got the head unit installed today and i was listening to some music after i put it in and realized there is some static when the volume is low...anyone have suggestions on why this could be happening

 

 

jk, check your grounds. is it happening on FM radio or CD?

 

is it cd or radio? Could be a bad ground, ground loop or engine noise.

 

its on when i play a cd

 

so if its the ground i have to take all the shit out again that i did to put it in so i can get to the ground wires?

 

yes. make sure its a good ground. aka grounded to the chasis, you can also sand down the area where its grounded a bit too. Also, check your power wire and make sure it isnt stripped anywhere.

 

Make sure any external rca's that are coming out of the deck are either capped off or taped off with electrical tape. If the metal of the rcas touch metal it will give you static/distortion.

 

how is the deck installed? You have a 3.0 so im guessing you have the bose stereo... if the new deck is not properly connected you will get a lot of noise.

 

i dont get a lot of noise i just hear the static like riht before the song starts and i cant hear it throughout the song...just before the song starts i hear it

 

i just installed it like any other head unit would be installed....bad idea?

 

I had static in the beginning, then I taped up a few more wires and it was all fixed.

 

where in jersey are you from???

 

Its probably the little motors inside working and creating noise, this normally isnt heard but since you have such a strong signal going into another amplifier, any little noise can be heard. If you change tracks you'll probably hear it as well.

You're going to need an adapter to install an aftermarket stereo to the bose stereo.

 

im in brick...ocean county...whats this adapter about and where can i get it....whats it hook up to?

 

nice area, i just hung out with a girl from brick last night actually.

 

the adapter would go between the new deck and the vehicle harness... there is universal ones which are cheaper, and vehicle specific ones that basically just have the right connector on the end for the car, those are more expensive. Believe it or not, wal-mart has a converter made by Scosche that works very well.

Heres a link to the scosche site, they list 2 models that will work, the last 2... the blue one can be found at wal-mart. http://www.scosche.com/scosche_carau...?CategoryID=36

 

so its a pretty easy hook up? how long will it take? and that black wire on the blue model..whats that hook up to?

 

the black wire is a ground wire... not usually needed, ive wired a few of them up and never used it and never had any noise problems. The converter will basically take the place of the crimp connectors on the speaker wires between the vehicle plug in harness and the new decks harness. The connections are made with set screws, just stick the stripped wire into the proper spot and tighten the screw, very simple. You'll only need to strip about 1/8" of insulation from each wire. The only thing thats somewhat confusing about it is the connections are labeled weird, but the instructions tell you what is what. Also, make sure the switch on the side of the unit is in the "factory amp" selection, and the factory amp output controls are all the way down before trying things out. Once its wired in you'll use a small screw driver to set each output adjustment the same, probably at about half, but it depends on the power your aftermarket deck has.

 

if you feel you dont want to make the connections, go with this: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-06oR206...51&I=142C4HA02

Basically a pre-wired version...

 

 

If you need more specific help once you get a converter, feel free to PM me.

 

does the blue one on the sosche website and the prewired one on crutchfield both work the same? is there an advantage to either or them? and whats the difference of the black one and the blue one on the sosche website?

 

The black one just has wires pre-attached which are color coded to aftermarket harness colors, its also specific for adding aftermarket decks to "premium" sound systems. The blue one is a little better in my mind as you make direct connections to it, and the fewer connections there are the less resistance there is. It can also be used to add aftermarket amps to a stock deck. So if you ever change your setup or mind, it will still work for you.

 

alright so im gna goget the adapter tomoro at walmart...when i get it i can just pull the wires apart that i have connected with black tape and put them into thr adapter?

 

Make sure you use a 4 guage wire for ground.

 

I didn't think he was usin an amp, you certainly don't need that big a ground for a head unit

 

lol hmm so what are you guys trying to tell me...different replies gets me confused!

 

Pull your hu out and check the wiring harness, and check all the wire connections. Chances are it's a bad ground, it's not taped off properly, or it's not connecting to your stock amp correctly. Sounds like a wiring problem, most likely a bad ground.

 

i dont have anything connected to my stock amp...if you mean a wiring running from the head unit to the stock amp...?

 

if it is a bad ground what options do i have?

 

Did the shop bypass the stock amp, or trigger it to come on with the hu?

 

do you have a Nextel phone? That will creating weird noises also

 

i put it in with a friend....just like a normal head unit would be put in

 

Did you have the premium bose system with the amp, or the regular system? If you had the premium you would have had to bypass or trigger the amp, so I'm guessing you don't have it. Check all of your wiring harness wires, tape them and make sure they are shielded, also make sure your grounds are contacting completely and not touching anything else.

 

i have a 3.0 premium..so im guessing i have the one with the amp?

 

where is the amp located

 

bringing the thread back to life, need to get rid of my static ive had enough of it

 

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if u said it only happen when u play a CD then its not a ground wired. have u try playing another CD? have u try putting in another head unit? wiring was the case then ur radio would do the samething.