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Intermittent interference

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Morning guys.

So the weekend has come n gone, yesterday I started my gf car, velociti, and could hear the motor rev up through all the speakers, after a while it went away. This morning on her way to work she says the interference happened again and the radio went completely dead. After she gave it a PK it worked again with no interference.

Any suggestions before I strip it out tonight to see what's happening, thanks guys.
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I suspect a faulty ground connection. Would that be battery and amp? Any other place?
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If it works then starts causing trouble again it must be forgetting about the pk it received. Maybe it needs a harder pk.
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Toss the head unit in the bin. Or send it in for repairs.

PK solution means it has faulty connections.
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It's pretty brand new head unit. Maybe a year old. The wiring got redone ,had a few issues after that with loose connections on the amp and then the fuse popped. Got a new fuse and all was well until the other day. So far it has behaved, Will be having a look this weekend, just to check all the connections and wires. Will post what I find
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Makes sure the amp ground point is direct on to metal.
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Thanks for the advice. Will sand the terminal and the body to make sure of the contact.
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Try a alternator suppressor. It worked on my polo.
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