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RE: sonic electronix gave me a call. updated, with pics! - 5/11/2008 6:54:53 PM

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a gromet is a soft rubber piece that is on the firewall of the car... the one on the drivers side i think it has a unused gromet. others have wires that go thru the center of the rubber gromet. you can simply make a small slit in the gromet to the side of the wires ruffly 1/2inch or so away from the wires just to ensure you dont cut any wires. just make a small slit in the rubber and force the new power wire thru it so its kinda tight fit. otherwise if ya cut to much or just want to be sure its water tight you need to use some kinda silicone or sealer to make it water tight...

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RE: sonic electronix gave me a call. updated, with pics! - 5/13/2008 3:02:32 PM

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So, i wired my harness to the kenwood harness for the radio. i just used alot of electrical tape. I have to wires on the kenwood harness that are not on the other harness.

One is blue and white, with a strip of tape on it that say's (P.CONT)

The other one is brown, with a strip of tape saying( MUTE).

Im, not shore about the dome light, i may just not hook it up..

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RE: sonic electronix gave me a call. updated, with pics! - 5/13/2008 6:14:35 PM

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ya blue/white wire is either for power antena or amplifier turn on....

brown. just unused..... thats for some old @ss incar phones.LOL

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RE: sonic electronix gave me a call. updated, with pics! - 5/14/2008 4:28:27 AM

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ya blue/white wire is either for power antena or amplifier turn on....

brown. just unused..... thats for some old @ss incar phones.LOL

Im geting my amp today. Where do i have to put that blue/white?

My kenwood manual siad what it was, b ut i dont have it on me.

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RE: sonic electronix gave me a call. updated, with pics! - 5/14/2008 6:54:30 AM

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quote:

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ya blue/white wire is either for power antena or amplifier turn on....

brown. just unused..... thats for some old @ss incar phones.LOL

Im geting my amp today. Where do i have to put that blue/white?

My kenwood manual siad what it was, b ut i dont have it on me.

That Blue/White wire is your power control wire and you need to connect it to the remote turn on input on your power amplifier.

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RE: sonic electronix gave me a call. updated, with pics! - 5/14/2008 7:26:00 AM

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the blue wire you have to run the whole wire to the trunk where your amplifier is....

some RCA cables have a built in remote wire between them but not all of them... if they dont then just buy some wire thats long enough to run from the deck to the trunk.... but if you bought a amplifier instal kit then it should have came with enough blue wire to run it then.....

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RE: sonic electronix gave me a call. updated, with pics! - 5/14/2008 7:47:01 AM

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My friend told me an easy way to run my amp cable to the battery.but....Its on the passenger side, i can run it up the door frame, and under the side of the hood. it will be like out side, the car. is it ok to run it like that? will it be ok if it rains, water may touch it, but i could just wrap the hell ouy if it with tape.

This is the wire kit ill be geting.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_3522_Visonik+VB212PKG+DUAL+Subs+Amplified+System.html#

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RE: sonic electronix gave me a call. updated, with pics! - 5/14/2008 7:59:51 AM

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you can run the wires how ever you want.... BUT ONLY IF PROPERLY FUSED!

and yes the amplifier kit does come with the blue wires to extend to the trunk/amplifier.
youll have to pull the radio back out anyways to hook up the RCA wires and the remote turn on wire so no big deal... just be sure you got the right blue wire off the radio... i know a few radios ive had in the past used 2 blue wires.... one solid blue and one blue with white strip... one was used for amplifier turn ON and the other was used for power antena. it has the power turned off to it when you have a cd.

but just as long as you have your amplifier wire fused right next to the battery then you shouldnt have any serious problems... but its still a posiblity of you closing the door and the wire geting caught between the hinges and shorting out... but as long as you have the wired fused it will only pop the fuse and give you time to find the problem.... if it wasnt fused next to the battery then you would have a fireball which would no doubt destroy your car!!!!!!! but IMO just do what i said and remote the battery and battery mount/tray and run the wire thru the factory gromet with the wires being used already... as long as you make a small razor blade cut about 1/2-1inch away from the wires youll be fine.... and clear the wires make the cut towards the middle of the car on the gromet because i believe the wires run towards the passenger kick panel under the dash.
it will look a hell of alot cleaner and be safer than thru the door jams!

i myself have my 1/0gauge wire ran under my car all the way back and up under the back seat cusion.... but thats just because... well hell 1/0gauge wire is fat as hell!!!!!! and i got 2 runs of it... one power one ground. no way to hide that stuff under the carpet.LOL

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RE: So, sonic electronix gave me a call.help me! - 5/14/2008 12:41:41 PM

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i dont have a fuse for the wire that goes to the batter. the amp has a fuse.

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RE: So, sonic electronix gave me a call.help me! - 5/14/2008 2:16:14 PM

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then go buy one! the amplifiers fuse is only good if the amplifier has a problem... if the wires rubber jacket gets cut on ANYTHING it will make a direct ground which will fry start fire and destroy your car!!!!! there is no saving your car if that happens! im shocked that the amplifier kit would not come with one!!!!!! since most do now adays..
pick the type you want...
http://search.ebay.com/inline-fuse_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQfromZR40

this is the typical inline fuse for most systems....
http://cgi.ebay.com/In-Line-Fuse-Holder-with-4-Gauge-Power-Cable-and-Fuse_W0QQitemZ190220812249QQihZ009QQcategoryZ50552QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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