Do any of the amps work? Id check the fuses in the amp and your power wire. On most amps protect mode will come on when it overheats, the gain is on too high, or if the speaker wires short. Maybe something went wrong when your wires came off and it fried the amp.

 

Make sure you have a good ground. Seat belt bolts are not good grounds.

 

like mentioned above it could be as simple as a bad ground

or if the speaker wires touched it could of popped a fuse on the amp which I would think is the most likely outcome. If the amp doesn't have any fuses it could of fried the amp..... just depends on the quality of the amp.

What kind of amps are they?

 

like mentioned above it could be as simple as a bad ground

or if the speaker wires touched it could of popped a fuse on the amp which I would think is the most likely outcome. If the amp doesn't have any fuses it could of fried the amp..... just depends on the quality of the amp.

What kind of amps are they?

They are profile amps. California amplifiers, a 400 watt and a 700 watt.