stereo install

[mrfunktastic]

i just went to install my stereo and after hooking everything up i have static in all my speakers. but only on base level. mid and high is fine. i tried 4 different speakers and all the same thing. and its only medium volume. like around 10 or so. any ideas?

[Fooshitinkinjssomethingorother]

You're getting interference from somewhere. Are you using an amp? It sounds like your RCAs are getting interference from something.

[Lude-icious!]

what car??

and make sure your deck ground isn't touchin anything but ground...and also check your rcas and make sure they aren't touching body/eachother anywhere, and they aren't runnin on the same side as your power wire to your amp.

[mrfunktastic]

no amp. just running 4 pioneer speakers. to the pioneer deck rcas arnt hooked up and ground is definatly not touching anything. its in my 93 civic hatch. i ran a seperate power wire. i wired it all to constant power rather then ignition power. didnt want to have to have the key in to listen to music. all new speaker wire was run from doors to deck. and rear to deck. its almost like i need some kind of filter. i am going to look into an amp this week.

[Redtapemassacre]

Make sure your power wire isn't running parallel to the audio wires. You could be introducing electrical noise to your audio signal. They have to be a least 16" apart from what I remember or use sheilded wires. Also try your deck in a different car to rule that out.

[mrfunktastic]

ya i was thinking it was the deck aswell but i mean its brand new out of the box. i am gonna try it in another car next weekend to see if the deck is my problem.

[kzoobaggs]

If you ran the new power directly from the battery you are hearing an alternater noise. You will need a filter for it. Also the whole thing about running the rcas and the power wires separate is old and with the technology we have now in rcas you do not have to run them separate. As long as you buy some 4 channel rcas and do not use 2 sets of 2 channel rcas.

[4Door Life]

if you are running a msd ignition box, you sometimes get a lil feedback from it...

also if you did not use the factory +wire from the factory head unit, you can pick up noise from that well...

[Lude-icious!]

altenator noise?? never heard of that...but ya bro, instead of runnin the power wire for your deck directly from the battery, run it from inside the car where its suppose to go, and put the accessorie(usually the smaller red wire) on the constant power too, and just put our switch after in the accessorie wire, then you won't need keys, just flip your switch.

[4Door Life]

the whole thing about running the rcas and the power wires separate is old and with the technology we have now in rcas you do not have to run them separate. As long as you buy some 4 channel rcas and do not use 2 sets of 2 channel rcas.

you can still get crossover noise from running them next to each other...

[mrfunktastic]

thanks guys. i think i will tun my powers of the stock constant... anyone know what wire that would be in a 93 civic wiring harness? its either gonna be yellow or red... juts not sure which.

[SpoolinSol]

thanks guys. i think i will tun my powers of the stock constant... anyone know what wire that would be in a 93 civic wiring harness? its either gonna be yellow or red... juts not sure which.

i'm kinda confused by your question; but generally red = pwr w/ ignition, and yellow = constant pwr.

btw; kzoobaggs knows whats up; he does audio installs in my neck of the woods..

[mrfunktastic]

ya my question was which one would be the constant power. and u answered it. thanks. i will have to try out that for my constant power and see if it eliminates the noise. i think i will also look into an amp anyway so i can have some better sound. i will keep u guys posted on if it works or not.

[SpoolinSol]

pick up a 4-channel amp fo sho; if you already ran new wires, you got the hard work done already! an amp makes a HUGE difference

[mrfunktastic]

ya i will check that out this week. i can probabaly pick one up cheap off one of my friends. hell the flee market around me carries pyramid amps. now i know they are shit but if i am only running 4 speakers then i am not exactly expecting anything spectacular.

[mrfunktastic]

well i went to rewire the deck and its a no go. first off... none of the wires gave me a constant power. or even ignition power. and i tried everyone. so i said screw it adn started checking for shorts in the system. still nothing. so i unwrapped the power wires and made sure everything was good and well they decided to touch the deck. *POP* there goes the fuse. no big deal i put in another fuse for the deck... well it was a big deal casue it fried the face plate. so fuckit. back to the store it goes and i am gonna start lookin for a new deck. and amp. i hate wireing of anykind. i am gonna go get in m gokart and do a few laps around the block and blow off some steam. only wire i have to worry about there is my kill switch... even i can handle that. so i am out for now... peace.

[rattmann316]

is it a pioneer radio? i have an extra one i dont need. the internal amp is bad but the face plate is still good.

just a note...if the fuse on radio blows...theres usually something seriously wrong with the internal amp of the radio and is prolly not related to anything you actually ran yourself.

in addition, i would double check all the wiring you decided to run for yourself. i would do a continuity test to ground and test each individual speaker wire at the radio and see if it beeps. prolly get the best results if you can drive around and have some one do it while youre hitting bumps and shit. also, check it while opening and closing the doors. if one lead of the speakers is even barely touching metal (or intermittently) then you could cause havoc with a cd players internal amp. once it touches metal you have a semi-common ground system which can spell trouble for most modern electronics.

[mrfunktastic]

i actualy just did the test on all the speaker wires and they were good. it is a pioneer but i am just gonna return the pos and get a new deck. that will tell me right away if it was the deck or not. i think it must have been internal. once i get the new deck in i will update u guys. it was a good deck to. regualr 400 bucks on clearance for 100. last years model. i think it was the DEH 7800

[kzoobaggs]

well i went to rewire the deck and its a no go. first off... none of the wires gave me a constant power. or even ignition power. and i tried everyone. so i said screw it adn started checking for shorts in the system. still nothing. so i unwrapped the power wires and made sure everything was good and well they decided to touch the deck. *POP* there goes the fuse. no big deal i put in another fuse for the deck... well it was a big deal casue it fried the face plate. so fuckit. back to the store it goes and i am gonna start lookin for a new deck. and amp. i hate wireing of anykind. i am gonna go get in m gokart and do a few laps around the block and blow off some steam. only wire i have to worry about there is my kill switch... even i can handle that. so i am out for now... peace.

As far as looking for power make sure all your fuses in the car are good. How did you check for power? did you use a multi meter. It might be a good idea if when you buy your next deck you have a professional install it.

[mrfunktastic]

ok bought a new deck. put it in and it works. no crackle in the speakers and perfect sound. so the deck was fucked. so i am gonna send the old one back for repair. my instalation abilities are quit capapable but not when shit is broken