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Lacpac · 04-07-2017, 07:43 AM

Quick question guys. I'm installing a Rockford Fosgate sub to my trunk this weekend and it has a wired controller that I can run to the front seat of the car. What's the easiest way to get this to the front seat? Path of lest resistance without wires showing. Thanks!

yzark99 · 04-07-2017, 08:13 AM

Open the trunk passthrough. Remove the trim piece in the edge. Run the control wire through there, under the rear seat, under the carpet to the center console. The console comes apart easily, and you can fish a coat hanger under the carpet from the rear cap area. Reassemble everything, and the wire is hidden.

Snoman · 04-07-2017, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by yzark99

Open the trunk passthrough. Remove the trim piece in the edge. Run the control wire through there, under the rear seat, under the carpet to the center console. The console comes apart easily, and you can fish a coat hanger under the carpet from the rear cap area. Reassemble everything, and the wire is hidden.

Lacpac · 04-08-2017, 07:01 PM

Thank you, I'll be working on it tomorrow.

Lacpac · 04-09-2017, 09:05 AM

We'll all hooked up, triple checked and sub won't power up. Calli no Crutchfield next. It's got to be the ground wire!

yzark99 · 04-09-2017, 09:59 PM

Where did you ground the amp to? Are you using audio signal sensing to turn on the sub?

Lacpac · 04-11-2017, 10:30 AM

Yzark,

I grounded the sub/amp to the same bolt in the trunk that the negative side of the batter runs toward. It's the bolt toward the back of the car. I can't find any other bolts in the trunk other than the ones holding the battery in.
Yes, I am using the signal from the drivers side rear speaker to tell the amp to turn on "Audio" setting on amp. I originally had a T Tap on it, but through troubleshooting decided to just splice them together. Followed the - + diagram in the instructions.

I even tried running a 8G wire direct from the battery instead of the wire with the 60amp fuse, just in case there was an issue with the fuse and or fuse holder. It didn't make any difference. Also tried waking amp up using REM setting and jumping a wire from the middle plug terminal to the battery, per Crutchfield rep. Still nothing.

Any ideas? The new sub/amp comes Wed.

Lacpac · 04-11-2017, 10:40 AM

yzark99 · 04-11-2017, 10:50 PM

Is there a blown fuse on the amp? Maybe the amp is defective.

Leo72793 · 04-11-2017, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lacpac

Yzark,

I grounded the sub/amp to the same bolt in the trunk that the negative side of the batter runs toward. It's the bolt toward the back of the car. I can't find any other bolts in the trunk other than the ones holding the battery in.
Yes, I am using the signal from the drivers side rear speaker to tell the amp to turn on "Audio" setting on amp. I originally had a T Tap on it, but through troubleshooting decided to just splice them together. Followed the - + diagram in the instructions.

I even tried running a 8G wire direct from the battery instead of the wire with the 60amp fuse, just in case there was an issue with the fuse and or fuse holder. It didn't make any difference. Also tried waking amp up using REM setting and jumping a wire from the middle plug terminal to the battery, per Crutchfield rep. Still nothing.

Any ideas? The new sub/amp comes Wed.

Just a test. Try grounding direct to battery then jumping the 12v to rem. if nothing, its a bad amp. Direct to batt is 0 ressistance

Lacpac · 04-12-2017, 09:47 PM

The amp was defective! Got the new one today and hooked up the unit to the wiring I did last weekend and it works like a charm. I had checked the fuses on the old amp and replaced them just to be sure. Thanks for all your feedback.

yzark99 · 04-13-2017, 07:47 AM

Awesome!

Leo72793 · 04-13-2017, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Lacpac

The amp was defective! Got the new one today and hooked up the unit to the wiring I did last weekend and it works like a charm. I had checked the fuses on the old amp and replaced them just to be sure. Thanks for all your feedback.

Glad to hear it. It happens man. Everythings made in china so who knows if it really gets tested

Lacpac · 04-13-2017, 08:36 AM

I figured it was Chinese made. The instructions say if I get a green light on the amp then it's working, red light is a fault signal. New amp light is Blue! LOL

04-07-2017, 07:43 AM	#1
Lacpac Drives: 2012 Crystal Red Tintcoat RS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 491 View My Garage	Easiest way to run a Sub contol wire from trunk to front seat? Quick question guys. I'm installing a Rockford Fosgate sub to my trunk this weekend and it has a wired controller that I can run to the front seat of the car. What's the easiest way to get this to the front seat? Path of lest resistance without wires showing. Thanks!

