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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 01:36 PM
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I had super good luck with a cheap one from Advanced Auto Parts the Metra Auto Works elcheapo model to be precise.

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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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This probably won't be the full solution to all of your problems, but here's my shot at your problem. First, and this will sound crazy, but take a good old roll of aluminum foil and start wrapping all of your plug wires with it. Make sure that all the foil is connected to a good ground. Be careful, as a charge may build up on the foil if you don't ground well enough.

After you've covered them all in foil, try your radio out again. If you see a significant difference, you will want to find some "EMI shielding tape" as a more permanent solution. I'm not sure where the best place to find this would be, but Mouser.com will probably have it. I believe 3M is one of the largest manufacturers, but there are probably others. You can probably get someone on the phone from Mouser and have them make a recommendation about a product that is heat, oil, and chemical resistant.

You might also want to find a good braid material and bond all of your doors and trunk to the body. This will help shield out unwanted RF energy from the vehicle as well. Good luck!

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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 07:29 AM
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Good ideas. Mine seemed to be better on the last trip, but it is still abit noisy, it breaks through the squelch when I'm throttling.

I haven't had the time or resources to get into it.

Let me know how the noise filter works out, Yota4Runner.
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 09:56 PM
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Sorry to bring up an old thread but I am having the same problems and was wondering if you guys had come to any conclusions.
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