I’m installing a stereo head unit and don’t have sound. This blue wire comes from the included harness and is the amp control wire. The control wire on the other connector at the unit also says amp control and isn’t connected to anything. I’m assuming I have to connect the two wires and this thing (plus heat shrink wrap…?) will help. I’m unsure if I should use this or cut and strip the wires and find some wire nuts. How do I use this connector, (if it even is one)?

  • Ifeelya@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    The generic term is bullet connector. That’s the male side, so you’ll need a matching female connector. Did the head unit come with a bag of hardware or anything?

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      4 months ago

      Thanks, solved. I didn’t see any loose connectors in the bag. There are generally a lot of dead end wires with caps and various labels.

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    4 months ago

    Male end bullet connector specifically. And blue wires in stereos are generally the remote on switch signal line. When you turn on your radio this tells any antennas or amplifiers to turn on and off when you turn off the radio or car.

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      4 months ago

      Thanks, solved. That’s why I’m thinking this is important to connect, although I’m not sure why it wouldn’t have a female connector on it. All of the reading I’ve done said the amp power was the issue. Sure enough when I started following the wires, the amp control isn’t connected. Blue has several labels on this unit, also bring the Bluetooth antenna wire.

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        4 months ago

        Most aftermarket installations just use a splice connector on the 12V that runs to the cigarette lighter.

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    4 months ago

    That is the male side of a bullet connector. You need to either get the corresponding female connector and crimp it on the other wire, then plug them in, or cut it off and use a butt splice to join the two wires.

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    4 months ago

    Please don’t do wiring in a car if you need to ask questions like this. At least get your work looked at by someone who knows his shit.

    It’s easy to make mistakes that can set your car on fire.

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    Looks like you stick the stripped wire into the free end, crimp down, and use heat-shrink on the whole thing.

    Can look up “crimp connectors” and see what you find.

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        4 months ago

        That makes more sense. I was sure I’d seen this before and it was plugged in as you say but man does it look like it would be terrible at that job. I prefer my interpretation but I’m almost certainly missing something.

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    4 months ago

    My Dashcam’s hardwire kit had the same connectors, there should be a similar connector on another cable, that doesn’t taper towards the tip. Those should fit and sort of “click” together.