my last car and don't like that idea again. Thanks ahead of time.

 

[White97Jimmy]

You can run it off of the ignition wire from the radio, or find a fuse that is controlled by the ignition and tie it in on there.

 

[kelly2]

green/purple or gray/yellow in the ignition harness (just remember to fuse it)

 

[nuttyopossum]

Thanks for the help, I'll see what I can do.

 

[thewood910]

is those wire colors you said the same for a 99 XLT? i am doing the EXACT same thing today and i tried what was supposidly the ignition wire and the battery wire (i found a wiring diagram online) and neither worked. Would the fact that i have a 6 disc changer in there affect anything at all?

 

[nuttyopossum]

What I ended up doing was getting a fuse tap from radio shack, and using a fuse location that was listed as "not used" in the owners manual. It turns on and off with the car and less wire running.