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coppellstereo 
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This one I cant quite figure out:

My girlfriend has a 2001 Civic EX with stock speakers.  We installed a subwoofer, but recently when she hits bumps there is a weird static from the right side speakers.  I tested all of the connections at the HU and at the speakers themselves, all are secure.  Anyone have any ideas what could cause this?  Is there a possible factory amp somewhere?

Let me know!  Thanks!

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did you use a LOC or high level input?

if you used an LOC the switch the RCAs and see if the static switches sides, if it does then its in the LOC, or its connections.

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to the speakers we are using the factory connections straight to the HU.  Is that what you are referring to?  I've never heard of LOC - what does that stand for?

to the sub amp is RCA

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Posted: January 05, 2006 at 8:43 PM / IP Logged  

Then she has a replacement head unit installed.  That's why you didn't use a LOC.

Could be in the head unit itself.  The deck is powering the speakers, right?  Use ss-installer's advice but employ it in a different sense now:  switch the left/right wiring on the harness at the deck to see if the problem moves to the other side of the car.  At this point you should be able to tell where the problem lies...if the static appears on the other side the problem is within the deck.  If it stays on the same side the problem is in the wiring between the deck and the affected speakers.

And maybe those old OEM speakers are beat.

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yeah, she has an aftermarket HU.  It is weird bc, this hasnt happened until we installed the subwoofer.  I will try switching the wires,  It is weird that it is only on one side.  Do you think it could be because the amp hasnt ever sent a signal through the remote turn on wire, and now it is?
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Posted: January 05, 2006 at 9:08 PM / IP Logged  
No, that couldn't be the cause.  Try the wire switching and let's go from there.  And look hard at every place you touched when you put the sub and amp in the car.  When you can pinpoint that a new event occurred just prior to a problem ("this hasnt happened until we installed the subwoofer"), the problem is most likely associated with that event.
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yeah, the sub install was what I assumed caused a problem.  That is why i checked the speaker connection on the back deck area and up front on the HU.  

Is there another place in the car where the wires have a connect - ie: harness - or do the wires go directly from the HU to the speakers?

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A harness for either the speakers or the RCA's to the amp may be pinched somewhere. You may want to remove all the trim you removed to run wires for the sub install and check them for wear. It wouldn't be the first time something like this has happened.
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the actual harness itself is pinched?  taking the trim off to check here in a bit, i'll let you know what i find!
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found it - the relay we used for her lights came loose and was rattling around.  sad day.

for lights right now we are running the power from the same 4ga that the amp is powered with, is it that much better to run a dedicated cable from the batt for lights in the back?

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