re: Fwd: Coupe Q stereo ??? (whine)

[Henry Harper <hah@srv.net>]

>Note: I posted this to the 20v list and had little success finding
>suitable answers; it has since been revised a little. Furthermore, note
>that I want to avoid starting another white trash "Kicker kicks
>Infinity's butt" thread.

Kenwoods rule, Bose drool?

>
>Anyone have alternator whine on the coupe Q or similar car? anyone
>recommend a quick or cheap fix? The whine is irritating on FM and CD.
>On AM, it is absolutely revolting. I have tried different grounds, a
>filter between the car and radio harnessesand soldering instead of
>crimping. The problem will not go away.
>

Stock radio? Not? Separate amp? I got rid of a whine by rerouting my signal 
cables from head unit to trunk amp (bad place: center driveshaft tunnel; good 
place: under door molding on driver's side, but watch out for rear defroster 
wires)

>Anyone know how to replace the roof mount antenna on the CQ? And where
>to get one cheap? Anyone selling one used?

If it's a Fuba like on a GTI 16v, the top unscrews from the base somewhere. 
I've never noted movement in mine, so hopefully it's rusted and non-thievable. 
These are advertised various places in _ec_.

HTH
Henry Harper
http://www.srv.net/~hah
1991 200 quattro, 84k, no whine except when rear defroster is on, doh!
1988 GTI 16v, 174k, I hear stories of these Fubas going bad but mine's still 
working fine