Car wont start after installing amplifier

Have you ever done this kind of work? Actually, yes. Many electronic components in cars do draw current, small amounts, when off.

Aftermarket amps, subs and head units are notorious for high draws when off and internal failures that cause those draws to be much higher. So high that it drains the battery overnight. It is called parasitic drain and if your battery continues to go dead overnight, you need to do a parasitic draw test to determine the cause.

Aftermarket devices radios, alarms, and remote starters are usual suspects. Okay, so just charge up the battery, and then wire up the turn on wire? I think it has W total power. Could anyone let me know the possible connections between my amp install and why my car doesn't want to start all the time? It's very strange because I have never had this problem and it only started occuring after the amp install I'm freaking out. It also starts when it is jumped.

I am a complete car mechanic noob fyi. Your battery might not be dead but it could no longer have the charge or the ability to hold the charge necessary to power all of these things at once, thats why when you jump it the car starts the two batteries provide it with enough power. Again i was just thinking out loud don't really know much of anything about cars, hope i was able to help in some way good luck with your problem.

Noev might be right if you're able to actually drive the car comfortably with the amp blasting after you jump start it. Maybe try to only turn the key so far that the amplifier starts, but not the car.

Then wait a little and turn it all the way? If not then do that. Yup, its probably the remote wire. Also, on the amp there is often a switch that you should make sure is set to REM which is remote and make sure the remote wire is actually hooked up. If you remember installing the remote wire its a small, thin blue wire then CHECK to make sure it is actually hooked up as since it is so small if you didn't saulder the connection it may have split off and broken on its own.

Then charge battery. If worst case it still doesnt start when jump starting and it makes a clicking sound when you turn the key the starter in the car itself may have died by no fault of your own and just as a random coincidence though this is highly unlikely.

Did you rig a capacitor to the amp and charge it as instructed? Your amp is obviously drawing enough current to stop the starter from working properly. Sorry for bumping old post, but I just flew home to figure this out Everything was removed.

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