Subwoofer not working, need some help

[gangstbani]

i had just installed my sub like 2 weeks ago and it was working fine then when i installed the back speakers my sub stopped working. the fuses are all good and my back speakers work fine.

http://i460.photobucket.com/albums/qq329/gangstabani/IMG_1340.jpg


im guessing this is the problem but im not sure. this is the ground wire i think.
if this is the problem then what am i supposed to do with it?
http://i460.photobucket.com/albums/qq329/gangstabani/IMG_1341.jpg


http://i460.photobucket.com/albums/qq329/gangstabani/IMG_1342.jpg

[youngin3]

Does your subwoofer amp have power?

How did they tap in a signal for the subs? Did they tap the rear speaker wires or did they plug it into the back of your aftermarket head unit?

We need a little more info.

[gangstbani]

the light for my amp is off so i guess thats not working. and for the wires they had to to connect it to speakers by splicing the wires.
but they connected the wires right behind head unit.

also i kept removing the negative battery when trying to put speakers in.

[showtime]

you need to ground your amp, if thats your ground wire thats just laying around you need to bolt that down between some metal.

[littlerick]

yeah without ground your amp wont work

[fatal1]

from the ground wire dangling like that its posible you may have blown your amp...im sure you definately blew a few fuses at minimum

[showtime]

you might of gotten lucky and had your amp go into protection mode before it blew up. But when your amp "blows up" 90% of the time it will start smoking so its hard to miss it if it did blow up

[youngin3]

LMFAO!

I was at school when I looked at this and I didn't see the pictures because of the filter.

I almost died when I got home and saw this thread!!!

[gangstbani]

so i could put the ground wire between a bolt like the one that holds down the chairs and tighten it down?

[fatal1]

yep

[fatal1]

make sure the car is off though when you do it

[ricky_db]

make sure the car is off though when you do it
wimp lol

[gangstbani]

lol, thanks a lot i will do that tomorrow morning and let you guys know.

[youngin3]

wimp lol

I agree with Ricky! WIMP! It's ONLY 12 volts! :smt026

[nycking23]

also make sure you sand down the spot where the ground will bolt to the car, you have to get rid of any paint and be left with bare metal

[youngin3]

And don't expect your Wal-Mart Neverstart battery to hold up for very long under the abuse of a system.

[gangstbani]

thanks a lot guys its working fine now (^_^) Now i can go blast my kicker around until it dies.

[Colton5419]

I must admit I "lol'd" at the ground wire dangling.

[RedLine DOHC]

this is totally over used...
FAIL.
LOL
but I guess there is a learning curve.

[The_fresh_Galant]

HAHAHA this is kinda funny but if ur pounding a kicker right...that aint neva gonna die!!

[ADExternal]

wow this thread made my night....lol Though, i would rather recommend grounding somewhere else aside from the back chair bolts. Self tapping screw and a drill isnt hard to obtain to create a good ground to bare metal.