radio suppresor problem, is it the amp?

disasterbus said:

I recently bought a 1997 TDI which didn't have a stereo (the previous owner supposedly wanted to keep it).

I bought a Kenwood CD player at halfords (yeah, I know, but it was half price with free fitting).

There is a constant static type hiss from the speakers when the stereo is on, the fitter at Halfrauds tried fitting a seperate suppressor but it made no difference.

He suggested the unit was picking up interference from the Disco's built in amp. Does this sound likely or does it sound like a load of bull??!!

His suggestion was to find the amp and hard-wire around it or re-wire the fitted speakers direct to the new head unit.

Any ideas / siggestions?

Thanks

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nick2303 said:

that looks like the arial signal amp.. its below the alpine window on the off side.. behind the trim.. the speaker amp is in the boot door attached to the speakers in the door..

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discool said:

Only Japanese spec disco 1's have a seperate audio amp located behind the one of the kick panels (drivers side I believe). It's not compatable with your new UK head unit and should be removed or at least the 4 loudspeaker feeds removed and extended and then wired direct to your head units outputs .
A proper ICE fitter would have done that, so much for Halfords then.
As stated above, the pic is of an arial signal amp which you don't need.

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disasterbus said:

Thank you Discool - that's exactly what I needed to know

I'd normally avoid Halfords but the unit was half price so it seemed like a good idea at the time :doh:

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discool said:

Only Japanese spec disco 1's have a seperate audio amp located behind the one of the kick panels (drivers side I believe). It's not compatable with your new UK head unit and should be removed or at least the 4 loudspeaker feeds removed and extended and then wired direct to your head units outputs .
A proper ICE fitter would have done that, so much for Halfords then.
As stated above, the pic is of an arial signal amp which you don't need.

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