when u connect the amp power cable to the positive terminal of the battery, how do u connect it?i.e. which bit of the terminal do u attac it to?(the end of the wire is too small to go directly over the terminal)

thanks

put a conector on the end, then put conector on the bolt

i did that but the amp still dosent turn on - does it have to be earthed before it will turn on?

yes.. and you need to connect the remote turn on cable thingy too

thats another problem i have lol - my HU dosent appear to have any remote socket/lead - the manual says there is one but i cant see it

its normally a blue cable in the same area as the power / ground cables

heres sum pics of the back of the unit (its the JVC HU that changes color btw just in case any1 as it)

you got a manual for it, they normally say - or theres often a pinout on top of the headunit.

yer i downloaded the manual : http://www.jvc.co.uk/files/installation_manual/get0191-005a.pdf

It does label the remote wire but i cant see it on my HU

Man lead my post on amping up your sei. Its super easy i did for the first time the other week. The power cable terminal should fit nicely onto existing bolts that are attached to the positive terminal. For grounding your amp there will be a bolt in the boot just under the carpet to the right of centre.

The Remote turn on seems strange on your HU, normally you have a cable from the back which can be used to turn on your amp where it be a power anntena or proper Remote turn on cable. Have your pluged your head unit straight from the cars connectors, if so it could be a problem. What you'll have to do if this is the case is somehow hook up the remote turn on lead to the switched turn on lead ( i.e red)

See this is why you should use a ISO cable makes life so easy.

k looking at my head unit i think i do have an ISO connector - plug with lots of wires coming out of it - can i just plug the remote wire into that?

If you cant find the blue remote wire, simply break into a wire for the head unit, such as the power, with a really thin speaker wire. It only needs minimal power just to tell the amp when to turn on or off.

thanks but how do i break into it?(soz for being so stupid)

Either strip a bit of the plastic wire coating off, wrap the extra remote wire round and solder it or cover it tightly with loads of duck tape or something. Alternatively cut the wire, put a bullet connector on either side, but run 2 wires on the head unit side. If you know what i mean.

could i use a terminal block instead?i.e. cut the power cable and put one end in the terminal block and the other end of the power cable in the other along with the remote wire?

Yep.

like this.......

Just make sure its not the yellow permanent power source wire otherwise you amp will always be on, not good news for your battery.