car audio amp problems?

Justin

Active member
I am having so much trouble installing my system in my new car. everything worked perfectly fine in my old car! but now that i have set it up in my new car im having trouble getting it to work. the amp i was using is not working. the power light turns on when i start the car, but then shuts off after a few seconds. today, i tried installing a different amp with the same configuration and it caught on fire!!!

as i mentioned earlier, this system worked flawlessly in my old car. it should have just been a matter of plug-and-play. all the fuses are fine, all the grounds and connections are fine, music plays through the normal speakers but my amp does not stay on for more than 10 seconds and the subs do not work at all.

what would make the one amp shut off and the other catch on fire?
 
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