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hi im trying to install sub amp graphic to my 1990 32oi cab , but the thing isi have asonycd player an weniturnthe volume up it cuts out, afreind mentioned something that e30 bmw's came with a fadar control and this cud b the cause any help guys. thanks

No sounds like not enough power getting to the amp..

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e30geezer wrote:hi im trying to install sub amp graphic to my 1990 32oi cab , but the thing isi have asonycd player an weniturnthe volume up it cuts out, afreind mentioned something that e30 bmw's came with a fadar control and this cud b the cause any help guys. thanks

defo sounds like power supply problem.

what wire and how / where did you wire the amp ?

maybe you just have a low powered amp? do you know the spec of the amp?

could be over heating aswell, do you blow any fuses when it cuts out?

e30geezer wrote:hi im trying to install sub amp graphic to my 1990 32oi cab , but the thing isi have asonycd player an weniturnthe volume up it cuts out, afreind mentioned something that e30 bmw's came with a fadar control and this cud b the cause any help guys. thanks

Im interested in a reply to this to , Few days ago mine started cutting the headunit out when i turn the volume up , Seems worse when the base kicks in and the whole lot turns off
I have changed nothing and thought it was a earthing issue but still does it

either the amp is having to work too hard to power the sub therefor is overheating, all good amps have a cutout circuit to protect them from cooking the circuit board or the main power feed wire is too thin a gauge

steve your amp sounds goosed m8

Amp is all good mate , Swapped the whole lot over bit by bit into my other car and powered up fine , Its the headunit thats turning off taking the amp out , Have tried it with no amp and still turns off but only in the e30
Have tried earthing it in different places as well , Got me baffled unless its one of the speakers tripping it out

have you tried a live feed from the batery to the head unit? it may be that the old wiring cant cope with the demand i used to have a mazda( ) that did that when i think on it... might work

I've seen all these problems in BM's before on a mate's car....

basically it's power + earth cables that are causing the fault...

if the head-unit's switching off, then sort that things power and earth (both power wires red and yellow),

and then if the amp continue's troubleshoot similarly with that!

also, check to see if your lights dim when you're cranking it...if they do, then you know there's a power issue as other electrical's are being affected!

Power cap time too.

sounds like a speaker shorting out may be even on the body

ive had this prblem wiv my alpine unit. . . . .evrytime i put the volume up the unit cut off. . .

i then tried another hed unit and all was fine. . .

so it could be that ur headunit could be faulty not the power or earth cables!!

run a power from the battery to the head unit, its a common thing on e30s not enough current through the std wiring.

i had these problem a few days ago but its all sorted now

wat happend was the remote wire from the amp to cd was connected to the wrong wire and not the actual remote wire i connected it to the propa remote wire and its all fine since then