04-07-2017, 08:13 AM	#2
yzark99 I run 2 catch cans... Drives: 2012 1LT SIM Auto Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: OR there Posts: 1,038 View My Garage	Open the trunk passthrough. Remove the trim piece in the edge. Run the control wire through there, under the rear seat, under the carpet to the center console. The console comes apart easily, and you can fish a coat hanger under the carpet from the rear cap area. Reassemble everything, and the wire is hidden. __________________ Overkill tuned • Air Scoop • CAI • VMAX PTB • JacFab Laminator FX + Extendolator • SOLO Hi-Flo Cats + Cat-Back Exhaust View my top 3 LFX performance mods and more: .

04-09-2017, 09:59 PM	#6
yzark99 I run 2 catch cans... Drives: 2012 1LT SIM Auto Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: OR there Posts: 1,038 View My Garage	Where did you ground the amp to? Are you using audio signal sensing to turn on the sub? __________________ Overkill tuned • Air Scoop • CAI • VMAX PTB • JacFab Laminator FX + Extendolator • SOLO Hi-Flo Cats + Cat-Back Exhaust View my top 3 LFX performance mods and more: .

04-11-2017, 10:30 AM	#7
Lacpac Drives: 2012 Crystal Red Tintcoat RS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 491 View My Garage	Rockford FosgatePunch 300-10 won't power up Yzark, I grounded the sub/amp to the same bolt in the trunk that the negative side of the batter runs toward. It's the bolt toward the back of the car. I can't find any other bolts in the trunk other than the ones holding the battery in. Yes, I am using the signal from the drivers side rear speaker to tell the amp to turn on "Audio" setting on amp. I originally had a T Tap on it, but through troubleshooting decided to just splice them together. Followed the - + diagram in the instructions. I even tried running a 8G wire direct from the battery instead of the wire with the 60amp fuse, just in case there was an issue with the fuse and or fuse holder. It didn't make any difference. Also tried waking amp up using REM setting and jumping a wire from the middle plug terminal to the battery, per Crutchfield rep. Still nothing. Any ideas? The new sub/amp comes Wed.

04-11-2017, 10:50 PM	#9
yzark99 I run 2 catch cans... Drives: 2012 1LT SIM Auto Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: OR there Posts: 1,038 View My Garage	Is there a blown fuse on the amp? Maybe the amp is defective. __________________ Overkill tuned • Air Scoop • CAI • VMAX PTB • JacFab Laminator FX + Extendolator • SOLO Hi-Flo Cats + Cat-Back Exhaust View my top 3 LFX performance mods and more: .

04-08-2017, 07:01 PM	#4
Lacpac Drives: 2012 Crystal Red Tintcoat RS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 491 View My Garage	Thank you, I'll be working on it tomorrow.

04-09-2017, 09:05 AM	#5
Lacpac Drives: 2012 Crystal Red Tintcoat RS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 491 View My Garage	We'll all hooked up, triple checked and sub won't power up. Calli no Crutchfield next. It's got to be the ground wire!

04-11-2017, 10:40 AM	#8
Lacpac Drives: 2012 Crystal Red Tintcoat RS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 491 View My Garage

04-12-2017, 09:47 PM	#11
Lacpac Drives: 2012 Crystal Red Tintcoat RS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 491 View My Garage	The amp was defective! Got the new one today and hooked up the unit to the wiring I did last weekend and it works like a charm. I had checked the fuses on the old amp and replaced them just to be sure. Thanks for all your feedback.

04-13-2017, 07:47 AM	#12
yzark99 I run 2 catch cans... Drives: 2012 1LT SIM Auto Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: OR there Posts: 1,038 View My Garage	Awesome! __________________ Overkill tuned • Air Scoop • CAI • VMAX PTB • JacFab Laminator FX + Extendolator • SOLO Hi-Flo Cats + Cat-Back Exhaust View my top 3 LFX performance mods and more: .

04-13-2017, 08:36 AM	#14
Lacpac Drives: 2012 Crystal Red Tintcoat RS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 491 View My Garage	I figured it was Chinese made. The instructions say if I get a green light on the amp then it's working, red light is a fault signal. New amp light is Blue! LOL