whats wrong with it

basscrazy · Post by **basscrazy** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 3:53 pm

i got an 18" audiobahn sub and the 2300hct model amp
the problem is when i start my car the speaker hits or when i change tracks on my cd player it hits.
what would make it do that?

Livinloud · Post by **Livinloud** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 4:50 pm

What kind of cd player do you have?
What kind of RCA's do you have?

Make sure you have your power wire and RCA's running on opposite sides of the car. This noise you can hear sounds like interference to me. I had this same problem. I ordered some Stinger RCA's off of ebay for 11 bucks. Got a new deck and my problem is gone.

Also you might want to make sure your ground is completely bare metal.

basscrazy · Post by **basscrazy** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 5:07 pm

i got a kenwood headunitand some stinger rca's
a guy at a radio store said it was from my headunit but i want other opinions

Livinloud · Post by **Livinloud** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 5:23 pm

Is there anything wrong with your installation kit?
Is your deck loose or does it fit snug in the dash?

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 6:05 pm

Probably the ground wire on the headunit.

How was this radio wired? Did you used a wiring harness adapter?

Is it wired with electric tape/twisted? Electric crimp on connectors? Soldered?

basscrazy · Post by **basscrazy** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 6:40 pm

my head unit fits snug
my sub is soldered in the box connectors
about the wiring idont know
how would i check?
it works fine when i am listenening to the radio or when i let a cd play through
it just does it when i start the car or switch tracks or the cd skips

lotas · Post by **lotas** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 6:45 pm

basscrazy wrote:my head unit fits snug
about the wiring idont know
how would i check?

well did you install it or did a place like circuit city or best buy? If a store did it or a car audio shop most likely they used a wiring harness, that just means its a series of wires in plastic that fits into your stock car one...

if you want to check the connections, pull the deck out (for all the ones i've dealt with you use two metal arms that insert on each side and pull the deck out, dunno if its different with different brands) and just tak a peek in the back, although your radio antenna wire might pullout when you pull the HU out, cause those tend to be short.

basscrazy · Post by **basscrazy** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 6:48 pm

i have a 2004 saturn vue and to get to any of that you have to take the whole dash out and i dont want to screw anything up