I installed everything correctly except the remote wire.heres the problem...I hooked the remote wire to one of the rear speakers.When I turn the stereo on, the amp light turns on but slowy fades off...What could be wrong???

 

Is it hooked up to the speaker input (small wire) or the amp power (big wire)

 

how do i hook up the remote wire without bringing the wire all the way to the head unit???

 

The best thing to do is run the remote startup wire from the new head unit. I've redone the radio in my '92 SE twice. both times I wanted to add additional power. Now she screams!!. Here's some of the things I did with the factory system:

First, remove the back speakers and place them under your dog's house. That's all their good for.

Next, run your own speaker wires to the back speakers. I tried using the factory harness but decided it wasn't worth the hassle of going around those cheesy amps (on the SE). This solves the problems for the rear speakers.

Next, I defeated the amplifier in the front Bose speakers. At first I took the speakers out and saved them. Then 7 yers later I realized that these were REAL Bose speakers. I unhooked the amplifier by opening the enclosure and placing a standard wire on it and running the lead through the bass port. Kind of goofy looking but works like a charm, and beats any other speakers you may try like 6 1/2s.
Next, hooked up the speakers with the car wiring. Didn't feel like running through the tunnel in the door.

Finallly, remove the factory radio. I gave mine away to my uncle who couldn't use it in his GXE model.

After I completed all of the steps listed above, added additional amps, 4 ga battery wire, and power amps mounted on a board, all ran fine..

Happy hunting..