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    Does anyone know if grounding my car to the pavement can improve the sound of my transmitter or anything els that might help?

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    Grounding your car to pavement won't improve any transmitter signal but it will help protect you during a lightning strike.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ntimid8r View Post
    Grounding your car to pavement won't improve any transmitter signal but it will help protect you during a lightning strike.

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    I don't mean the signal ime talking about static interferance and ground whine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by red99camaross View Post
    Does anyone know if grounding my car to the pavement can improve the sound of my transmitter or anything els that might help?
    FM transmitters suck, no matter what they cost. You should hard wire an AUX port to your stereo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by red99camaross View Post
    Does anyone know if grounding my car to the pavement can improve the sound of my transmitter or anything els that might help?
    Like a grounding strip that drags on the ground, similar to a hi-lo's ground strip?
    Quote Originally Posted by ntimid8r View Post
    Grounding your car to pavement won't improve any transmitter signal but it will help protect you during a lightning strike.

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    Quote Originally Posted by red99camaross View Post
    I don't mean the signal ime talking about static interferance and ground whine.
    No whining from grounding. Proper grounding elimates/significantly reduces noise or what you call "whining."
    Quote Originally Posted by SandmanWs7 View Post
    FM transmitters suck, no matter what they cost. You should hard wire an AUX port to your stereo.
    +100.

    The only thing I have found that works better than a FM transmitter, but still garbage compared to a CD/AUX port, is a FM interrupter. Blocks incoming signals (not completely) and transmits a desired signal. Not perfect, but alot better. Probably would cost you $50-60 or so.

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    Definitely go with that PIE electronics thing. Plugs right into the CD changer port and you instantly have your AUX IN.

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