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When I hit the gas, I can hear my engine rev. It is not the rca's crossd over the power, and it is not the ground. When I turn my engine off, my subs continue to bump at a very low volume. But when I wiggle the remote wire, it will stop. The pwer light stays on constant when I turn my car off, and I dont know why! I do have my head-unit hooked up directly to the battery so I can turn it on and off manually opposed to the ignition. I wonder if this has somenthing to do with my amp staying on? Someone PLEASE HELP!
98z24, lowered 2", aem intake, cat-back striaght pipes!, cop lighs in the front and rear lights, 18" liquid metal's, primer black, tint, full audio and video.
it's likely the RCAs themselves.
what brand of deck are you using. I have the same problem....just an engine whine. Pioneers are famous for engine noise in the subwoofers and speakers. Ground out the Rca's. Wrap some bare wire around each of the rca jacks on the back of the deck.
2000 Cavalier Sedan.
turn off your radio, your amp should turn off unless your remote is not hooked up to the radio. If you wiggle the remote and it turns off then it may be touching the power wire...
Illdwes, you were right about the remote and power touching, that past of my problem is fixed. And Andy, how do I ground out the rca's? Are you talking about doing something like taping the bare metal places on the rca's?? I didnt understand what had typed earlier. An I have a Jensen deck. Cheap, but I am pretty satisfied with it. Have you heard much about them letting engine noise bleed throguh the system?
98z24, lowered 2", aem intake, cat-back striaght pipes!, cop lighs in the front and rear lights, 18" liquid metal's, primer black, tint, full audio and video.
yup thats the post i have been looking for. I still have the noise, it is just when i feel like getting the deck out again to ground it. I will do it eventually when I am motivated. Hopefully it works!
2000 Cavalier Sedan.
double check your grounds 3 more times. get a new set of rca's and try that. if that doesnt work, your outputs on the head unit could be bad. i have seen it once or twice. it sucks to spend money on a new deck, but it happens.
On the other hand....you have other fingers.
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Thanks for the info on grouning the rca's! I decided to try it out while I already had my dash out today, and it solved all my problems! This site is the best!
98z24, lowered 2", aem intake, cat-back striaght pipes!, cop lighs in the front and rear lights, 18" liquid metal's, primer black, tint, full audio and video.
awesome i am going to go do this too then. Did you just use some speaker wire or just some bare copper
2000 Cavalier Sedan.
speaker wire with the insulation stripped off, basically any wire that conducts electricity well
awesome it worked, just had to have some tedious work to get the wires to stay snug. But, anyone with any engine noise should try doing this before wasting a bunch of money like i did!
2000 Cavalier Sedan.
Yeha, I just used bare speaker wire as well
98z24, lowered 2", aem intake, cat-back striaght pipes!, cop lighs in the front and rear lights, 18" liquid metal's, primer black, tint, full audio and video.
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