What is the REM port on an amp?
It stands for Remote, AMPs are kind of like TV sets, you can plug it in but unless you click the power button nothing will happen. So, rem, is the power button. You need to either go to you Head Unit (deck) and splice the wire into the remote trigger or go to your fuse box and use the IGN or ACC fuse.
Where do I hook up the remote wire for an amp?
Wiring the remote turn on wire with an aftermarket head unit is pretty straightforward. Simply connect another piece of blue primary wire to the blue wire in the wiring harness and run the primary wire back to the amplifier to terminate in the remote turn on terminal.
Do you need the remote wire on an amp?
What wiring and accessories do I need? Car amplifiers don’t come with any wiring included. You must supply the amp’s power and ground wiring, an inline fuse, a remote turn-on wire, RCA cables, and speaker wires.
What Color Is REM wire?
Wiring Harness Color Standards
| Wire Color | Wire Function |
|---|---|
| Blue with White Stripe | Amplifier Remote Turn-on |
| Orange with White Stripe | Dash Light Dimmer/Illumination |
| Green | Left Rear Speaker (+) |
| Green with Black Stripe | Left Rear Speaker (-) |
What Is REM on a radio?
REM. Radio Environment Map. Environment, Networking, Map.
What fuse can I hook remote wire to?
You should be using a fuse tap that will add a fuse for the remote turn on wire in addition to the OEM fuse on the circuit. A 1 amp fuse is enough for your remote lead.
Can you use any wire for remote wire?
Just run the remote wire off your other amp. any copper wire will work it doesnt matter how old or new it is. just find some old copper wire and use it.
What fuse can I connect my remote wire to?
How do you run a 2 amp remote wire?
You can splice the tip of the remote wire, just before you reach an amp, and tap 2 wires, one from each amp. Ive seen some people put a jumper wire from the remote terminal of one amp to the remote terminal of the 2nd amp. It works.
Can you run a remote wire to a speaker wire?
you can use speaker wire for that. Just run the remote wire off your other amp. any copper wire will work it doesnt matter how old or new it is. just find some old copper wire and use it.
Can you connect remote wire to fuse box?
Do you need 2 remote wires for 2 amps?
Yes. You can splice the tip of the remote wire, just before you reach an amp, and tap 2 wires, one from each amp. Ive seen some people put a jumper wire from the remote terminal of one amp to the remote terminal of the 2nd amp. It works.
Can you run remote wire with RCA?
You can run the remote wire right along the RCA’s.