Stuck in the mud (seeking aftermarket deck know-how)

[Moonlightcampin]

hey guys,
I have a 1998 ford explorer xlt with the cd/casset player stock. I just got done putting in a aftermarket deck and am now looking to hook up my alpine amplifier and subs. 12v battery cable back to the amp,check. Ground cable for amp,check. REM/power antenna, now thats where i come accross my problem. I recently purchased a wire harness that plugs right into the factory wiring and everything lined up perfectly except when it came to this damn power antenna wire. In most cases that i have seen over the years its a blue wire and that is the case for this wire comming out of the back of the aftermarket deck. Is this the wire i run to the amplifier or is it a wire comming from my factory wiring? If so how do i go about finding this wire? Is it possible to make your own or an alternative route for turning on and off the amp. Also my pioneer deck has a red and white plug for RCA cables. does this mean i can only run one sub? any advice would be greatly appriciated. thanks guys

 

[FexplorerV8]

use the remote wire comming of the new head unit, and yes it should be blue.

 

[kelly2]

or if it has a blue and a blue/white stripe use the blue/white

 

[Moonlightcampin]

so it has nothing to do with the factory wiring only the blue wire comming from the aftermarket deck?

 

[kelly2]

correct. that wire will output 12v when the radio is on thus turning on the amp

 

[Gatorblazer]

The RCA jacks run to the Amp, and you will run the subs from the amp. I have one set of jacks, and one amp, but two 10" subs.

 

[Moonlightcampin]

yeah I got it all workin, my alpine amp and 2 10' punch subs. thanks for the advice guys. it sounds pretty good