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98 civic ex aftermarket head unit problem
My wife has a 98 civic ex and the stock radio is only an AM/FM setup. So,
about two years ago we went and got a aftermarket radio w/cd player. They had to jumper the wire from the old radio and leave it behind the dash so the keyless entry and dome light will still work. Here is the the problem....after about a year the radio started getting a high pitched noise that could be heard all the time and it interferred with the microproccesor causing the CD player to stop. I just assumed it was a bad radio so I went and got a new one of the same brand so I could use the same wire harness. It has worked just fine for about another year until two days ago. the new radio is doing the exact same thing. At first I thought it was a bad ground or the antenna was not hooked up right, but after checking the antenna and giving the radio a dedicated ground it still did the same thing. Oddly enough the only way I can figure to consistently stop the noise is to squeeze the radio on the bottom! I even took the radio apart. it looked fine as far as I could tell. So here is my question: Is there a possible problem with the wiring causing these radios to short out? It all looks pretty clean and correct, but what do i know. I am thinking of getting her the separate cd player that goes in the bin behind the cup holders. It looks like it just wires directly to the factory radio with an eight pin connector. What should I do? Greg Toft |
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98 civic ex aftermarket head unit problem
the factory unit is not connected to the speakers . I still don't
understand why squeezing the radio makes the noise go away... "Jeff" wrote in message ... Use the AC alot? Possiable condensation dripping into the radio. If the function buttons are accessable but the audio from the CD will be fed to the factory head which is not connected to the speakers anymore and should not be while the aftermarket unit is. Jeff "Greg" wrote in message ... My wife has a 98 civic ex and the stock radio is only an AM/FM setup. So, about two years ago we went and got a aftermarket radio w/cd player. They had to jumper the wire from the old radio and leave it behind the dash so the keyless entry and dome light will still work. Here is the the problem....after about a year the radio started getting a high pitched noise that could be heard all the time and it interferred with the microproccesor causing the CD player to stop. I just assumed it was a bad radio so I went and got a new one of the same brand so I could use the same wire harness. It has worked just fine for about another year until two days ago. the new radio is doing the exact same thing. At first I thought it was a bad ground or the antenna was not hooked up right, but after checking the antenna and giving the radio a dedicated ground it still did the same thing. Oddly enough the only way I can figure to consistently stop the noise is to squeeze the radio on the bottom! I even took the radio apart. it looked fine as far as I could tell. So here is my question: Is there a possible problem with the wiring causing these radios to short out? It all looks pretty clean and correct, but what do i know. I am thinking of getting her the separate cd player that goes in the bin behind the cup holders. It looks like it just wires directly to the factory radio with an eight pin connector. What should I do? Greg Toft |
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98 civic ex aftermarket head unit problem
Cold solder joint or corrosion is not always visable.
Jeff "Greg" wrote in message ... the factory unit is not connected to the speakers . I still don't understand why squeezing the radio makes the noise go away... "Jeff" wrote in message ... |
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