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http://www.crutchfield.com/p_1304300...B.html?tp=5684

 
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Hard to say. With only the one blue/white wire which is supposed to control either the power antenna or the amp turn on, I am not sure the best way to hook it up.
Does the antenna amp require a remote power turn on source?

 
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its the regular antenna that came with the car.
the remote turn on source would have to be from the blue/white wire I am telling you about. The reason I say that is because, I had the blue/white wire connected to the blue wire in the harness(baled power antenna), and everything worked perfect.

 
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Looking around, it looks like that is how it needs to be connected.
Assuming the amp is just for the sub, try disconnecting the power from the battery and see if the static goes away. If not, then you will know it's not power going down the same path as the antenna that is the problem.
I still wonder if you loosened the antenna connection in the pass kick panel when you ran the power cable.
Other than that I am out of ides. XM/Sirius radio maybe???

 
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Do you have an RF Transmitter (used for ipods and such) that is on and could be competing with the head unit's reception... I'm guessing that if you have a current aftermarket head unit you have no need for an rf transmitter but I figured it's worth mentioning... Also, it seems that this would affect ALL audio and not just radio... and this is probably obvious, but be sure that audio cables and power cables are isolated from one another... it's more difficult to isolate them where the power cables goes in to the HU and where the audio wires come out. That's all I got. Good luck.

 
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So after a break off from this problem (so annoyed haha) I gave your suggestion a try and there is no static. According to you that means that the power going with the antenna is causing the problem...

Everywhere I read, used the passenger side for the power wire. Inst it strange that im the only one that got static?

 
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I only run the power thru the drivers side
I use passenger side for RCA

 
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Yeah, you want to avoid running any power along a signal cable. I don't imagine that antennas are very well shielded. I run power down the side that has the least amount of cabling. That will vary from car to car. Power on my civic is down the passenger side. but my antenna is on the drivers side.
It's a pain in the ***, but I would run the power down the drivers side. Make sure to test before you put all panels back in place. Hope that fixes the issue.

 
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haha damn.

 
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hm it took me a while to get some free time but i finished doing it all, still static but less now.
It does feel as though when I connect the power wire, from amp and sub, to my battery I loose a lot of power when driving. I think I should do spark plugs now but would that bother the anntenna reception any?

 
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The amp puts extra strain on the battery. The way to fix that would to buy a capacitor. You can get a 1.2 farad one for $100. Did you happen to run your RCA's down the same side of the car as the power cable? That can cause interference as well as static. Spark plugs wouldn't interfere with the antenna reception.

Another possibility would be if you have an HID kit. Ballasts from HID kits (often the cheap ones) can interfere with radio reception.

 
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I wouldn't spend more than $50 on a cap

You can get 1F caps for around that price.
Rule of thumb is 1F per 1000Watts, so you may not need a full 1F either.

At $100+ range, I'd be looking at getting a power cell, like kinetic

 
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no hid. and i ran rca cables alone down the drivers side and the power down the passanger, but the antenna wire was down that side so i switched it, and now rca is with the anttenna wire, and power cable is alone down the driver side.. sounds a bit better but no where near what it sounds when i disconnect the amp and sub.

 
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What amp do you have, where is it mounted in relation to the antenna amp, and do you notice the power loss at all volumes or just when the volume is up on bass heavy songs?

 
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the amp is right on top of the sub woofer in the middle back of the trunk. the antenna is doubled as the rear defrost window.

My Amp.
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_206DX50...rch=kicker+amp


the powerloss is at all volumes. whenever the amp is turned on.

 
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I know Honda's have very small alternators, but I can't see an amp of that size drawing noticeable power at no or low volume.
Have you hooked up a voltage meter to see the amperage output when you turn the amp on?
Is the amp touching any metal? (trunk braces etc)
I am assuming all connections have been rechecked, power from battery back to amp to make sure there is no chaffing, ground from amp to body to ensure continuous continuity and remote turn on, rechecked from amp to current power source (ignition I believe)

 
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Positive its not any of the connections . I don't have a volt meter. If I take it to a stereo shop will they fix it for me?

 
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They will probably be able to tell you what's wrong. Take it a parts store that will check your battery first. They can put on a meter and see what the current draw is when the amp is off and turned on.

 
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cool i'll do that soon, thanks for all the advice, this one just could not be beat haha