i just bought a car with the d3 and i wanted to put my system in it....well i got the wires through the whole car and i cant figure out how to connect the amp to the d3. i think i need some kind of adapter but i have no idea. thanks for any help
Don't you have the A/V wires? IIRC, the D3 should have all the RCA outputs needed to hook your system up. and the blue/white wire is your remote turn on lead.
it has rcas but the cables i put in my old car looked like this....
on the back of ur d3 you should have a rca harness and in that harness is a blue and white wire to turn you amp on..if u bought it used you may not of received that harness
You should have this harness:
Since you have only one pair of RCA's I'm going to assume system=subwoofer in the back. connect those RCA's to the Subwoofer Outputs from the unit, and connect the other side to the RCA In on the amp. Remote wire goes to the blue and white wire, and you know the rest.
oh my goodness i didnt even attempt to look at those cables ok sweet thanks guys!
one last thing. is it ok if i use those cables i posted in the picture?
Yes those are the cables that give your amp the sound. Your sub won't play without those.
ok thanks! im going to go attempt to set it up ill be back if i need anymore help thanks!!
ok i connected the black and red wires but im not sure where to connect the blue wire i dont really want to mess anything up...
on your amp by the power and ground there will be a spot labled remote wire, run a wire from the blue/white wire to that terminal.
on the same harness as the rca's there is a blue and white wire hook it up to that (remote turn on)
ok sweet im going to go connect that now ill be back...maybe haha
ok i connected everything thanks guys!
the only problem i have now is figuring out a spot to put the power power through to get to the battery. i have a 2007 honda civic if you have any advice let me know!
thanks again for all the help!
There's usually a rubber grommet in the firewall where all the wires pass through into the cabin. I you find that and go through there, or you can drill a 1/2" hole out of sight and put a rubber grommet in there.
a trick I have used on an acura integra and now on my latest car is to run the amp power wire through the rubber boot for the hood release line. I run it from the inside out, it is a tight squeeze but you avoid drilling. I use just a little WD40 on the power cable to help it slide through.
hopefully you are using an amp kit.
also, for the remote turn on, you can still get rca cables that have an extra wire for the amp turn on, that is 1 less wire to run.
I would take that wireing harness from the d3 and hook as much as you can together first. Try and bundle as much as possible together with zip ties to keep things from getting tangled.
Good luck.