Gentlemen (& ladies),
This board has already been a great help. Im hoping someone can advise me on my first hiccup. I know this topic has been beat to death, but I just cant find the solution in any of the topics already on the forums. If im missing it, I apologize ahead of time.
My 97 disco has the factory pioneer head unit with the CD changer under the seat. I purchased a new head unit with dual RCA's and this (link) harness adapter. The adapter bypasses the new heads speaker connections and it runs through the RCA's. Everything connected as it should. I get power to the unit and all speakers seem to work (though I seem to only have control over the center channel) However, with the vehicle in the accessory position I get a faint hum through the speakers. When the engine is started It gets pretty Loud. The headlights further increase the noise and it fluctuates with engine revs. In other words Im getting quite a bit of interference.
Has anyone had success installing a new head unit without rewiring the whole truck?
I plan on removing the head and redoing my harness wiring. Should I draw a new ground from the head unit to the chassis? I noticed the changer still has power. Should i kill the power to it? Im just trying to avoid a complete rewire and keep using the factory amps. Also as a side note, the factory unit worked without any issues or noise. I just wanted something a little more up to date with an AUX in.
Any advice is appreciated. Anyone who has had success with this, it would be great if you could chime in with your solutions. Thanks again for this forum!
This board has already been a great help. Im hoping someone can advise me on my first hiccup. I know this topic has been beat to death, but I just cant find the solution in any of the topics already on the forums. If im missing it, I apologize ahead of time.
My 97 disco has the factory pioneer head unit with the CD changer under the seat. I purchased a new head unit with dual RCA's and this (link) harness adapter. The adapter bypasses the new heads speaker connections and it runs through the RCA's. Everything connected as it should. I get power to the unit and all speakers seem to work (though I seem to only have control over the center channel) However, with the vehicle in the accessory position I get a faint hum through the speakers. When the engine is started It gets pretty Loud. The headlights further increase the noise and it fluctuates with engine revs. In other words Im getting quite a bit of interference.
Has anyone had success installing a new head unit without rewiring the whole truck?
I plan on removing the head and redoing my harness wiring. Should I draw a new ground from the head unit to the chassis? I noticed the changer still has power. Should i kill the power to it? Im just trying to avoid a complete rewire and keep using the factory amps. Also as a side note, the factory unit worked without any issues or noise. I just wanted something a little more up to date with an AUX in.
Any advice is appreciated. Anyone who has had success with this, it would be great if you could chime in with your solutions. Thanks again for this forum!