89 in dash dvd

[Ace]

I installed an in dash 7" dvd player in my 89 and have had nothing but problems with it.When i got it i put it in my 94 Blazer with no problem but when i put it in the SHO thats when i started to notice some strange stuff.1st thing was when i put it in the antenna acted as a ground,then when i use either the AM or the dvd the radio will reset itself.Im wondering if it has something to do with the power antenna.Anyone have any experience with this????

 

[Project24V]

Do u have any pictures cause i was actuallt thinking about doing this but i didn't find any room?

 

[Acidic]

You probably have wires crossed....

 

[Ace]

nope wires are fine...trust me i know what im doing when it comes to this...im just wondering where the antenna is acting as part of the ground that it may be givng the radio a little too much juice to handle thereby making it reset almost like a circuit breaker...

 

[Ace]

Do u have any pictures cause i was actuallt thinking about doing this but i didn't find any room?

i dont at the moment but i can get some if need be...

 

[AREA 91]

Mabye you need to "shield" some of the wires. EX: when you get an alternator wine throught the speakers.

 

[jelloslug]

nope wires are fine...trust me i know what im doing when it comes to this...im just wondering where the antenna is acting as part of the ground that it may be givng the radio a little too much juice to handle thereby making it reset almost like a circuit breaker...

That's physically impossible. Adding another path to ground (or to positive either) will never make a device draw more current.

 

[Ace]

thats true but im almost convinced that the power antenna may have something to do with this....i may try unplugging the harness to the motor to see if anything changes.I just find it strange that the antenna would serve as a ground along with the ground wire in the harness....

 

[Mels]

Chris I'm not sure I understand why:

a) you're concerned that the antenna could possibly be acting as a secondary ground and

b) why a second ground would make a difference in the operation of your new DVD player as you describe. I'd think that you could run 2,469 grounds and it wouldn't make a difference at all.

Now if you're somehow tapped into the switched hot side powering the antenna to draw from to power your DVD... THAT'd make more sense to me than any extra ground ever would.

Good luck with that.

 

[Ace]

that does make sense Mel...but i am still at a loss for this,ive been fooling with it and the wiring for the past hour now and i still can't figure why it would keep resetting itself....this has got me baffled!!!

 

[SHOtyme83]

Well, if you think it's the antenna causing it, then try unhooking that wire and running it to a power source that is only on when the key is on and see if your problem clears up.

 

[Mels]

Any progress last night, Chris?

 

[Ace]

yeah i uninstalled it then basically made my own speaker harness....i still was using the factory amp wires but had it bypassed cause of no amp...still doing the same though....im almost leaning toward the speakers now....grrrrr

 

[rissky_business]

my panasonic worked fine...

 

[Ace]

well i think ive finally solved the problem....about a wek ago for ***** and giggles i took out my Sirius in line antenna modulator and gues what....havent had a problem since...now to figure out how to get a better signal from my dock without it...

 

[baySHO_510]

Good that you figured out the problem. It could've been the wiring to the modulator & if thats fine then the modulator itself could be damaged and causing the problem.

 

[Mels]

Hahahaha "LYNELL"

You tell Rose that Lynn's your gumaad (SP?)?

 

[sho'd]

my panasonic worked fine...

man i would like one of those, exept in black, that is really nice, a guy down the road has got one of a similar type in his mazda, looks awsome.

 

[Ace]

here's the final product...

 

[hawkeye18]

lulz on the 8-ball. The setup looks teh nice!