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Old 03-21-2018, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Dsm Limited
you also need to wire the "trigger" wire. The one that is controlled by switched power, like the cig lighter, one that comes on with the ignition. There should be a 2 wire plug near the top of the fairing on the brake side. Should be by the speaker pod and have a blue/ purple wire. You can use that wire for the trigger or tap into the blue/ purple on your accessory outlet.
Or get one of these to tap into the remote turn on or trigger wire.

http://www.vtwinaudio.com/store/prod...ire-connector/

https://mstore.harley-davidson.com/s...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

This remote turn on removes power to the amp when the acc switch is off and closes the circuit to turn on the amp with the acc switch on. Without it the amp would be hot all the time sucking the life out of your battery.

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Originally Posted by Tailwind
Inline fuse should be within 12" of the battery, not the amp.

Not sure why u would wants D Block and 4 awg for one amp. Maybe with 3 amps.

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Yep your write I was over thinking it.
 
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Alright if I tap into the accessory wire then where does that wire go to on the amp? There’s a place for speaker wire. Then the ground wire and the 12v wire which is going to the battery and theres the input and output. Then i guess theres supposed to be rca cables but how do those go into the amp if they do or how to they go into the stock stereo headunit. Theres litterally just a giant wire loom coming out of it
 

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Alright if I tap into the accessory wire then where does that wire go to on the amp? There’s a place for speaker wire. Then the ground wire and the 12v wire which is going to the battery and theres the input and output. Then i guess theres supposed to be rca cables but how do those go into the amp if they do or how to they go into the stock stereo headunit. Theres litterally just a giant wire loom coming out of it
You wire it to the Remote on the amp. For the RCA's you should have a pig tail with the amp for the RCA's.
Also where did you run your ground wire to?

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You wire it to the Remote on the amp. For the RCA's you should have a pig tail with the amp for the RCA's.
Also where did you run your ground wire to?

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okay so tiny skin wire from maybe that cig lighter looking thing to the remote port in the amp. i have the pigtail that plugs into the amp with the two rca female acceptor ports. i have ground wire straight to the battery. i also have that other wire that plugs into the amp and then goes to the speakers
 
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okay so tiny skin wire from maybe that cig lighter looking thing to the remote port in the amp. i have the pigtail that plugs into the amp with the two rca female acceptor ports. i have ground wire straight to the battery. i also have that other wire that plugs into the amp and then goes to the speakers
Stock speaker wires to LL, RCA's from LL to amp, remote wire to aux wire, then amp out to speakers. Easy Peasy.
 
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Originally Posted by Tailwind
Or get one of these to tap into the remote turn on or trigger wire.

http://www.vtwinaudio.com/store/prod...ire-connector/

https://mstore.harley-davidson.com/s...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

This remote turn on removes power to the amp when the acc switch is off and closes the circuit to turn on the amp with the acc switch on. Without it the amp would be hot all the time sucking the life out of your battery.

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Just needs that because he’s running stock head unit?
 
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according to bates i dont need that. I can run a single wire from the aux power port aka cig lighter to the place on the amp and that will work
 
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U by all means don't need one of those harnesses but most folks are not wanting to cut and splice their accessory sources when there is a harness available for $10 at the HD shop.

Boys are just not comfortable cutting into these Rushmore's.

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according to bates i dont need that. I can run a single wire from the aux power port aka cig lighter to the place on the amp and that will work
That's not what I meant by aux wire but yes that will work.
 


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