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Thread: Sinch I Installed An Amp The Car Doesnt Start If I Leave It Over A Day?

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    Default Sinch I Installed An Amp The Car Doesnt Start If I Leave It Over A Day?

    since i have installed aN amp and cd player, i got to start my car and battery is dead. i checked the remote cable, its all good. and also, i dont no if it means anything, but when i start the car after turning it off, i lose al the radio stations i save and it resets all the bass and treble settings etc. . anybody got any idea?

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    Your stereo must a have the live all the time wire and the ignition feed the wrong way round and when you put the ignition off is the amp going off

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    i think so. there is no light on the amp when ignition is off

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    faulty battery or faulty alternator its not charging the battery as it should what you running off amp??

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    im running just a sub off the amp

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    If the perm and ign lives are the wrong way round on the headunit it's probably not cutting the power to the amp.

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    i was told by a mate to re-wire the yellow to the red and the red to the yellow? does that make any sense to anyone?

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    yes that is the correct way to wire if you only want it on with ignition so your amp light goes off when ignition is off yes??? what size engine you got? i am def thinking battery and alternator mate your alternater is not charging the battery also where have you earthed the amp too??

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    its 1.4 and i earthed the amp on the bolt to back bumper. scratched off sum paint aswell, how ur meant to

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    bigger attery or bigger alternator then

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