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Old 23-04-2005, 02:08 PM   #1
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Hiya all, i recently put a 7" screen and dvd in my fiesta and wanted to fm modulate the audio thru the stereo but has a good awful whistle noise coming thru so i scrapped that idea. does anyone know why this would happen and a way around it??
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Old 23-04-2005, 06:42 PM   #2
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Welcome to the forum.... and nope i wouldnt have a clue. Think your the first to do the screen in a fiesta....where abouts you from?
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Old 23-04-2005, 06:54 PM   #3
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Run the power cables away from the singal wires, and spend the extra money on getting shielded cables.

Check your grouding too.
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Old 23-04-2005, 07:19 PM   #4
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i m from brisbane, i tried a modulator that worked on batteries and has the noise with no input hooked up. it works fine in a vx commodore i thought it may have been a faulty modulator. but nope.
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