I recently just upgrader stereos in my ram and i have all the wires connected properly, but when my stereo plays music the speakers have static i checked to see if any of the speaker wires maybe could have been touching but none was, so i give up and finding the problem, help is very appreciated..
Thanks

 

What all did you do for an upgrade?

If you ran an amp for your wall speakers, did you run the RCAs and the POWER down the same route? If you did, that is more than likely your problem. You are getting electrical feed back from the engine bay.

Make sure the plug on the back of the head unit is in fully, and that you didn't damage the harness during install.

How did you wire in? Did you buy a conversion kit, or did you cut and solder?
If you bought the kit, it could have a pulled wire causing your problems, or a minor short.
If you soldered, you could have very easily over heated the wire, and that will cause your problems.

All of the above is assuming that you are listening to a CD.

If it is radio, it could be the antenna plug is not fully seated, or the signal is weak.

If you are listening to your Ipod, or another MP3 setup, it could be a shoddy 3.5mm cable.

Hopefully, this will point you in a direction you need to go.
And, to help others out, please list what all you have done, and be a little more specific in describing the circumstances in which your issue is occurring.
Laramie1997

 

nice post laramie you covered it well i was getting ready for similar ideas but you covered all of em....what about shot stock speakers maybe just old and crackly depends on how loud you listen and what the stockers can handle....maybe an upgrade to some higher wattage speakers is at hand.....

 

Check and make sure you have sufficient ground!

Also some headunits are known for feedback from bad grounding, Pioneers being one. Whats HU did you install?

 

I cut and soldered the wires. And i upgraded do a Dual In dash DVD. I think it could possibly be the ground, but if it was something wrong with the speakers wouldnt i have at least one good speaker, i mean all the speakers in my ram all have static, but thanks again for the help Laramie im going out to check all the symptoms and then ill be sure to let u know what fixed it, Thanks Alot Pal!!

 

Another Question, What should i run my subwoofer amp wire into? I tried running it to the hot wire but it is always powered on and is the same for the yellow battery wire so what should i run it to, to only get power to the amp when the unit is on.

 

^ Your remote wire? General rule of thumb for the remote is to wire it to the power ANTENNA wire. It's almost always a blue wire. By wiring it there, you only have power to the amp when the radio is on.

You have peaked my curiosity a bit, what all have you installed/ trying to install?

Edit: Since you soldered, you might want to make sure that you have all of your wires connected in the right place. It's really easy to reverse the polarity on your speakers and that may be causing your problem.

 

I you ran new speaker wire, if you ran it down by the door panels and it got caught in one of your clips it can cut open the speaker wire and it will cause static feedback, but it will cause it in a way that will make your speaker static gets louder with the engine, and it will actually cause it to run through all or your speakers.

 

All good Ideas above,one time I pinched some wires when I shoved the head unit back into the dash of my old truck,they were cut into by some sharp sheetmetal in the dash. Start pulling and shaking wires around until you hear the noise and trace it down from there. Sometimes the only way to find these things is to re-trace all the steps you did during the install,looking at all the wires carefully under good light,it's easy to miss a cut in a small wire. The loose ground is always a possibility.Does the noise happen no matter what source you are listning to? Ipod,CD,Radio etc.. or is it just one source. Make sure that a speaker terminal doesn't touch any sheetmetal when the speaker is installed,even one stray strand of wire can cause fits.