I brought my car to the shop today to install the Pioneer AVIC-D2 Head Unit on my GT. Everything works accordingly EXCEPT everytime I turn the Car ON...my speakers make a popping noise.

Can someone please help me so that I can let these morons at the shop know. Thanks for your time!

Nothing can ever go right!!!!!!

 

From what I've read, you need to solder a resistor in line. No personal experience, just what I've read on here. Search a couple of threads down about aftermarket HU's.....It even has photos. It's about a 5 dollar radio shack purchase, I believe....

 

"You need to wire a 5v voltage regulator in between the 12v amp "on" wire from your head unit and the 2 amp "on" wires on the wiring harness. 12v is too much for the shaker amps and adding the 5v regulator fixes it." Tell your shop that they should know what wires are which....if they don't I'd be scared []

 

I'm bringing it back in the morning before work and these ghettos better fix it....thanks!!

 

Yup ... thats what I did ... no POP with the 5V resistor ...

https://mustangforums.com/m_1886674/tm.htm

What stereo shop would even give it back to you in that condition?

 

you know the popcorn popper that you have plugged into the auxilary power plug? Well unplug it!

 

So this is the part I need... http://www.radioshack.com/sm-5v-fixe...i-2062599.html ??????


Do I need a heatsink or something like it says on the page???

Thanks!!

 

When I bought mine at Radio Shack ... a small aluminum finned Heatsink was right next to it on the rack ... so I bought that as well as the Heat Sink Screw Kit ... the entire setup was like $7 .... Not sure if it's necessary but I don't want any problem and have to take apart the dash again ...

 

cool...I'm gonna pick the stuff up right now and have my girlfriend bring them to the shop. You would think these morons have the parts they need to do the job right!! Unbelievable!

 

Would you happen to have a picture of the heat sink your talking about......I'm getting a feeling Radio Shack wll not know what I'm talking about.