deck help please!!!

kevio180 · Post by **kevio180** » December 31st, 2005, 5:38 pm

Hi guys, I got my deck installed today along with my screen, but when I press the gas, its making a mad high pitched sound, kinda like driving a electrical car, lol.

I'm thinking it might be because I didn't ground the 2 wires probly, if thats the case, is there a nice sopt I can ground it with out cutting myself reaching for it?

Or if its somthing else?

Thanks

FlyVFR · Post by **FlyVFR** » December 31st, 2005, 7:53 pm

For shame

Always ground the ground wires

Find a bolt on the chasiss. Or if you have the installation manual that came with your unit follow their procedure.

Have a nice day

kevio180 · Post by **kevio180** » December 31st, 2005, 8:53 pm

I did ground them, just not on the car, lol, more like on a pecice of metal.

Can both wires be grounded to the same bolt? or do they have to be far apart?

thanks

FlyVFR · Post by **FlyVFR** » December 31st, 2005, 9:05 pm

The same bolt is better and easier

**Make sure they are ground wires. If they are not they may be above ground wires

Very funny right

kevio180 · Post by **kevio180** » December 31st, 2005, 11:41 pm

lol, wicked, thanks, I will try to fix it tommoorrow

kevio180 · Post by **kevio180** » January 1st, 2006, 9:35 am

Cool, its done. I wired them to a spare clap and hooked that on to a metal part inside the dash, sounds great now, screen working great too. thanks

kevio180 · Post by **kevio180** » January 1st, 2006, 9:58 pm

ok, right now, if I play at a low sound level, like around 3 to 5, i can still hear that high pitched sound, but not very loud, not as loud as before. But if I play it normal, like above level 7, i can't hear it anymore, i know its there, just not loud enough for me to hear.

is it suppose to be like that? or is there somthing i can do to get ride of it?

FlyVFR · Post by **FlyVFR** » January 2nd, 2006, 10:44 pm

You may want to visit your local Car Audio Shop, they will hook you up with a small device called a noise filter or some other nifty gadget that may be new on the market to eliminate alternator noise. Keep me posted.

BTW- make sure the ground wires are secured properly making a good connection and not loose.

kevio180 · Post by **kevio180** » January 3rd, 2006, 7:21 pm

Cool, thanks. the noise isn't borthering me, just affrde if it can do some damage. I will go pick up a filrter, the ground wire is sercure, but i will check again, thanks alot

FlyVFR · Post by **FlyVFR** » January 3rd, 2006, 11:30 pm

Glad to help. Enjoy

RoundTop · Post by **RoundTop** » January 5th, 2006, 5:58 pm

I simply used the ground from the factory deck with mine. I cut the end and spliced the wires, then soldered it together for a good connection and then taped the end.

(I soldered all my deck wires to the harness... makes for nice good connections)

FlyVFR · Post by **FlyVFR** » January 5th, 2006, 6:34 pm

RoundTop wrote:I cut the end and spliced the wires, then soldered it together for a good connection and then taped the end.

Wire nuts work well also.

kevio180 · Post by **kevio180** » January 5th, 2006, 9:40 pm

Cool, i guess i will try that, if i can find it again, i have no idea where the wire went after i disconnected. Thanks

Legato626 · Post by **Legato626** » January 6th, 2006, 1:30 pm

I would rather solder them that is stronger the wire nuts will come off soder wont.

RoundTop · Post by **RoundTop** » January 6th, 2006, 1:36 pm

Wire nuts are good until you have 10 in a small space... then they suck, and they get caught on things.

Inline soldering (so the wires look strait) and wrapping means a smaller bundle, so easier to do.

After I did that I taped all my wires together too so they are pretty, won't get caught on anything, and don't take up much room.

One warning: the ground wire is a larger gauge wire than the deck wires, so if you are using a stripper instead of a blade, watch out for the thickness.

Aside: I'm enjoying my new Pioneer DEH-P4600MP. For $150 CDN it is nice. (Especially since I'm running stock speakers in the rear and decent 6.5s in the front, why spend more when I would have to put more money into the rest of it to make a difference)