aznpapaya

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i installed the amp and subs and they are working perfectly, the only problem now is that for some reason my amp gets really really hot, i would take a 1 hr drive and you can literally fry and egg on it lol. I search and most people said that the main problem could be because of a bad ground. Yesterday I took everything apart and rewire everything, i found what seems to be a much better place for the ground, i found this screw that's screwing down this clip which appears to be touching the frame of the car . But my amp is still getting really hot really fast. Any recommendation on where you guys ground your wire?

here's a pic of where i ground my wire, i know it's not exact but just to give you guys the general idea where i ground my wire.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55999657@N04/5967723590/http://www.flickr.com/photos/55999657@N04/5967723590/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/55999657@N04/, on Flickr

kumquatism

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Did you sand down the area before you grounded it down?

aznpapaya

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no i did not. but the place where i ground it seems to be bare metal tho.

sushiboi

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I also need a better ground location. I used a place under the back seat.

Supernin

Ground location can affect sound quality, but a bare metal ground is probably not causing it to get really hot. Causes for that are:
1. internal fan not working - check that first (if it has one)
2. inadequate air space around on the amp, particularly the heat fins which need plenty of air around them
3. pushing it really hard at a high gain will do it too; not much you can do about that except get a more powerful amp that doesn't have to work as hard.

hope that helps

aznpapaya

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superin, thanks for the input but:
1. The fan is working, i can hear is running.
2. there's nothing in my trunk except the amp and sub, i didn't mount it upside down either. It's just sitting there in the trunk with a whole lota space to breath lol.
3. my gain is at currently at 60%, 70% max, but i'll try to turn it down more to see if it helps with the heat problem.

I'm also intereted in a better grounding location if anyone want to share their.

joeker

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if you remove your passengerside trunk carpet/panel(requires removal of a couple of clips), there is already a ground location which is used for factory electronics.

aznpapaya

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can you be a little more specific, or perhaps a picture would be great.

Supremancy

Another reason for an amp to run hot is your sub configuration...Check your amp and see what impedance should be at the terminals (should either be 2ohm or 4ohm) and then see what resistance your sub is. If it is too low then it will overheat your amp with in like 5 to 10 min.

Likwid XTC

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finshed it today after a few 30 minute sessions here and there total was probably 5 hours cause im working with my son as well.lol

i had to fish through the whole post to find out what i need so ill list everything i did for the non ml version

i used a

scoshe 4 channel LOC
i tapped both set of wires from the oem subwoofer (going left to right on the amp plugs)
located on the second plug
brown + and green -
pink + and sky blue -

remote wire
located on the third plug
orange wire all the way on the end

after that it should be very easy and basic if you installed a system before, rca ,power wire, and ground.

and the end result
(all the wires are cleaned up and hidden, i had extra that i just cut off and left it there as i had to tend to my son)

Likwid XTC

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also the enclosure is wrapped in white carbon fiber vinyl wrap

IS3003o3

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So just started doing this for my '11 non ML and there seems to be a problem..

bfedro427

Can anyone post a pic of what the y-splitter looks like and how it is connected?

IS3003o3

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so the '11 non ML systems do not have any orange wires. I didn't have any meters or anything so I couldn't test the wires for a remote line. I ended up getting the 4 channel LOC from Wal-Mart and ended up tapping the subwoofer wires (brown & green, sky blue & pink, yes both pairs for non ML). also tapped the cig lighter fuse for remote right now everything is fine. its all a matter of adjusting everything

bfedro427

Same here...don't see any orange wires period. Mind posting a quick diagram of how you wired it to the LOC? Seems to be a bunch of conflicting information as far as whether to do both pairs for non ML