Entire System Install...Need Help Badly!

[ThreeFiftyZ]

Equipment Installed Today: Pioneer 4000dvd HU, Pioneer 600W amp, two Infiniti 6.5" reference series speakers in the doors, 2 Sony Xplods in the rear, two 10" bazooka subs with a tiny bazooka amp and the zenclosures box, along with the Pioneer XM Tuner, Scosche NN1456B / NN1456, all new speaker wire ran throughout car, 5 Farad Capacitor, and Pac Steering Wheel controls.

Car: 2006 350z with Bose and Navigation.

I just picked the car up and overall the install looks very clean.

First Disappointment: The fit of the Scoshe DD Faceplate. In the lower drivers side corner it is sticking up and doesn't sit flush at all. Will be swapping out for the Metra kit when I find a local place that carries it.

Hop in the car excited to turn it on and I'm immediately disappointed again. There is a static going through all the speakers. The volume is only at a 6. The more I turn it up the louder the static gets and it's almost unbareable. Check out the settings and the fade is all the way up at 15 for the front speakers and yet the rears are still drowning them out.

Next source I go to is the radio. I can't get reception on any of the FM channels. Not even the most local one. Flip over to AM and I get a couple more, but still a lot of static.

XM Tuner sounds alright, but still static on that source and I can't tell if I'm getting a poor antenna signal or the speakers are still throwing everything off with the static.

They were able to mount both amps, the tuner, and the capacitor where the old Bose sub was. To be honest the stock system sounded a lot better than the current setup right now and I'm a little on the concerned side.

Any ideas on what might cause the static and the poor reception? It's almost like a hissing. I searched and saw that problem only occured while trying to integrate the bose amp. I am almost positive that is not the case since all new wires were ran.

I didn't go with component speakers for the doors...should I have? Is this why I'm hardly hearing them? I'm not sure how they mounted the speakers in the door, but should something special have been done in terms of mounting hardware?

I'm also hearing a clunking sound coming from around the dash as I drive and I can't seem to pinpoint the location because I'm afraid of going death from the static if I turn it up.

Please help! Pics will be posted tomorrow morning of the poor dash kit fit.

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[ThreeFiftyZ]

Well I just went back to the install shop and here is what they told me...

They will have to file an insurance claim for the nicked up dash.

They suggested I order the Metra kit. He seemed suprised when I called him out on the finish and the lack of a screw holding the faceplate in. His excuse was he had to shim it.

When the Pioneer unit is turned all the way to zero volume there is still a whine throughout the speakers. He blamed the brand new Pioneer amp I bought from them. I get that things don't always work right out of the box, but this seems like a stretch.

Apparently the Pioneer unit (bear with me as I'm somewhat of a novice to this) does not have 4 RCA outputs. It only has the two and two for a sub. I'm running a 4 channel amp. When the fade is all the way to the front and I'm still getting wayyyy more sound of the rear speakers clearly something is wrong. I have decided to just go with a two channel amp for the front speakers and will just run the rears off the head unit. This will atleast allow me to get some fade with the speakers. I guess I could run all four off the head unit, but I'm really looking for some power for good sound.

When I have the XM tuner on I still am getting a hissing sound so I'm starting to think something isn't properly grounded. I barely get any reception from the standard radio and was told by the installer that he 'amped the antenna like he was supposed to.'

Anyone have any suggestions other than to find a new place to go to? Is this accurate with regards to the head unit not being compatible with a 4 channel amp and subs? And lastly, I am running two 10" subs but I don't really listen to rap or hip hop...more of a classic rock/alternative fan - is it possible to adjust the subs so I don't get as much thump as I'm going for more of a crisp and clear hit. Thanks for all of your help!

 

[P.T.R. 10+ year member]

It could be, but you could always split the signal from the front rcas into two sets for the front and rear input on your 4 channel amp. This installer is an idiot, the static is from a bad ground somewhere or from something he ****ed up.

sounds like he has no idea what he is doing. I would bail.

 

[kross 10+ year member]

The simple fact that he would turn the car back over to you in this state tells us he's an idiot who doesn't care. Trying to get him to fix these problems, for free, which he is obligated to do, is going to be a challenge.

 

[Proximity 10+ year member]

Where'd you get this done? Just some random guy? Where'd you buy the stuff? Used and off this same guy?

 

[ThreeFiftyZ]

The car is going back in Tuesday. Hopefully I'll have the Metra dash kit by then.

I've decided to ditch the four channel Pioneer amp for a 2 channel amp and just boost the front two speakers and run the two rears off the head unit. This way I can at least get the subs running off the HU as well. Hopefully I'll have more control of the speakers because there is way too much sound coming from the rears and the fronts are almost invisible.

Will let everyone know how it goes.

 

[SentraStyle 10+ year member]

It sounds like the dash kit they used is from a 2005 and under 350Z...it will fit, but doesn't look flush. As far as the hissing goes...are you sure they bypassed the bose amp? If not...there is your problem.

 

[ThreeFiftyZ]

It sounds like the dash kit they used is from a 2005 and under 350Z...it will fit, but doesn't look flush. As far as the hissing goes...are you sure they bypassed the bose amp? If not...there is your problem.

Yes, it was bypassed. I have the amp on the ground next to me actually. The hissing sound has actually gone away but I'm still concerned. Earlier in the day the radio would be turned all the way down and the hissing continued. My guess is a poor ground or like someone stated earlier they ran the power cable and RCA's on the same side which is causing some interference.

 

[Harleyfx69 10+ year member]

did they run power / ground seperatefrom the rcas ?

 

[ThreeFiftyZ]

did they run power / ground seperatefrom the rcas ?

Looks like the RCA's were ran up the middle through the console and the tiny blue remote power wire was right next to it. The big power cable to the battery was ran on the other side of the car.