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Old May 23, 2002
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Should i run power on the right side and rca's on the left? whats the most common setup? and if i run them on the left how am i going to get the moldings off where the trunk release and gas door release is?
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Power down the right.. RCA's down the left.. ground to the rear seat bolt. Do not cross any RCA's and power wires..
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cross any rca's? you mean like get them confused or actually cross them

and how do i take off the driver side moldings where the trunk release is?
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I mean don't cross the power wire with the RCA's... just pull off the little plastic cover..remove the screw..and pry off..
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last time i had my stereo stuff installed it sounded like alternator whine comming from the speakers how do i make sure that wont happen this time
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By not having the RCA's in contact to or even close to the power and ground wires [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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it still makes that noise with teh stock stero and aftermarket speakers no amps
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that's just not right.. shoudln't do that really...not stock..
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i have the aftermarket speakers in there though, could my speaker wireing be making that noise?
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the only way RCA's will pick noise from speaker wires is if they are unshielded..or your running about 300 watts through the speaker wires..
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I think mecp recomends that you have your rca and power wires at least 18 inches apart from each other or you get noise
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Have any of you guys ran your wires through the center console? I have my power through the passenger (4 gauge) and I ran my RCAs through the center console...
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alternator whine can also be cause by a bad ground, make sure that your ground point is a good connection....

strange tho that it is heppening with a stock deck, and no amps....... curious.......
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i dont get it either, oh well ill have to live with it
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#1 Go buy a better RCA cable...

#2 Buy a better ground

#3 Make sure you have no paint between the ground connector and where it touches the car for the grounding point.... (SAND IT OFF if you need to)

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