I found a nice OEM Ford AM/FM radio out of a '96 CV, and I put it in my '97 that was missing a radio. It sounds great, looks great, and all the functions work great, but when I turn it on, there's a little "pop" in the speakers, then you hear the radio.
Although I'm not sure (I'll have to check), I believe my '97 has a factory amp in the trunk (it's a high end LS). I don't know if the donor car had an amp or not. And, I don't know if it will make any difference or not, but I thought I would mention it in case it did.
Could it be some sort of ground problem. I did notice that the radio has a small square two-pin plug on the back that was not used on the donor car. However, when digging around in the bone yard, I pulled a bunch of radios out of different Fords, and some of them had the same two-pin plug on the back and there was a connector from the harness plugged into it.
Could it be some sort of ground connection. Maybe not -- I would think a ground connection would be just a single wire. I don't know much about sound systems (as you can probably tell ).
Thanks in advance for any help.
Although I'm not sure (I'll have to check), I believe my '97 has a factory amp in the trunk (it's a high end LS). I don't know if the donor car had an amp or not. And, I don't know if it will make any difference or not, but I thought I would mention it in case it did.
Could it be some sort of ground problem. I did notice that the radio has a small square two-pin plug on the back that was not used on the donor car. However, when digging around in the bone yard, I pulled a bunch of radios out of different Fords, and some of them had the same two-pin plug on the back and there was a connector from the harness plugged into it.
Could it be some sort of ground connection. Maybe not -- I would think a ground connection would be just a single wire. I don't know much about sound systems (as you can probably tell ).
Thanks in advance for any help.
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