| Message: | | After
spending countless hours trying to find where the alternator whining
was leaking into my new setup, it turns out it was the speaker wire,
not the RCA cables (now for a return trip to Best Buy to return the
shielded ones I bought that didn't work anyway). To finally solve the
problem (without buying super-expensive speaker wires), I tapped into
the factory amp wiring harness for any wires in the trunk, which was
pretty-much rendered useless anyway by this point because I was using
my Blaupunkt. If I needed anything run outside of the trunk, I would
then switch to other cables. Not only did this solve the whine, I saved
me trying to get cables through the grommet (which is a pain). I then
ran the RCA through a pre-existing hole in the left-side ceiling of the
trunk (follow where the trunk interior light wires are) and out behind
the factory amp. This ensured no interference from the power cables and
a very clean look (even though the carpet covers it all anyway). Had I
known that speaker cables would leak as much noise as these did, I
would have used this setup the first time and saved many hours of
hunting!
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