today when i was driving i notived my subs werent on....the fuse blew in the amp i didnt see any wires touching...when i stopped somewherei saw some smoke coming from the front of the car....opened the hood smelled something funny and it stopped smoking....car drives fine and i dont see smoke anymore....maybe was i pulling to much power from the alternator w/subs neon LEDS phone charger driving hard with 5 ppl in the car?? im just worried about my baby..... there is a power wire going from the amp directly to the battery....inline fuse by the battery.....amp is mounted on the side of the subwoofer box......the inline fuse in the engine was wet inside of the housing for the fuse i saw a little corossion but the inline fuse wasn't blown...only the fuse in the amp...when bass comes on my headlights dim slightly...you cant see it by looking at them but when they shine on a car u can see them....should i get a capacitor? maybe i need thicker power wire? its like 10 gauge or something for a 400 watt amp.

 

You prob. mean 8awg which is good enuff for 400watts. thats not your problem, your problem is you have a bad ground or a loose ground.