car stereo installation question

[QueBert]

Picked up an amp last week, want to install it. My amp was stolen and thew wires ripped out. I can't seem to find the remote wire, and the way my head units mounted getting it out will be a PITA. When I had it installed the speakers would give off a humming that went up/down when I revved even when the stereo was off. They installed some soft of kill switch to silence it when the stereo wasn't in use. Later the problem was fixed but the switch is still there.

with how the HU is installed I don't think I can get to the remote wire, I would assume the switch they installed cuts off the power from the wire I have coming off my battery and running to my trunk, but how can I test this? If that's the case I can just flip the switch when I get home every night and not worry about the amp draining the battery due to no remote wire being connected.

Am I off base here? Looking for the easiest way to configure this, and I'm not sure what I just said would effectively work.

help? thanks

 

[Riverhound777]

I had a similar issue in my old car. The amp would drain the battery. My brother installed a switch that cut the power and hid it under the steering column. Worked great, unless I forgot.

 

[QueBert]

oh I know it would work, I'm just not smart enough to know if there's a way a switch can be install that does nothing but cut the speakers off but leaves the power running. The only way I can think to test this right now is to hook it up and see if my battery goes dead after a few days, not what I want to do.

I would assume the switch kills power but you know what they say about what happens when you assume

 

[jtvang125]

If you can find a power source that goes hot when you start the car or leave it on at Accessories you could connect the remote wire from the amp to this. That way when you turn off your car the amp turns off automatically, no forgetting to switch it off.

 

[QueBert]

I didn't realize you could do that good advice I will see what I can find I was reading up on newer amps and it seems a lot don't even need the remote wire hooked up any more? I'm going to look into that also.