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Old Jun 4, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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I have a dual speakerbox that has two 12 with the lights in it and it has a toggle switch in the back to turn the lights on and off I was wanting to know if I could hook up a toggle switch and put it near the steering wheel and wire the two toggle switches up so I can turn the lights on from the front of my blazer instead of having to get out and cut them on and off with the toggle switch in the back of the box
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Yeah, it's not hard. If you go with a switch without an led in it than just find a 12 volt power source in the truck (Battery or fusebox ext.) and run it to one side of the switch. then wire the other side of the switch to the positive side of the switch on the sub enclosure. Then wire the negitive side of the sub enclosure switch to a ground on your truck. just leave the switch on the box turned on and you're set.

If you go with a toggle with an led in the switch you have to also run a ground wire to the toggle switch. the switch should have markings on which blade goes to which wire.
 
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I'm going to be using a blue rocker 30 amp switch and it has 3 prongs on the back one is power one is load and one is ground I hooked it up and the led on the switch came on but when I flipped the toggle to turn the lights in the box off it didn't do anything what should I wire to the load prong?
 
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Ok here is a diagram for you.
 
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Run a wire to the lights and put the switch in front of that wire wherever you want. It's simple.
 
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Ok hooked it up and my subs weren't working went and bought a new sub it didn't work bought a new amp for the new sub and they wouldn't work hooked up new RCA wires and the subs still arnt working all the fuse are good te amp power light comes on does anyone know what the problem could be?
 
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Check that your ground is secure and making a good connection.
 
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