Lexus_Star

Hi,

Just wanted to know if anyone knows of a good source for a remote wire in the rear of the car (GS350) to hook up an aftermarket amp. I already have power wire running along the passenger side door sill, and don't want to run another remote wire to the fuse box up front.

Thanks!

J Crew

there should be a remote power to tap into from the back of the headunit. you'll just have to run this wire along with the power. i don't know of a source already located in the rear.

beez43

iTrader: (6)

what he said.. i just tapped into my fuse box in the footwell of the passenger side..

Lexus_Star

I was considering running the remote wire along with the power wire, however I keep reading about how you're not supposed to do that due to the interference the power wire give off. Any thoughts?

J Crew

i've always run my remote power with my main power in half a dozen of so installs that i've done on my vehicles or friends. never been an issue in my experience.

XxGoKoUxX

uhh.... remote wire's made so that your amplifier won't draw power during the time your car is off, intertwining it with your main power source is a bad idea, at least in my aspect of things.... the fusebox in the back? i'm pretty sure one of those things runs to a power source... just don't tap it to something important like fuel pump or something hahaha, i'm not sure beause i haven't triple checked the fuses back there yet.... but i DO recall there being a rear fusebox

Lexus_Star

thanks for the replies. gokou, I don't think there is a fuse box in the rear.

passnu2

iTrader: (33)

just test the wires with a volt meter. There has to be a wire going to the amp. There is a fuse panel in the trunk but I am not sure whats wired up to it.

GS400Jay

Do it the right way...get a PAC remote turn on controller..its like $15 tops.

Google it.

Lexus_Star

Ended up getting a PAC high low converter for 20 bucks and hooking it up to the rear sub for the source. Only hard part was making the leads from sub a little longer since they were so short after cutting the 4 wires.

GS400Jay

Thumbs up!!! Doing it the right way pays off in the end!