Looks like you're on the right track... I've made some notes below.
It looks like there are 3 ways to get the stereo signal to this amp:
1: RCAs (recommended)
2: High-level Input (tapping your current speakers for the signal)
3: Headphone-type adapter
I've noted which cables are for what below.
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Originally Posted by whatproblems
so my friend just got in his subwoofer, and we're stumped on how to hook it up
thats the back of the subwoofer...
it came with 5 of these wires
This is for option #3 (see above, I wouldn't recommend it). You would plug this into a headphone-style line-out jack, connect the cable with the spaded connectors (see below) into the ends, and then the other ends of those cables connect to the high-level-input harness. This cable is black for both wires because it only grabs the audio from one channel and splits it.
NOT NEEDED IF USING RCA!
all i know is the black is ground....
As mentioned, the blue is the remote turn on lead... this is how your radio tells the amp to turn on and off. Note that if this cable is not connected, your amp will NOT turn on, even if you have the power and ground cables connected.
The ground should be grounded to bare metal on the car (it's recommended to scrape paint off at the grounding point if there's any).
The yellow power wire should run to the battery, and be fused (it's recommended to put it between 18" and 36" from the battery). Adding a fuse protects both your amp and your car... even on small setups it's always a good practice to follow. Some setups come with fuses buried in the box somewhere... if not, look for a 30 amp in-line fuse.
no clue at all what this is
Used to connect the mono headphone-jack style cord (black one pictured above) to the harness pictured below.
NOT NEEDED IF USING RCA!
nor this
Connects either the headphone-jack-style cable (above) OR the High-Level Input cables (below) to your amp.
NOT NEEDED IF USING RCA!
this too
If you weren't using RCAs you would tap these wires into existing speaker wires on one end, and connect the other ends to the wiring harness above.
NOT NEEDED IF USING RCA!
and thats the rear of the headunit
there is also an unused wire that says AMP REM MAX 0.3v sticking out of the rear of the headunit
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You're already on the right track... I hope this clears up any confusion. Good luck!
