Vaultzz

Hey peoples, so I just installed an aftermarket radio and its giving me problems. When you crank it up the bass seems to draw too much power and dims the screen, and it will also cut out the radio signal at the same time (its got a little light that will stay steady for a good signal and either flicker or go out for a low or no signal).

Now this is confusing me since to my knowledge radios couldn't draw that much power. and that only highpowered amplifiers would ever have a need for a capacitor.

So I was just wondering what you guys thought could be the issue before I start ripping it apart

xj_maniac_newb

whats your audio setup?

Vaultzz

I haven't got anything special, just this head unit and the stock speakers

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dual-200-W...tooth/11973997

mikdre

If I had only one guess it would be the wiring of the radio itself. Dual is not known for build quality.

Vaultzz

True it may just be a defective radio, but I had the exact same radio in my old cherokee and I could blow out the speakers before the radio started to malfunction

96jeepcrawler

did you get a harness or rig it up

Vaultzz

I got the harness, I had to rig up the one in my old XJ and it was a mess (the PO already had a radio rigged up to the connectors weren't there) I'm happy this one still had the stock radio

96jeepcrawler

ok good did you wire it up right

Vaultzz

haha yeah, I find it quite easy to match up colored wires

96jeepcrawler

what harness did you get?

Vaultzz

I don't remember, it was just one of the generic ones at walmart

96jeepcrawler

did you ground it ? was it a wire or a strap with a flat connector on the end? cause if you got a bad ground it could be shorting it out or a short somewhere that`s what i think or an open wire somewhere than is touching the body of the radio

Vaultzz

The Ground! wow now I specifically remember not bending out one of the clips on the holder th slip the ground clip back on! I hope thats the problem

96jeepcrawler

there ya go man i`ve been working on radio`s since i was little

Vaultzz

Thanks


I hate grounds....