Lifted96

i can turn my key to the accesories and on position and the radiostation plays fine but when i start the jeep it has a bad crackle in the sound. doesnt do it with a cd or ipod just radio. I know its not headunit tuner because this is a new install from subwoofers to headunit and wiring. any help is apreciated thxx

Andrew0257

Check grounds and check that the ant is tight(outside)

Lifted96

the antenna is tight and i know its not the antenna because it only does it when the vechicle is started, which grounds would you suggest to check first or to start with

xj_maniac_newb

first, did you install it or did you have somewhere/someone install it for you?

Lifted96

im not stupid when it comes to installing these things and it didnt do it on my old one untill a week before i pulled it then when the new one was put in it still did it so i know its not the tuner and it was professionally installed even though that doesnt matter and its a 6 grand system done

BDGile

Wooooo

First of all... relax! You didn't need to be that rude to xj_maniac_newb when all he was doing was trying to help you.

Anyways... My money is on a ground. Good luck!

Lifted96

well it came of as if i didnt know what i was doing, but i know its a ground me and my audio guy havent foiund anythign i was wondering if someone could help or if someone had this promblem

mike albo

Sounds like your audio guy did a lousy install to me,if it was done profesionally they should fix it.

Lifted96

no man my audo guy is the greatest around and a good friend and if you read the other post it did it on my old headunit also like a week or so before it was pulled so i know its nothing he did

mike albo

the crackle is ignition noise that the radio is picking up,check the wires around the coil pack and spark plug wires to

Lifted96

ok thx man will do

mike albo

make sure the plug wires are noise suppression wires

xj_maniac_newb

dont get all hot and bothered, there was good reasoning behind my question. I can't tell you how many systems i've seen that were supposedly "professionally installed" but were actually just an extremely overpriced hack job. I've even seen vehicles leave with speakers disconnected and sometimes even the antenna disconnected. It's very easy to leave off a ground when you're doing an entire system. That's why i install all my systems myself. If it is a 6 grand system that was professionally done i would take it to the professional and tell them to make it right. But if he's your good friend like you said i would just give him a call and you both check all the grounds until you find the one that is'nt connected

:P

ken72

Chill out brother, neither one of these guys was attacking you. Two simple comments, one asking if you installed it and the other stating if another shop did it and if they are professionals they should be able to resolve it. You will get a ton of help on this board but not by taking offense to questions and comments. I would try to ground the unit directly to the body if you have it connected to the factory ground. Then I would just try to rewire the entire unit and bypass the factory wiring. Or remove the whole unit and have the connections tested.

xj_maniac_newb

x2 its hard to realize how someone takes something that's typed instead of hearing it said. Try to take things in the best possible way, as most time we're pouring help in your glass not hatorade.