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Electrical interference

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=19465
Printed Date: June 02, 2024 at 12:59 AM


Topic: Electrical interference

Posted By: banggang
Subject: Electrical interference
Date Posted: September 29, 2003 at 12:03 PM

I installed a new Kenwood CD player and 4 speakers in my Hyundai about 6 months ago.  All was fine for about 3 months. All of a sudden my AM reception went to crap. Lots of static and when I use the wipers or directionals it gets intermittently better and worse. If I touch the antenna it gets louder and weaker. The only change to the car since the installation was a tuneup. Could the use of inferior plugs and wires cause this? Does anyone have an idea what happened here and how do I rectify it?

John



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John on Long Island



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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: September 29, 2003 at 12:28 PM
Sounds like you've lost a ground connection in the antennea somewhere.  The tune-up could have caused it if they knocked something loose.  Not likely to be the result of inferior plugs, etc unless you can hear the engine whine in the stereo...


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