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Old Apr 28, 2017 | 05:51 AM
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bad static thru speakers with radio off

weird issue, while driving getting bad static thru speakers even with radio off, figuring a ground issue, anybody ever heard of this one ? 92 Z28
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Old Apr 28, 2017 | 08:27 AM
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Re: bad static thru speakers with radio off

Do you have an amp?
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Old Apr 28, 2017 | 10:13 AM
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Re: bad static thru speakers with radio off

I'm having the same problem but mine stops when I turn off the radio. worse since i put in the new amp.
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Old Apr 28, 2017 | 11:58 AM
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Re: bad static thru speakers with radio off

It's probably a bad ground, add in some ground wires. Also, if you ran the coaxial and power near each other, that can cause it as well. Cheap coaxials will do it too.
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Old Apr 29, 2017 | 06:48 AM
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Re: bad static thru speakers with radio off

nothing been added car 100% stock, I loosened moved and tightened the ground off the battery and the one on the firewall and took out about 90% but still some there
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Old May 1, 2017 | 10:02 AM
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Re: bad static thru speakers with radio off

Originally Posted by ezstriper
nothing been added car 100% stock, I loosened moved and tightened the ground off the battery and the one on the firewall and took out about 90% but still some there
where exactly is that ground on the firewall?
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Old May 1, 2017 | 12:20 PM
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Re: bad static thru speakers with radio off

comes from passenger side head to firewall, ground strap
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