help w/ radio

[wally748]

Hello,befor i get to my question heres what i have done to my 93 5s japan built camry. changed bulbs behind dash (d, hazard,ect)also radio antenna i used it for years by leaving it up all time (new one was dealer oem).my problem is on am only when i turn car on with radio on am i get asudden burst of static then a strraight line of it also when turn signals are on radio clicks with signal. on a couple of stations this does not happen i took dash off & checked connections also at power unit every thing looked ok it sounds like a loose ground but not sure. would appreciate any help .
thank u
wally

[camryguy96]

I'm still new here but by the sounds of it something isn't hooked up right

[LynchburgCSI]

Check the connections in the trunk to the antenna. If it was fine before you swapped the antenna then that could explain things.

[wally748]

Originally Posted by LynchburgCSI

Check the connections in the trunk to the antenna. If it was fine before you swapped the antenna then that could explain things.

thanks, i will look again and let u know what i find

[RningOnFumes]

Along with Lynch's suggestion, check the grounding and the shielding for the wires. Sounds like some interference from the signal wires and the power to the antenna, see if they are against your antenna cord-- just separate them some how.

^ Same as if you had your cell phone near the HU and or the speakers and when you get a call, it interferes with the sound from the radio.--Simple fix would be to move the cell phone away.

[camryguy96]

well sense this is about the radio i may be getting a new set of sony 6 by 9's for my 96 camry le is there anything special i have to do to install em along with 2 10's and a 500 watt amp

[RningOnFumes]

Guy, Search here about looking for adapters for the 6x9s. I'm sure you can find them on ebay. Make sure the speakers you get fit.

[THEARCHITEK]

well could b a ground scince the radio wont turn on without the antenna on ... i used to have the same problem with it and found out that the other cable for the ground on my radio was loose so it was working with the antenna pretty wierd so i connected the ground and it voala!!! but ill say check the antenna if nothing wrong check the cables in the radio

[wally748]

Originally Posted by wally748

thanks, i will look again and let u know what i find

checked connections all are tight and seem ok. i think rning made a hit.thank u for helping

[wally748]

Originally Posted by RningOnFumes

Along with Lynch's suggestion, check the grounding and the shielding for the wires. Sounds like some interference from the signal wires and the power to the antenna, see if they are against your antenna cord-- just separate them some how.

^ Same as if you had your cell phone near the HU and or the speakers and when you get a call, it interferes with the sound from the radio.--Simple fix would be to move the cell phone away.

yes! i had the antenna cable tie warped to the elec. cable. stations are much better but still have that static click from the signal light would rather not have it but can live with it.i guess i did that because it looked neater.
the click may have always been there i dont usually use am was trying to get a local ball game.
thank you much!!

[RningOnFumes]

Good job!

If you want, you could find some shielding to cover either the signal wires or the antenna cable (either or) so you isolate the wire. The netz says that you could also accomplish this by wrapping the wire with the grounding wire so I guess get enough wire to extend the ground wire to your needs.