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XR8fella · 05-06-2003, 04:19

i am getting that damn engine noise.
i am using as fat and as insulated RCA leads as i can find.
and its coming through loud and clear when i start the car.
i have checked all wiring and everything is grounded well.
one thing i have noticed though when i have attached the positive cable to the terminal on the batter, i used a gold connector and it gets about 3cm from the alternator, would this be a possible cause for some hell loud engine noise ???
or any other tips would be handy !!!!

SilverEA · 05-06-2003, 15:35

What's your aerial like? Mine is shitful at reception. I have heaps of static and poor reception even in town! I am thinking possibly aerial not grounded properly. I will get a new elec aerial one day to try and fix this problem and hopefully the f**king engine noise goes away. I will let everyone know if it's a fix, but that proly wont b for a while! Just a suggestion......

XR8fella · 05-06-2003, 15:43

mines electric arial, and i can hear the buzzing from it too in the speakers when it goes up and down

SilverEA · 05-06-2003, 21:09

Yeah, mine does that. I will replace it one day, but at the moment don't have the $100 or so for a new one! If you replace it before me, let me know if it makes a difference ok?

XR8fella · 05-07-2003, 15:15

i bought some rca noise filters, fixed my problem right up !

SilverEA · 05-07-2003, 15:29

I have thought about them, as my RCA's are really cheap dodgy things! But I need a new aerial anyway, so i'll get that first and see what difference that makes.
Thanks for letting me know how you fixed it....

85xfo · 05-08-2003, 11:59

make sure there are no power cables running right near rca /speaker cables

snavy · 05-10-2003, 12:03

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Originally posted by 85xfo
make sure there are no power cables running right near rca /speaker cables

yeah also try run the RCAs down the center of the car. Power cable on the side.