Radio Wiring and Amp Bypass

[GunMetalGrey]

Alrighty, so I got the amp bypassed. I honestly don't know what I was doing before.
Only thing that came up is the fact that the rear speakers do not do anything, the rear tweeters do but the main rear speakers do not do anything.
I did not have the orange/black ground I had two twisted pairs of yellow and red and blue and red that appear to be the grounds, I am not sure if that would be related to the fact that the rear speakers do not work or not.

[dogsbark26]

An amp needs an input for sound, And an output for speakers.
Are the input wires and output wires both on the one plug going into the amp?

The input and output wires are not usually on a single plug. Most amplifiers have the inputs from the head unit on one end and the outputs to the speakers on the other end.

If you have a plug with three wires, it is likely to be for power and remote turn on.

Frequently, the inputs are RCA type female plugs.

[accident]

i want more power and i read the formula is p=iv so im gonna feed 24 volts to my head unit and get twice the power so no amp is required. if it sounds good i may go to 36volts but if i calculated it right 48 istoo much for the stock speakers

[GunMetalGrey]

Being slightly color blind doesn't really help in this situation lol.
An amp needs an input for sound, And an output for speakers.
Are the input wires and output wires both on the one plug going into the amp?
If I get that answered I should be good.

[agent]

wat

[WhyNot]

I feel as though I do, but maybe not.
In the plug for the amp, is that both the input and output wires?

i think the best thing would be to print out the chart that shows the colors and where each goes.
then start at the amp.
i thin the amp has the feeds in from the stereo and the outputs to the speakers.
starting at the back helps illuminate your mind.
you will see the twisted pairs [u kno what that means? its two wires twisted together like two hot lesbians cuttling after they bump donuts].
dont worry if the ground wire doesnt match exactly to the colors, it didnt in my car but the primary colors do.
this will help becuase at the head unit you need to open up the loom a little bit to see the real twisted pair.
i may be best to not cut and ask questions later.
it may help to label each wire with some masking tape and write what it is.
once you do that it all starts to come clearer.
i think you are on speed bc my neighbor is a meth head and loves to rip crap apart. but put down the pipe till you are done.
goodluck
you can do it, its not bad. luke has made it easy for us to follow,thanks luke.
i want more power and i read the formula is p=iv so im gonna feed 24 volts to my head unit and get twice the power so no amp is required. if it sounds good i may go to 36volts but if i calculated it right 48 istoo much for the stock speakers

[ButtJuice]

I just installed a kenwood headunit, everything lights up and works as should. But I'm not getting any sound out of the speakers. Any ideas?

(I have premium speakers/tweeters)

[GunMetalGrey]

I feel as though I do, but maybe not.
In the plug for the amp, is that both the input and output wires?

[German Audio Specialties]

Any idea what is going on up at the Head unit? I was just looking at the wiring and I cannot figure out what the po was trying to do

The wiring behind the head unit is all stock-ish, or close enough.

Do you understand the re-purposing of the wires?

[GunMetalGrey]

Any idea what is going on up at the Head unit? I was just looking at the wiring and I cannot figure out what the po was trying to do

[GunMetalGrey]

[GunMetalGrey]

I am retarded, reversed the process.
What was I thinking?

[accident]

lol

[WhyNot]

The trunk wires in my hand appear to have come from the smaller box in the last picture.

appear ?

You sure its the check panel relays? It sounds stupid questioning you but the check panel still works. Taillights don't though, looks like It's time for a new amp !

oh boy
this is gonna be a long uphill battle

when you cut the wires apart did you leave some wire left on the connectors so you can reattach them or did you get the cut really close to the connector so you didnt 'waste wire'.

[GunMetalGrey]

You sure its the check panel relays? It sounds stupid questioning you but the check panel still works. Taillights don't though, looks like It's time for a new amp !