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    Quote Originally Posted by retroshark
    hey guys, ive had my new system in my car since the summer, and since it was a side project to get my mind off of the 5spd swap i had been doing, i didnt really ever get into troubleshooting it.

    anyway, some minor details on it:

    all pioneer premier components, includint the amps, subs, and head unit.

    the amps are in the trunk, and unfortunately, so is the battery.

    now, the battery positive cable runs along the drivers side, all the way to the bay, and obviously, the rca cables and the left front component speaker cables run alomng side it. unless i move the power cable to the other side, theres not really much else i can do, and moving it to the other side will mean it still runs past the amp in order to get to the battery

    now my options are pretty much limitless, i can rearrange most stuff pretty easlily, but i have no idea what to move, ive done some research into it and really dont know what to do, im hoping that someone can help me because ive had alternator noise before, but this is bad, and i mean its obvious why its happening.

    i wonder if there is some way i can shield the wires, and not have to do anything else. it doesnt matter what it looks like, its all covered up or can be covered up, so enlighten me, what can i do to eliminate the horrible alternator noise ruining my sound
    first thing i would do is move the rca's to the otherside....if that doesnt work than the radio could be out putting noise thru the rca's..therefore your radio sucks and you need to replace that pioneer piece of shit...next off if your radio is not what is causing the noise then your amplifier could also be a total piece of shit due to the manufactuer...and last but not least i know your rca's are not pioneer but seein as how you went cheap on all your noise having equipment..they are probably just cheap ass rca's...for the most part if you have a good set of rca's you can usually run next to power wire and have no issues...so basically rip all your shit out,pour gasoline all over it and start over..but if you dont wanna do that..hopefully this list of things to look for helps your delimma
    Last edited by b@d @pple; 12-25-2006 at 08:27 PM.

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